jaydean Posted July 23, 2005 Share Posted July 23, 2005 we have very good friends, who have three kids. a girl who is 15, a boy who is 13, and a baby who is 8 months. two days ago, the 15 year old girl was bathing her baby brother, when she left the room for 30 second to grab something and came back and her baby brother had drowned. our little community of 400 people is absolutely stunned, and i've never seen a mom and dad in such bad shape as these guys. it's a horrible tragedy, and the only thing that can help are prayers. i ask for two things: 1. hug your children today and tell them you love them. 2. say some prayers for the sauer family in warner, south dakota. they need all the help we can offer. thanks everybody!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Harris Posted July 23, 2005 Share Posted July 23, 2005 prayers are coming from almost heaven. i hug my kid 100 times a day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PCS Posted July 23, 2005 Share Posted July 23, 2005 Whoa. I mean.... done. Prayers for the baby, ( God will look after him), family, friends and all of you up there. And though no kids of my own, will hug my nephew long and hard next time I see him. Take care up there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twa Posted July 23, 2005 Share Posted July 23, 2005 I am not much of a hugger,but this shows why I should be. My prayers for this family will follow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimboDaMan Posted July 23, 2005 Share Posted July 23, 2005 My heart goes out to that whole family, and special prayers for that 15-yr-old who I fear will need them. The guilt she bears will no doubt be absolutely crushing. Not at all helpful that some will judge her harshly, regardless of the fact that we've all had our 60-second moments of carelessness. How tragic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarhog Posted July 23, 2005 Share Posted July 23, 2005 Originally posted by JimboDaMan My heart goes out to that whole family, and special prayers for that 15-yr-old who I fear will need them. The guilt she bears will no doubt be absolutely crushing. Not at all helpful that some will judge her harshly, regardless of the fact that we've all had our 60-second moments of carelessness. How tragic. Thats really a great post Jimbo. I'm sure all of have suppressed the initial urge to say 'what were the parents thinking?' or 'what was the 15yr old thinking?'. But it only takes a second to make a bad decision, and its truly tragic when you have to pay this kind of incredibly painful price for one. We all probably do something equally ill-advised every week of our lives, and get away with it. Thats incredibly sad. And you're dead-on right Jimbo, I feel most for that 15 year old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiveStrongSkins Posted July 23, 2005 Share Posted July 23, 2005 My prayers go out to the whole family, community, and most definetly the 15 year old girl. What a horrible thing to have happen. Someone needs to hug her tight and let her know that while it is okay to feel bad, she is still loved deeply and they know it was a mistake. Thats so unfortunate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Hog Posted July 23, 2005 Share Posted July 23, 2005 I think this is a reminder that those hugs and expressions of love should be given out ALL the time. My goodness. What a tragic story. We can only pray and hope that the Lord gives the family the strength to unite, support one another, and feed off of one another's bonds of love to get through this. I will surely keep them in my thoughts and prayers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonJeremy Posted July 23, 2005 Share Posted July 23, 2005 I already hugged my son today...but I will go do it again right now. My thoughts are with that family...that is devastating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinsForLife260 Posted July 23, 2005 Share Posted July 23, 2005 WOW I feel for that girl. How sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryman of the North Posted July 24, 2005 Share Posted July 24, 2005 That is the saddest thing Ive heard today by far my herat goes out to the Family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost of Posted July 24, 2005 Share Posted July 24, 2005 Damn. My heart goes out to that family. I hope the young girl understands one day that she made a mistake, a tragic one, but it was a mistake not born of malice or egocentrism. Just a young human's mistake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woofer Posted July 24, 2005 Share Posted July 24, 2005 jaydean, please be sure to tell the 15 yr. old of all the support she's getting from here, and that no-one is blaming her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NavyDave Posted July 24, 2005 Share Posted July 24, 2005 Very sad thing to hear My prayers to the family and especially to the daughter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonnyRules Posted July 25, 2005 Share Posted July 25, 2005 Our thoughts and prayers for the baby and the family.....so sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaydean Posted July 25, 2005 Author Share Posted July 25, 2005 thanks to all of you for your thoughts and prayers. they really do help. we just got back from the family prayer service, and it was awful. the baby's dad, Darwin, is one of my best friends, and at the end he just leaned over his baby's casket and grabbed his body and hugged it and kissed it. it just absolutely tears your heart out to see these things. i cannot even imagine how i would handle the loss of a child. once again, thanks for the kind words and prayers. i will be sharing them with the family as the days go on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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