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My son is 11 and in the 5th grade. We got a call earlier that a girl in his class was killed in a car accident yesterday. He goes to a private school, so only about 50 kids in the grade. My daughter in 2nd grade has a sibling in her grade.

We told both of them and they reacted I think fairly normally like an 11 and 7 year old would react. I'm sure come Monday things will get a little more real, at least for my son.

From what we gathered the father didn't yield to an oncoming truck and was broadsided. The girl was killed on impact.

All I can think is hug your children.
 
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Arative said:
My son is 11 and in the 5th grade. We got a call earlier that a girl in his class was killed in a car accident yesterday. He goes to a private school, so only about 50 kids in the grade. My daughter in 2nd grade has a sibling in her grade.

We told both of them and they reacted I think fairly normally like an 11 and 7 year old would react. I'm sure come Monday things will get a little more real, at least for my son.

From what we gathered the father didn't yield to an oncoming truck and was broadsided. The girl was killed on impact.

All I can think is hug your children.
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Things don't sink in when you're young sometimes, it really may not affect them. But just be ready if it does, sounds like you are on top of it.
 
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Arative said:
My son is 11 and in the 5th grade. We got a call earlier that a girl in his class was killed in a car accident yesterday. He goes to a private school, so only about 50 kids in the grade. My daughter in 2nd grade has a sibling in her grade.

We told both of them and they reacted I think fairly normally like an 11 and 7 year old would react. I'm sure come Monday things will get a little more real, at least for my son.

From what we gathered the father didn't yield to an oncoming truck and was broadsided. The girl was killed on impact.

All I can think is hug your children.
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Man that is heavy.

Around that age (me) our babysitter (18) died and it was horrific but had a profound impact on me. I think I reacted probably pretty calm at the time, but I've never forgotten my parents sitting down and telling me about it.
 
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My kids seem ok but you never know. I'm betting Monday will be hard for my son with the empty desk in the room.

The girl that passed was the oldest of 4 and I just can't imagine the grief they are all going through.

I don't think I could bounce back from the death of child.
 
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Arative said:
My kids seem ok but you never know. I'm betting Monday will be hard for my son with the empty desk in the room.

The girl that passed was the oldest of 4 and I just can't imagine the grief they are all going through.

I don't think I could bounce back from the death of child.
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Yeah, that's a horrible thing to have happen even when you aren't at fault. That dad is going to be living with that for the rest of his life.
 
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Arative said:
I don't think I could bounce back from the death of child.
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A guy at work sent his daughter off to college and she vanished. They found her body sometime later...murdered. He went from being a well liked and respected man to a complete wreck. Angry, drunk, completely impossible to work with. He was put on leave but that didn't work. Company had no choice but to let him go. He drank himself to death in short order.

There are a lot of reasons why I like the death penalty. The above is one of those reasons.
 
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Yeah, that's a horrible thing to have happen even when you aren't at fault. That dad is going to be living with that for the rest of his life.
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Hopefully he can come to terms with it somehow or at least well enough to limit the effect on the other kids.

Weird the things you remember.
When I was 14 there was a family w/ 5 kids I knew from church; oldest had just started college, a set of twin boys ~1 year older than me, and another set of twins boy/girl ~1yr younger. As I remember it the parents and both sets of twins were on their way to visit the oldest at school and were involved in a car accident; want to say it was DWI by the other car. One of the parents died and one of each set of twins. My family moved out of the area about a year later and I don't remember hearing anything about them. Never thought about it much beyond how messed up it was, definitely hits harder now that I'm a parent.
 
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A guy at work sent his daughter off to college and she vanished. They found her body sometime later...murdered. He went from being a well liked and respected man to a complete wreck. Angry, drunk, completely impossible to work with. He was put on leave but that didn't work. Company had no choice but to let him go. He drank himself to death in short order.

There are a lot of reasons why I like the death penalty. The above is one of those reasons.
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Fuck that...I would spend the time becoming stronger, finding them and getting vengeance. Rather die trying to kill whoever was responsible than drink myself to death.
 
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