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A mother, Farah, woke up on a Friday morning, got ready with her son and left her peaceful home to meet her family at Ch\u00e2teau De Mer in Damour (the beach where her, her siblings and cousins all grew up going to).<\/span><\/p>\n Now, her son and his best friend\/cousin are following the family tradition. LIttle did she know that her day was not only gonna be hectic and overwhelming because of the busy friday afternoon, but also because their family tradition was about to be crumpled to pieces. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cMy child was at the kids\u2019 pool when all the fuss started,\u201d Farah explained. But what was the big fuss about? In my perspective, as in Rita, it all happened so fast and I was so confused and couldn\u2019t wrap my mind about why this has happened. It took a little while after the situation for me to calm down and understand what had occurred a few moments ago as well as to stop being confused and frightened. <\/span><\/p>\n In Farah\u2019s perspective, it was about, \u201ca lifeguard asking a child to leave the swimming pool because he couldn\u2019t follow simple rules.\u201d I was chaperoning Farah\u2019s son and his cousin Mellina when the dad, also known as the gun carrier, and the lifeguard started pushing, shoving and punching each other for a few seconds before getting seperated.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cIt escalated really fast when the father of the boy ran to his table and grabbed his gun then headed towards the lifeguard. My son and niece were right there. Only a few feet away. Security then dragged him out,\u201d Farah expressed.<\/span><\/p>\n Farah said her son\u2019s reaction to the situation was psychologically unhealthy for him. \u201cHe copes with fear by sleeping and it is inconvenient to his mental state. The trauma is printed in his memories forever,\u201d claimed Farah. <\/span><\/p>\n However, her niece, Mellina, coped differently and was very alarmed for the rest of the day. \u201cMellina was very afraid and she wouldn\u2019t let go of her mother for a really long time. Not a word towards others. Just staring at everyone and everything around her. Her restless, melancholy body just resting in her mom\u2019s arm,\u201d Etidal, Farah\u2019s mother, narrated. Trauma is embedded into our minds for the rest of our lives but trauma is easier to handle at an older age and not when you\u2019re 3 or 4 years old. <\/span><\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s so hard to raise a child while you\u2019re not able to give them the safety they deserve because of external factors like being and living in a country full of irresponsible people. Having illegal guns is a horrible thing that a lot of people suffer from but also having legal guns in the hands of idiotic and stupid people is equally harmful and dangerous,\u201d Farah disclosed and advocated \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n By Rita Salamey.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A mother, Farah, woke up on a Friday morning, got ready with her son and left her peaceful home to meet her family at Ch\u00e2teau De Mer in Damour (the beach where her, her siblings and cousins all grew up going to). Now, her son and his best friend\/cousin are following the family tradition. …<\/p>\n