kamom Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 They lost seven children in a house fire. yesterday? Makes you hold your little ones extra close.:sad::sad: http://photos.pennlive.com/patriot-news/2011/03/fire_8_0309_sds.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom2denj Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 I can't even imagine this...... I heard about this yesterday and Ihave not stopped thinking about it. Devastating! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Margaret in GA Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 I cannot even imagine. My heart breaks for them! Margaret Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unsinkable Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 I cannot even imagine. My heart breaks for them! Margaret Me, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnitWit Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 :( Can't imagine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mimm Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 Wow. How completely horrible. :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie in CA Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 Unfortunately, it's much too easy for me to imagine. As a dairy farm family, I can completely picture just how overworked and stressed these parents must have been--the husband sleeping in the truck, the wife out milking cows at 10 p.m. Thankfully, we are a bigger dairy, and not at all to that point, but even as we struggle to make it through, I know smaller dairy families are stretched beyond the breaking point. There but for the grace of God, and all of that... Those beautiful children, those poor parents. :crying: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nakia Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 How terrible. My heart is aching for them. Praying they feel the love of Jesus during this time. :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 There is NO BLAME in this statement, please don't take it this way, however, this is a very, very good reminder to check all of your smoke alarms regularly, have mock fire drills with your kids, and talk about it often. We had a local cubscout die last month due to a house fire and the parents said the smoke alarm did not go off. Our entire scout council has been talking about fire safety ever since so this is very much on my mind. Dawn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSMom2One Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 There is NO BLAME in this statement, please don't take it this way, however, this is a very, very good reminder to check all of your smoke alarms regularly, have mock fire drills with your kids, and talk about it often. We had a local cubscout die last month due to a house fire and the parents said the smoke alarm did not go off. Our entire scout council has been talking about fire safety ever since so this is very much on my mind. Dawn Yes - a good point! What a tragedy. When I read the first line I immediately teared up. Saying prayers, Lucinda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 (edited) :grouphug: thinking of them. In remembrance of this family we are doing a fire drill today and I'm posting a reminder on my facebook. Edited March 10, 2011 by elegantlion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Barb_ Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 The mom is also expecting in June. In this situation, that would be the only thing that would keep me alive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murphy101 Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 In an antique farm house like that, I doubt they could have done much of anything to save those babies. It's like taking a match to paper. By the time the smoke detector went off, it probably would have all ready been too late. I bet they are holding that poor 3 year old like a life preserver. How terrible for them all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue G in PA Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 This really made me cry and cry. Right on the heels of another tragedy involving an Amish family in KY where a buggy flipped in a flooded road and 4 kids died. We have good friends who are Amish & it is possible they knew the family. Our friends are also dairy farmers. Just so sad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenL Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 This is so heartbreaking... I cannot even fathom it. I've been praying for them on and off since I heard the story yesterday morning. I don't think there can be too many prayers for this family. It's such a horrible tragedy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Ah, well, that may be true. It is horribly tragic. Praying for them. Dawn In an antique farm house like that, I doubt they could have done much of anything to save those babies. It's like taking a match to paper. By the time the smoke detector went off, it probably would have all ready been too late. I bet they are holding that poor 3 year old like a life preserver. How terrible for them all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murphy101 Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 The mother is reported as not wanting to return to dairy farming, but the dh does. I hope they are able to find agreement or that won't bode well. Personally, I'd never be able to milk a cow again without thinking if I had just been able to be with my kids instead of the d@mn cows - my 7 babies would be alive and well. I think my dh would have to learn a new trade. Poor family is going to have such a hard path for a very long time. :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missesd Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 :grouphug: thinking of them. In remembrance of this family we are doing a fire drill today and I'm posting a reminder on my facebook. We will be too, not tonight as it is too late, but by weekends end. I, too, will post something on FB as well. In this situation, that would be the only thing that would keep me alive. Me, too. As a mama of many, I can't even imagine. That number hits soooo close to home. I can't imagine only having one of my babies left :crying: Even being pregnant, I know I'd be so withdrawn and distant. And there is NO way I could ever go back to farming either. I hope her husband understands this. Not to dismiss fathers, but I think when you've carried and bonded with that baby for 9 months, brought its life into this world, cared for it, nurtured it, and watched it grow... I think there may be no way to totally know, totally feel that loss, emptiness... that goes along with it. And to not lose one, but almost ALL of your children while you were feet away milking cows... The shadow of