If I had a dollar for every time I've encountered this "Christian" response. . . Back story: At my school we have 2 Pre – Kindergarten teachers that gave birth last month. One teacher is from a ridiculously rich family, the other teacher works after school cleaning toilets to make ends meet. Today while I made coffee, a half hour before school starts, the gym teacher told me the newborn son of teacher that works extra jobs died yesterday. Turn out last Sunday he choked on popcorn. I am guessing his pre - K age brother gave him the popcorn as they were both present when they tried to save him. About a half hour later a I asked the fifth grade teacher what she thought about the the Kindergartern teacher’s son. She responded, “Oh he’ll be fine. He’s young.” I told her, No, they medic flight him to Fargo (over a hundred miles) – I am guessing $20,000 – $50,000 uninsured expense for flight - where he died early the next morning.” She responded, “No. God would never allow that to happen.” I noted he was now dead, and that is why the mother and our principal were now in Fargo with the deceased boy. Her response was, “WELL. GOD HAD A PLAN”. Reminds me of a kind 8th grade student from our school that I knew. She hung herself. Her friends found her note that said, I have killed myself so I can live in heaven with my dead father and Jesus. The Vice president of the college held a meeting for our school and announced, “GOD HAD A PLAN for her.”

The baby shower for the newborn boy was scheduled for today after school. Needless to say, it was canceled.