Hugging my babies a little tighter tonight (loss mentioned)

[DebbieJ]

Just got a phone call that our friend's 4 year old daughter was hit by a car and killed instantly this afternoon. She ran into the street after a ball.

Please please please be careful! Be alert while driving and slow down! Make sure your kids know to stop at the curb, even though they probably won't listen and will run anyway.

I am just numb and shocked.

If you are the praying type, you can remember J & T, and their younger son J as they mourn the loss of their daughter and sister B.

We also have to figure out how & when we are going to tell DS1. These are the parenting moments you are NEVER prepared for.

[DietCokeLover]

So so tragic. My thoughts will be with that family.

[sariana]

I'm so sorry. This is the kind of tragedy all of us fear.

[JMS]

I'm so sorry. What a tragic loss.

[LMPC]

So very very sorry for your friends....thinking about them tonight!

[infomama]

I am so sorry. This is just awful to hear.

[niccig]

I am so sorry. All my P&PTs for their family and for YOU.

[WolfpackMom]

Thinking of your friends tonight, that's tragic, I'm so sorry.

[brittone2]

My stomach hurts just reading that.

I'm so, so sorry for your friends' loss of their DD.

[sdoyle]

My thoughts and prayers are with them. It's so scary- it only takes one second, doesn't it? Life is so precious.....

Stacy

[SnuggleBuggles]

Accidents like that are so tragic. I am so sorry for their loss.

Beth

[firemama]

Oh, how awful! My heart aches for their family. I am so sorry. And the day after Mother's Day? So tragic.

[MMMommy]

I'm so sorry. The thought is just chilling and horrible beyond belief. I think children can be told over and over again not to run after a ball when it rolls into the street, but their natural instincts just lead them to go after it. My heart goes out to the family.

:hug:

[♥ms.pacman♥]

oh my gosh, that is just so terrible, i can't imagine. :( my thoughts are with her family.

[amandabea]

I'm so sorry. This is awful. P&PT to the family.

[Mamma2004]

Oh no! I am so sorry for your friends' loss, and my heart is with you, too. Your message makes me want to run upstairs and hug DS right now.

My prayers go out to all of you...

[HannaAddict]

I am so sorry, my heart aches for them.

[SkyrMommy]

I am so sad for the family, my prayers and thoughts are with them.

[DebbieJ]

I think children can be told over and over again not to run after a ball when it rolls into the street, but their natural instincts just lead them to go after it. My heart goes out to the family.


Agreed.

[wendmatt]

Oh how tragic, that is so terrible. PTT for their family.

[goldenpig]

I'm so sorry. Words cannot express how awful that is. Thinking of you and your friend's family. :grouphug:

[arivecchi]

How awful. :( Thinking about you and your friend's family.

[elektra]

Oh no. :( So upsetting and tragic. P&PT for their whole family.

[KrisM]

How awful. My thoughts are with both families.

[wellyes]

Every parent's nightmare... That the most beloved part of our lives can be gone in a heartbeat. I am so sorry.

[jbbhb]

:( so sad, thinking of them

[elizabethkott]

Oh my God. My heart just aches.
Many prayers for your friend and you right now.

[citymama]

That is horribly tragic. Sending prayers their way. I can't even fathom their pain.

[DebbieJ]

I just learned the driver was a 16 year old boy. Please pray for him and his family too.

As of now, he has not been charged with anything as the accident is still under investigation.

[Globetrotter]

This is every parent's nightmare :( I'm so sad to hear this..

One of my mom's friends hit and killed her dd's friend (they were neighbors - similar situation where the kid ran into the road and the driver didn't see her) and it was so traumatic even for the driver that she had to go away for a month or two. Imagine how the parents must feel.. so sad all around.

[happymomma]

That is so tragic. I feel so bad for the family. My thoughts and prayers are with them.

[pinkmomagain]

So sorry to hear of their loss. Unimaginable. Thank you for the safety reminders.

[ThreeofUs]

So horrible! Thinking of your friends today - what a tragedy!

[zoestargrove]

what a horrible and unthinkable tragedy. I'm sorry.

[mama2g03]

I am so, so sorry. Praying for your friends and your family.

[mypa]

Oh no. So, so sorry.

This is precisely the reason why I won't let my kids play with balls in the front yard, just too tempting to run after it. We are also on a street where I see not only a lot of teenage drivers but senior citizens, too (should also add moms with distracting kids).

[BabyH]

I am so sorry. The family is in my thoughts and prayers. How unspeakably awful...

