GeckoTech Product Reviews

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Duck HP260 Packaging Tape w/Dispenser
Let's me honest, everyone loves Duck brand. I am so glad they finally make packing tape like this. I sell a lot of things on Buy Sell Trade facebook groups and eBay so I send our small packages from my home a few times a month at least. I think this tape unrolled the easiest of any shipping tape I have ever tried. Very little effort and unrolled nicely so it worked great to attached my Paypal labels onto the package without messing up the tracking information. The sharp edge is sharp, but not too sharp that I get accidentally cut when I use it.

Duck GeckoTech - Reusable Hook
I use this for my daughter's school bag and coat (like shown on the packaging) and it works wonderfully! It has a 5 lb weight limit so it might not work for older kids bags that have lots of books in it, but it def works great for my elementary school kid.
My favorite part is that its clear so you don't have to worry about it looking ugly or clashing with your wall decor.
I think the reason that this one works so much better than the similar Command brand hooks is because the area that connects to the wall is much larger on the GeckoTech Duck brand.

Duck GeckoTech Reusable Hooks

I really like that these hooks are removable. They are super easy to move and re-position on the wall. They are also water proof, which I haven't had to test out just yet.
I use this one by my front door for my keys so I don't lose them.
My favorite part is that its clear so you don't have to worry about it looking ugly or clashing with your wall decor.
I think the reason that this one works so much better than the similar Command brand hooks is because the area that connects to the wall is much larger on the GeckoTech Duck brand.

Terrified of the World

I hope every generation of parents think something like what I am about to write, only because I don't want to be the first in a lifetime of scary futures.

I am afraid of the world I have brought my children into.In my sweet, small, humble hometown, a 12 year old boy was shot and killed in cold blood. A week later and they still don't have any answers, or at least not any that are being made public.

Someone is walking around that town free, and that someone who took the life of a child. Maybe that child was not the most innocent, maybe he was involved in something that he shouldn't have, maybe the parents allowed him to get involved in something illegal. I don't know, but I do know that he's gone and there is no reason for that.

I don't want to imagine how that mother felt when she found him laying dead in the road. I can't imagine it because it overtakes me and I start be nothing but a ball of worry.

In a world away from my hometown, a dear friend of mine has had her world turned upside down. A person she loved and trusted violated her and her children in ways that can't even be described. For years, her trust was given fully to this person and the whole time this person was abusing her trust and love and kindness. While she is thinking how wonderful this person is, the person is wronging her in every way possible. In the worst ways possible.

I don't know how I would feel in her situation, and I pray and pray and pray every single day that I am never even in the same dimension as her and her pain. I want to take her pain away so badly. I wouldn't wish this on my worst enemy. No one deserves this.

I know that no one gets what they deserve in the real world. Good things happen to bad people and bad, horrible things happen to good people without explanation. Those are kind of things that can shake the faith of even the truest believer. The question of why is often on everyone's minds.

My question is not why though, for I know that I will never understand or be able rationalize it. My question is "When will this end? Will it keep getting worse? Are my children doomed to live in a world that is too scary to even face the reality of everyday life?"

Bad things happened around me when I was growing up. People were hurt in accidents, a good friend lost his two young sisters and his grandma in a car accident and his family is still trying to heal at least 15 years later. People died of cancer and surprised their loved ones by committing crimes and hurting those around them. It happened bad then and we just have to accept that and stay away from bad people as much as we can.

But today... the world today is much worse and scary than anything I ever knew was possible. I find myself terrified of my children being out of my sight for a second and worried about who I let around them. I'm not only afraid of them falling and scraping their knee, but I'm afraid of someone taking away their innocence and ruining their core goodness.

I'm petrified of someone taking their lives.

It is to the point that when someone I don't know approaches me in public, I hold my breath and immediately start praying and looking for help. But that isn't the worst part. The worst part is that I'm not being unreasonable to have these fears. It's very plausible that any random person can and will hurt me and/or my children.

That is the reality of our world. It is enough to make me wonder if I was being a terrible, selfish person by bringing them into this world of chaos, hurt, anger and pain. Would I have made the same choice today to have children, knowing the state of our world and what it can very easily become? I love my children and I am so blessed and lucky to have them; they are my world... but that doesn't change a single thing about our society, so would it change my answer?

I can't answer that question with a solid yes.

And that is also terrifying.