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rbnyc

(17,045 posts)
Sat Jul 7, 2012, 06:52 PM Jul 2012

My son's friend drowned this week. [View all]

My son has a friend at summer camp - not a super close friend, but someone he liked and has played with.

She was on a boat on the 4th that capsized and she was stuck in the cabin and she drowned with two other children.

My son told us about this yesterday. The camp counselors had explained what happened to all the kids. Many had already heard about it on the news.

When he told us about it, he was very matter-of-fact, almost casual. He'll be 8 in September and he's seen a lot of death already. Mostly older family members and friends of mine, sadly. But this is someone in his peer group. He'll be in day camp all summer, and will be missing her, I'm sure. But I was kind of taken aback by how emotionless his reporting was. I actually said - which I'm sure was a mistake - that he didn't seem very upset about it. He said, "Are you kidding me? I'm very upset!" And now he won't talk to me about it at all.

I really blew it.

Anyway - I am so sad for the girl's family. It's just heartbreaking.

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