Prayer and good thoughts request

[MCDavis]

A close friend of mines ex-wife was killed Friday afternoon in a car wreck. She leaves behind a 12 year old daughter (not my friend's, although he was her step-dad for about 4 years and loves the child) who has no clear path in life now (the child was not in the car, btw). The child's father is in another state and is moving out west...my understanding is he has no interest in the girl. The lady's parents live out of state and are here for the funeral, but she doesn't want to go with them, she wants to stay here. I'm not certain they want to take her, either. This was not a close knit family.

Anyone inclined, please take a moment of your time for this child and say a prayer or send good thoughts her way. She's smart, kind, very mature, and a wonderful person. Her mother was her world, and there were times that she was the mother. Now, she is alone.

Thank you.

 

[eclark53520]

Terrible situation, but naturaly strong people(as she seems to be) are usually only made stronger by these types of things. She will take this seemingly horrible situation and grow from it.

I wish her the best of luck, and i am sorry for her loss.

 

[slickpitt]

Will definitely keep the family in my prayers.

 

[MCDavis]

Terrible situation, but naturaly strong people(as she seems to be) are usually only made stronger by these types of things. She will take this seemingly horrible situation and grow from it.

I wish her the best of luck, and i am sorry for her loss.

Interesting observation, eclark, and accurate as well. She went to her swim meet on Saturday morning and swam her events. She is at school today and doing fairly well from what I've heard (my wife teaches at her school).

 

[Pa Jayhawk]

... also helps to have a strong support system of friends, which it sounds like she does. My prayers go out, hope she recovers well.

 

[ClairefromClare]

I am so sorry. Prayers from this end. That poor child must feel totally abandoned. I wonder if the mother even had a will, and if so who is named as guardian?

 

[MCDavis]

Don't know about a will, but I do know she had some local friends listed as next of kin. That was who the police tracked down to find the daughter.

 

[ClairefromClare]

I just totally don't get how a parent could abandon his child. I mean, he was married to her mom, right? However he felt about his former wife, he chose her, he married her, and he had a child with her. That's a lifetime commitment. I cannot fathom turning his back.

You are totally the wrong person to whom to put this question--it's just rhetorical.

 

[MCDavis]

I just totally don't get how a parent could abandon his child. I mean, he was married to her mom, right? However he felt about his former wife, he chose her, he married her, and he had a child with her. That's a lifetime commitment. I cannot fathom turning his back.

You are totally the wrong person to whom to put this question--it's just rhetorical.

I have pondered that exact question for 3 days now, Claire. I couldn't do it.

 

[Eracer]

We all need to take the time to tell those we love that they are in our thoughts. You just never know.

If nothing else, this is a small good that can come out of tragedies like this.

 

[BigJim13]

Will definitely keep the family in my prayers.

ditto to this...

 

[warbirdlover]

So sad. Who is she living with?

 

[mddubya]

Will definitely keep the family in my prayers.

+1 on the prayers and thoughts.

 

[MCDavis]

So sad. Who is she living with?

Right now, her grandparents are in town and she's with them. Funeral is today. I hope to see the swim coach so I can find out what's going to happen to her.

Thanks for the prayers and thoughts, everybody!

 

[Eracer]

Right now, her grandparents are in town and she's with them. Funeral is today. I hope to see the swim coach so I can find out what's going to happen to her.

Thanks for the prayers and thoughts, everybody!

Any chance your friend will try to adopt her? They did spend 4 years together, and he does love her.