A tragedy

[pegkerr]

This story--and especially the picture of the father--absolutely broke my heart.

I can't give the family anything but heartfelt sympathy. Every parent knows how thin the line is that we walk between life as usual and making a mistake that has consequences you will never recover from.

I hope that their family stays intact after this tragedy, and may God be with them as they mourn their loss.

Edited to add: I cross posted this in badparents here and it has generated a large amount of comments, if people would like to see what others are saying.

Comments

Re: Yes!

[cakmpls.livejournal.com]

But what if you hadn't been there? And who watched you when your mother did the laundry when you were a baby? Every parent has to keep the household running while raising kids. Much as we might like to never have to do anything other than watch the baby, life doesn't work that way.