It's been a sad past weekend and begining of the week in the news. A father and his two sons found dead in Lake Michigan tied together. Cops said it was a murder suicide. All because the father was having money problems. A young girl snatched from her house only to be found dead a few miles from her home. This is freakin disgusting. What is wrong with these people to hurt and treat children like this. I'm just coming home from a tragic event that happened Monday. It started early in the morning about 4:50 or 5:00. I hear this loud thumping and realized it was coming from next door ( we live in a townhouse and there are four in a row). I'm thinking that they're moving out. but then I smell somthing, before I could say anything my wife jumps out of bed and yells " fire"! We got up, got the kids and run out of the house. Outside the firemen and cops are on the scene. They told us it was a small fire next door and it was contained. The people who live next door is a young woman, her mother, and her two children. When we got outside I noticed the young woman sitting on one of our patio chairs smoking a cigerette. I didn't think it odd at the time or asked her about the kids cause I figured they were with her mother. I was talking to a few of the neighbors then went inside to check out the house. Then I went back outside and my wife tells me the cops want every one inside. We go back inside and as I'm peeking out the window I asked her why. Before she answerd I saw the young woman standing beside a squad car with a couple cops talking to her, then put her in the car. Then my wife say they' re bringing the kids out. OMFG!!! I thought. I hear thumping and fast stepping noises next door. I'm still peaking out and I see one fireman moving out fast, then another,and then something I don't ever want to see again, a fireman had one of the kids in his arms with her face and upper body covered. The only thing not covered was her legs danggeling from the firemans arms covered black from the smoke. My heart fell because I knew she wasn't coming back. they put her in the ambulance and worked on her. We went back out but I didn't see them take the little boy out maybe they did it when we were going back out. Then I saw the ambulances take off but no sirens just the lights and they weren't in a hurry, I knew for sure that no one was coming back. We had a few cop friends that were on the scene that told us to go and take the our kids away and that if we had another place to stay it would be best for the kids sake. So we stayed at my mother in-laws So now we're back home, no really bad damage, just smells like smoke. But it's sad seeing the house now . There's a couple of stuffed animals and flowers on thier front stoop. The news says she confessed to drowning her kids and starting the fire to cover it. Why? She says she wouldn't be able to give them a good life. Dumb, stupid ,f------, bit--. I think I'm done here. This is just too upsetting. What the heck is wrong with people.
I am sorry Alex, I wish I had words to comfort you,but I know it would just be a feeble attempt.I cannot imagine the anger you must be feeling right now.Just hold you kids tight and love them as much as you can.They are blessed to have a Mom and Dad who loves them enough to keep them safe.
I heard about the drowing, and then she called the police & fire department. I feel the same way Alex, and people should never ever take anything out on your kids because of there own problems. But sometimes i guess their problems overcome them. Some people just need help. Hope everything comes back to normal for your family.
Horrible. I am sorry it happened so close to you and your family. I will never understand how people can do things like this.
i wan't going to reply to this. just makes me sick. i'll tell you guys. in the shape that i am in and not being able to do thing that i used to with my kids i just do not know what i would do without them. my god. life is such a gift,makes a guy cry. i wish i would not have read this
After I read this entire thing, more than a few *words* came to mind. Sick is one of them. She could have given them away but instead she does something that will brand her for life.
This is just awful! Sad to say, but you reap what you sow. This country has lost all respect for life. First, it's the unborn. If you can rationalize that, then it's the young. The old are most likely next. It all makes me ill.
For somebody to do that just proves that they value their own lives more than the lives of their children. What she should have done is either eliminated herself from the picture or give the kids up for adoption. What a sick, sick woman. It is purely evil to do something like that, whether she's mentally ill or not, the act is pure evil. I hope she gets the death penalty for that. I'm not completely pro death penalty, but in cases like this where you hold the smoking gun in hand, I almost think a trial is a waste of taxpayer dollars. I can't wait to see the creep who represents this poor excuse for a life. I'm sorry you had to witness that. I know it would take years for me to get over seeing that, if I ever could at all.
^^What he said. And that gets right to the core of the issue. They value convenience more than life... how sick and sad it is.
I don't know what to say. Unfortunately kids can't pick thier parents. I have four daughters,sometimes things get a little tough,I look at them,or even think of them,and all is right with my world.
Oh man Alex, I heard this on the news , cant beleive you had to witness such a senseless waste of innocent life like that. Keep your chin up and hug those girls of yours. These kids we have are a precious miracle and it breaks my heart when someone like that does the unthinkable. Dana
I think they need to take some big guy and have him almost drown her, then put her in a fire, take her out and almost drown her again and repeat until she does die.. would make others think about doing it again... but this way if she doesnt get the death penalty she'll be living the goodlife in some prison somewhere, soaking up our tax dollars reading a book, working out, watching TV and getting 3 meals a day... Sad whats happening, but when there is no punishment how can we expect people to obey the law.
Police shouldn't have put her in the car.....they should have tied her to the Bumper and dragged her - to the morgue
Thank you all Hello everyone, I've been busy cleaning up and stuff since I posted this thread. It still smells like smoke, a little, especially in the kitchen and I think I'm going to have to pull up the carpeting, the whole house is carpeted. We are all doing better but the sadness still lingers. I think about it alot and feel some guilt, it's the "Only if I could of" factor. I say that because I don't usually sleep very well. I sometimes get up 3 or 4 times in the night. And for some reason I slept like a log that night. I know that if I had gotten up that night I'm sure I could have heard something I know it. Don't worry about me though, I am fine. My family is my therapy and we are all happy together. I just look at my girls and I'm happy. When I posted this thread, I didn't expect any responce. I realize the coctent was disturbing and just wanted to say what I felt about this. For those of you who did respond I thank you all very much for the kind and comforting words. Thank you
Re: Thank you all Hey Alex. Some guilt is always there in cases like this. But you know it is not your fault. It was that "sick" woman's fault. She obviously needed some professional help. I read this and thought to myself that maybe we all need to get to know our neighbors and know what is going on in their lives. Maybe we might be the one that says something or does something that would prevent the unthinkable. Get to know the other neighbors around you and if nothing else you can all be like a support group through all this. Just food for thought.
It is amazing to me how many people look at me funny when I tell them that there is evil in the world......Some of us see it daily, and some weekly. Most never get as close to it as you did, and I am sorry for that. My only protection from it is prayer. Dan
Thanks Robert and you're absolutely right about getting to know your neighbors. I'm usually pretty good with that but in this case I don't know what happened. I guess I didn't expect it nor did anyone else. Belive me Dan I always pray for my family to keep them from harm. I thank god the fire didn't get as bad as it did cause it could have gotten worse
