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As of this afternoon I am CPR and 1st Aid certified. That's something that I've never done before. Josh said he had to take those things in gym class in school but we never had to do that. After what happened to him when he was on the Vicadin I got into the first class I could get in to. It makes me feel better to know what to do in an emergency instead of just relying on instincts. Instincts are only good up to a point. I hate thinking about what might happen but I hate feeling helpless too.
I was just talking to my younger brother Ed and of course he is certified too. He's actually a First Responder now that he's a police officer. It still is so crazy to me that he is an officer. But it's great. He's wanted to be a cop his whole life and I'm glad he's finally able to do it. I'm really proud of him. I also can't get over the fact that they let him shoot a gun. That scares me too, but he's really responsible and of course he's getting the proper training and all that. And I know it's for his protection more than anything else. But still - my baby brother and guns! That's crazy.
There he is shooting a handgun...
And a scarier shotgun...
And him just being him. Isn't he cute?
Still it seems like a Kennedy type of thing to do. Public service is kind of our thing. My grandfather was a cop. My dad and my uncle are firefighters. Ed is a cop. Sometimes I really wonder where the artistic gene came from. Although increasingly I have been thinking about entering medical field because I feel like I'm not doing enough to help people. Josh constantly points out that if I can't even watch House when they do gross medical stuff how am I supposed to do it in real life? And although he has a point, I think it would be different in real life. In real life you just handle the situation until it's done. And then you can freak out, when it's all over.
I was just talking to my younger brother Ed and of course he is certified too. He's actually a First Responder now that he's a police officer. It still is so crazy to me that he is an officer. But it's great. He's wanted to be a cop his whole life and I'm glad he's finally able to do it. I'm really proud of him. I also can't get over the fact that they let him shoot a gun. That scares me too, but he's really responsible and of course he's getting the proper training and all that. And I know it's for his protection more than anything else. But still - my baby brother and guns! That's crazy.
There he is shooting a handgun...
And a scarier shotgun...
And him just being him. Isn't he cute?
Still it seems like a Kennedy type of thing to do. Public service is kind of our thing. My grandfather was a cop. My dad and my uncle are firefighters. Ed is a cop. Sometimes I really wonder where the artistic gene came from. Although increasingly I have been thinking about entering medical field because I feel like I'm not doing enough to help people. Josh constantly points out that if I can't even watch House when they do gross medical stuff how am I supposed to do it in real life? And although he has a point, I think it would be different in real life. In real life you just handle the situation until it's done. And then you can freak out, when it's all over.