Could this be the one of the most heartbreaking things ever?

[r04DiE]

I just want to go and hug the poor little thing

Christmas letter from a child to their late father found tied to a deflated balloon

 

[wheresthetorch]

 

[r04DiE]

Isn't it just awful? It makes me want to cry (and I never cry).

 

[kiwifruit]

Isn't it just awful? It makes me want to cry (and I never cry).

My tears are coming out. Poor little kid.

 

[winjim]

Er, yeah. Maybe we should stop telling kids that dead people go to some magical place in the sky. Then we might avoid this sort of thing.

 

[r04DiE]

Er, yeah. Maybe we should stop telling kids that dead people go to some magical place in the sky. Then we might avoid this sort of thing.

He misses his Dad, you can't avoid that.

 

[steve50]

Poor kid,

 

[User482]

Er, yeah. Maybe we should stop telling kids that dead people go to some magical place in the sky. Then we might avoid this sort of thing.

I'm touched by your compassion.

 

[winjim]

He misses his Dad, you can't avoid that.

Yes and that's very sad, but he's quite probably about to find out that he's been lied to about some pretty major aspects of life and death, which might upset him even more.

I'm touched by your compassion.

I just don't think it's OK to tell kids lies about this sort of thing.

 

[User482]

Yes and that's very sad, but he's quite probably about to find out that he's been lied to about some pretty major aspects of life and death, which might upset him even more.
I just don't think it's OK to tell kids lies about this sort of thing.

Having read the article, my first thought wasn't to start having a moan about religion, and I say that as an atheist. I'll leave it there as this is café.

 

[Pat "5mph"]

This came up on my FB.
It does not necessary mean the wee one believes in heaven after death, it's just a way for him to talk to his departed Dad.
Imo.

 

[r04DiE]

[QUOTE 4598937, member: 9609"]It always saddens me the widespread use of these helium balloons and the damage they do to marine creatures, they often blow out to sea then get mistaken as jellyfish, they become trapped in the gut of the unfortunate dolphin, turtle, basking shark, whale, etc and kill these already endangered species

http://www.wildlifeextra.com/go/news/balloon-releases827.html[/QUOTE]
Well, I don't see the relevance here on a number of levels, not least the fact that the balloon was found in a field in Dunfermline. Not known for it's abundance of marine creatures, I would guess.

 

[JoshM]

Well, I don't see the relevance here on a number of levels, not least the fact that the balloon was found in a field in Dunfermline. Not known for it's abundance of marine creatures, I would guess.

Then you've clearly not spent much time in Dunfermline. I was in town yesterday and saw plenty of beached whales....

 

[ColinJ]

Well, I don't see the relevance here on a number of levels, not least the fact that the balloon was found in a field in Dunfermline. Not known for it's abundance of marine creatures, I would guess.

I think "they often blow out to sea" covers that!

 

[wheresthetorch]

I think "they often blow out to sea" covers that!

Except it didn't.