[momof2girls]

i feel sick thinking about that poor child and her family...p&pts

[DebbieJ]

They are at the funeral home right now making arrangements. Parents should not have to do this. I am just so numb today. Couldn't sleep last night either.

Thank you everyone. The family is asking for continued prayer, so keep it coming!

[KpbS]

So sad to hear this. I will be praying for them.

[cuca_]

This is so sad. I am keeping this family in my thoughts and prayers.

[Tenasparkl]

I'm so sorry. What a nightmare.

I also feel bad for that poor 16 year old that I'm sure wasn't prepared to have to deal with something like this. What a terrible story all around.

[Melaine]

This is so horrible....a good reminder to be so careful driving, and keeping our kids away from the street. What a heartbreaking story.

[amldaley]

Haven't read anything but the OP (and the article that I went and googled for). Read it this morning when I first saw this post and I have not been able to stop thinking about this all day.

[DebbieJ]

here's the article....doesn't really say much.

http://southtownstar.suntimes.com/5278016-522/tinley-park-girl-killed-chasing-ball-into-street.html

Visitation is Thurs night and funeral is Friday morning.

[arivecchi]

I was just reading that article. So so sad. Those poor parents.

[Melarina]

Praying for your friends -- so very sorry to read this

[peanut520]

I'm so sorry to hear and i'm so sadden for both families. My thought and prayers are with the families.

** I almost had this happen last night as i had my hands full (pc, dd's backpack, and my lunch bag) after i got her out of her carseat . dd grabbed a golf ball from bucket dh had, bounced one, and started chasing after a golf ball. i was lucky that the driver saw her and i managed to catch up to her 2/3 the way down the driveway. dh got an earful because i dont like anything that can potentially roll out into the street in her reach in the garage now he knows why.

PLEASE KEEP BALLS AND OBJECT THAT MIGHT ROLL INTO THE STREET OUT OF REACH FOR LITTLE ONES AND TEACH THEM TO ASK YOU FOR THEM SO YOU CAN BE VIGILANT.

[DebbieJ]

I'm so sorry to hear and i'm so sadden for both families. My thought and prayers are with the families.

** I almost had this happen last night as i had my hands full (pc, dd's backpack, and my lunch bag) after i got her out of her carseat . dd grabbed a golf ball from bucket dh had, bounced one, and started chasing after a golf ball. i was lucky that the driver saw her and i managed to catch up to her 2/3 the way down the driveway. dh got an earful because i dont like anything that can potentially roll out into the street in her reach in the garage now he knows why.

PLEASE KEEP BALLS AND OBJECT THAT MIGHT ROLL INTO THE STREET OUT OF REACH FOR LITTLE ONES AND TEACH THEM TO ASK YOU FOR THEM SO YOU CAN BE VIGILANT.

Likewise, when you are driving please WATCH for little ones, especially around schools and in residential areas.

[crayonblue]

Oh no, I'm so sorry! How tragic all the way around. The family, the 16 year old driver, your family. I'm just so sorry.

[FTMLuc]

That poor family, no parents should go through this. I am so sorry.

[deborah_r]

I've been to this thread 3 times now and just don't know what to say. What a terrible tragedy. I am so sorry for you, your family, and for the family of the little girl. That is just heartbreaking.

[mytwosons]

What a tragedy for everyone involved. They will all be in my thoughts and prayers.

[Kitten007]

How awful. Definitely sending lots of P&PT.

[wimama]

What a horrible tragedy for everyone involved! I will keep you all in my prayers!

[mommylamb]

That is truly awful. I'm so sorry for them.

[almostmom]

I am so sorry for your and their loss. I just can't imagine. My thoughts are with all of you.

[boltfam]

I'm so sorry for your friends' loss. They are in my prayers.

[calv]

that is just awful. I'm sick just reading it. It's my biggest fear, after witnessing our own nephew get hit by a car. Thankfully he wasn't killed but he did have major surgery and reconstruction work on his leg.

many thoughts and prayers for the family.

[plusbellelavie]

Just breaks my heart such an incredible tradgey for everyone involved! P&PT.

[artvandalay]

P&PT for the family and friends. How terrible.. I cannot even imagine. I'm sorry.

[MommytoEliana]

Oh, what a tragic loss. I'm so so sorry for your friends, and for you, too. It is so scary and could so easily happen to any of us (as I think of my own four-year-old who does not seem to understand the word STOP). Will be praying.

[catpagmo]

So, so sad. P&PT for everyone involved.