I got home from work yesterday and my mom was in the kitchen holding my nephew and talking on the phone. She handed my newphew to me and I could tell something was wrong.
She got off the phone and I immediately asked what was wrong and she looked and me and said, "Barry just drowned". Barry is my brother in law.
She kept talking and explaining and I didn't say a word. I didn't know what to say. I was shocked and I looked in the face of my 1 year old nephew and then at my 4 year old niece sleeping on the couch and my eyes got really heavy.
My sister was on her way back from Oklahoma and my mom had not called her yet.
She explained that he had jumped off the boat and something happened when he hit the water.
Again, I have been in a complete state of shock since last night. I stood and watched with my dad and a lot of other family as rescuers worked to locate him and he was close to 100 feet under water when the did.
My heart really breaks when I think about my sister, niece, and nephew. My niece is such a daddys girl, she has tractors, 4 wheeler, etc. because she wants to be like her dad.
Anyways, there's more to it, but it won't change much. I'm still struggling to face reality that he's gone. I always told my sister I would be there for her and that means making sure any man she was with respected her. That was never even a concern. He was a really good person, father, etc.
My niece, just like my sister will be so heartbroken. How do you explain something like this to a 4 year old little girl?
You can't prepare yourself for something like this. Don't stay mad at your loved ones, blow them off for other plans, etc.
I would share the links to the story, but I don't want to have to see them again right now. You can find them from ABC 33/40 website.
I'll quit rambling now. I just had to get this out somewhere.
She got off the phone and I immediately asked what was wrong and she looked and me and said, "Barry just drowned". Barry is my brother in law.
She kept talking and explaining and I didn't say a word. I didn't know what to say. I was shocked and I looked in the face of my 1 year old nephew and then at my 4 year old niece sleeping on the couch and my eyes got really heavy.
My sister was on her way back from Oklahoma and my mom had not called her yet.
She explained that he had jumped off the boat and something happened when he hit the water.
Again, I have been in a complete state of shock since last night. I stood and watched with my dad and a lot of other family as rescuers worked to locate him and he was close to 100 feet under water when the did.
My heart really breaks when I think about my sister, niece, and nephew. My niece is such a daddys girl, she has tractors, 4 wheeler, etc. because she wants to be like her dad.
Anyways, there's more to it, but it won't change much. I'm still struggling to face reality that he's gone. I always told my sister I would be there for her and that means making sure any man she was with respected her. That was never even a concern. He was a really good person, father, etc.
My niece, just like my sister will be so heartbroken. How do you explain something like this to a 4 year old little girl?
You can't prepare yourself for something like this. Don't stay mad at your loved ones, blow them off for other plans, etc.
I would share the links to the story, but I don't want to have to see them again right now. You can find them from ABC 33/40 website.
I'll quit rambling now. I just had to get this out somewhere.
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