Dear fellow parents,

You know when the kids are driving you batty?

When they are whining, when they throw a tantrum, when they just won’t listen or shut up?

Cherish those moments, and every other possible moment with them.

I just learned on the way home from work that my friend's daughter, age 8, died last night.

I knew her, and her younger sisters, and her mother and her school friends.

She was a smiling young girl, and she loved to come see her daddy at the firehall when we held public events.

The moment that is childhood is all too fleeting, the time we get to spend with them before they grow up too short, adding up to but a moment in our busy lives.

That is very sad! You're right too. Someone else once said (paraphrasing here) "If they haven't whined, thrown a tantrum, and ticked you off, you don;t have any"

What happened to the girl?

I don't know how much it means coming this way but give your friend my condolences and let him/her know they are in my prayers.

Hugged and hugged, sir.

And then hugged some more.

-Blast

going to hug them all right now. Wow, please tell the parents that they are in our prayers.

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Started a habit a long time ago. While my daughter is still sleeping, I give a kiss on the head and an "I love you" before I leave the house EVERY morning. Sometimes she rolls over and says "I love you too" other times she keeps on sleeping. 14 years later, it's one of the highlights of my day.

Please tell you friends our prayers are with them.

Please relay on to the parents that they are in our thoughts and prayers.

Every day we hug, kiss, and tell each of our kids that we love them. Tonight they will get an extra hug.