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| Caedus_16 wrote: |
| Last night I got trapped under a bridge during the tornados that swept through Kansas (for those of you who don't know I live in Wichita. I was South of there last evening). A small child was crying and I grabbed him and huddled up with him. He was only 7 or 8. His mom had gotten separated from him and he was terrified. He peed on me, but I knew he was scared so he was ok. We huddled there for two hours while I told him stories and held onto him. We found his mom. She tried to drive home but got caught up in heavy traffic. Their car was T-boned and the child died. I found out this morning. This is...really difficult even though I didn't know the kid. |
Oh my gosh, this is so sad. I can understand the "why bother" mentality after something like this too. But you didn't know this kid was going die. In the moment, you did the right thing. And even if you knew this kid would die later, would it have changed your actions at all? Probably not, right? If I put myself in this kid's shoes, having someone there to protect me during such a scary moment would mean the world to me. It might seem pointless now that the he's gone, but you couldn't have known that would happen. And he's not dead because of anything you did. You saved this kid from the trauma of being alone in such a scary time, and that's something you should hold onto.
That doesn't stop it from being difficult, though. I can't even imagine how rough it is, having done that and then finding out that the poor kid died. Sometimes, all you can do is what you know, in your heart, is right. You did make a difference. I hope you realize that, especially when the going gets rough. You're one of the good ones.
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