Lost My Stepson To Texting

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thoughts and prayers for comfort and peace, my friend. I will be re-enforcing my conversations with my 18yo and have him read your post as well.
 
My condolences and prayers to you and your family. Thankyou for you sharing you are a good sole. Hopefully this may help save another.
 
Randy, I'm extremely sorry to hear about the tragedy, Why won't they listen! my daughter doesn't text as far as I know, but she uses her phone while driving, and that worries the hell out of me.
Please accept my condolences to your family.
 
Randy, my condolences to you and your family. Possibly if some of the younger folks see this it may have them thinking a little different in that it does happen to people who you know and that will never happen to me is not true.
 
I'm so sorry to hear of your loss. I'll pray for you and your family but I'll also pray that your message finds its way to others who might need to change their habits.

John
 
Randy,
My deepest condolenses to you and your family. I have been a Law Enforcemnent Officer for 33 years now. I have given messages like the one you got, more times than I ever care to recall. Even after delivering that news, I can not imagine what it would be like to receive it.

On the first shift of my career, I held the hand of a dying young man who was ejected from a car as he was distracted by the tape player in his vehicle. While texting is probably one of the most distracting things we deal with, multi-tasking while driving has been a problem since Henry Ford made his first car. Unforuantely, multi-tasking is a part of the human condition, we have all done it, some of us just got away with it.
 
My 3rd try to say thanks to the IAP family. I needed a shoulder and you were all there for me. I want to thank everyone for the thoughts and prayers. I don't know how to express my thoughts, but the people here are the best.
 
I am sorry for your loss. A few years ago my grandfather and his dog was killed in a car accident, my grandmother survived. I had to go get the belongings and the lawyer wanted me to take pictures (the other guy fell asleep behind the wheel). My grandmother asked where is this or that. They were pulling their camper. The camper and most of the stuff was in two trash bins. I told her we got all we could, but she didn't believe me. She kept asking to see the pictures, I showed her, and she never questioned us getting stuff again. She sat in shock for a long time.

Best bet for your wife is not let her know what happened if possible.
 
Sorry for your loss. I recently read an article about this issue and they were saying the laws to prevent texting while driving have made the situation worse. People tend to hold the phone lower now to keep it hidden. It was safer when they held the phone up higher on the steering wheel so they had a better chance of seeing the road.
 
I am sorry for your loss... I couldn't imagine receiving that kind of news. They should put something in the phones GPS or motion sensor that turns off the keyboard while the phone is moving.
 
So sorry to hear of your loss. A close friend of mine lost his daughter last year because she was talking on her cell while driving. I had to get the stuff out of the car because when he saw the car he was not able to do it himself. While it is always sad to lose a child, it is much more sad to lose one for something that could have been prevented. I will pray that you and your family are given the strength to get through the sad times ahead.
 
We're so sorry for your loss. Being a step-dad doesn't lessen the pain any as some might think. I hate to think how it would feel if it was one mine.
 
Randy,

I am so sorry for your loss. My deepest sympathy to you and your family and please know that you will be in my prayers.

Jim Smith
 
My I? May I steal this and show it to my two adult daughters? I don't think they would text while driving, but maye, if I show this to them they may decide not to after reading it. My heart pains for you as I couldn't imagine having to go through what you've endured and I hope I never will. I can use this as food for thought or I could just hope for the best...I choose the former.
Thanks for sharing.
 
Sorry to hear loss of love one. Praying for you. Texting is one of the dumbest they invented. I know my one step-daughter has done it before.
 
My heartfelt condolences to you and your wife. Parents are parents and I am sure your pain is no less because he is not yours genetically. May time help you both heal. I read your post to and talked about it with my family.
Thank you for taking the time to post.
 
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