thoughts that must overwhelm you. I hope and pray he is able to see that, understand that and help her, but being able to find something else for their family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tree House Academy Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 In the town where I grew up, when I was a teenager (the kids were my age and younger, one older), a house fire claimed 3 of their 7 children and the next door neighbor's daughter. It is a tragedy that I still recall very vividly. This family is in my thoughts and prayers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5kidsforME Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 We will be too, not tonight as it is too late, but by weekends end. I, too, will post something on FB as well. Me, too. As a mama of many, I can't even imagine. That number hits soooo close to home. I can't imagine only having one of my babies left :crying: Even being pregnant, I know I'd be so withdrawn and distant. And there is NO way I could ever go back to farming either. I hope her husband understands this. Not to dismiss fathers, but I think when you've carried and bonded with that baby for 9 months, brought its life into this world, cared for it, nurtured it, and watched it grow... I think there may be no way to totally know, totally feel that loss, emptiness... that goes along with it. And to not lose one, but almost ALL of your children while you were feet away milking cows... The shadow of thoughts that must overwhelm you. I hope and pray he is able to see that, understand that and help her, but being able to find something else for their family. Not to be cantankerous but I totally disagree with this. I believe most fathers would feel the loss just as much as the mothers. Just because the father doesn't carry the child doesn't mean they don't feel as deeply for their children as mothers do. I see how close my dh is with all of our kids and I would hope people would be just as worried about him. I'm sure the father is feeling just as guilty if not more because he was sleeping. It sounds like both were possibly overworked. I really really feel for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i.love.lucy Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 I can't imagine how they will even begin to process this and grieve and then heal. No words. We will have a fire drill too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retired Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 I can't imagine how they will even begin to process this and grieve and then heal. No words. We will have a fire drill too. :iagree: My boys are teens but sleep upstairs and are such sound sleepers. The fire alarms still doesn't wake them. I am so heart broken for this family. I just can't imagine their pain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murphy101 Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Just to be clear, she wasn't feet away. The milk barn was a quarter mile from the house - roughly equal to about 2-3 blocks. Which I believe is typical. Most dairy farms do not have the milk barn right next to the house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silliness7 Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 That literally makes me sick to my stomach. One of my all time biggest fears. Praying for this family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wy_kid_wrangler04 Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 I am completely in :crying: :crying: just reading the news articles I googled. I can not imagine. I do not want to imagine. My heart breaks for the family- and the community- especially the family. I will happily deal with dd12's attitude she has been giving me all night after reading this. It really puts things into perspective. :crying: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kamom Posted March 11, 2011 Author Share Posted March 11, 2011 Let's continue to remember this family as they bury or go through the memorial services. The pain must be unbearable. Lord, as your children we put our trust and hope in you. Please surround this family with your love. Bring healing to their wounded hearts and ease the horrible pain they must be going through. The why's make our hearts burn and minds ache. I pray that you would raise up a community of people who care and help in their time of need. Please help them.... give them beauty for ashes, the oil of gladness for mourning and garments of praise for the spirit of heaviness... Is. 61:3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrie12345 Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 My kids have not only slept through fire/smoke alarms, but they've also slept through having 3 firemen stomp through our tiny apartment to be sure there was no danger. And the system in our apartment was much louder than the alarms in our house. As a side note, in addition to regular drills, I also "take an inventory" after the kids fall asleep. They're known for crawling into each others' beds or hitting the couch, and I've even found one sleeping under the coffee table. I also sometimes forget that ds is at his dad's for the weekend. One of my greatest fears is having to evacuate and spending precious time searching for someone who isn't where I expect them to be! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 We had our fire drill yesterday. We've covered fire safety for years with ds, and I guess this is my point. He's 13, he has puberty brain, we're in a different house, and he's 13. Suprisingly he had forgotten a few simple instructions we've drilled into him over the years. So, parents, it's not just the little ones that need instruction, make sure you cover your plan with YOUR TEENS too. They can have brain fog interfere with what they know. We also had some very specific instruction about the pets, as in don't go searching through the house for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommaduck Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Not to be cantankerous but I totally disagree with this. I believe most fathers would feel the loss just as much as the mothers. Just because the father doesn't carry the child doesn't mean they don't feel as deeply for their children as mothers do. I see how close my dh is with all of our kids and I would hope people would be just as worried about him. I'm sure the father is feeling just as guilty if not more because he was sleeping. It sounds like both were possibly overworked. I really really feel for them. :iagree: I think my husband grieved harder than I did when we lost Elijah...and that was a death before birth at 19wks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murphy101 Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 :iagree: I think my husband grieved harder than I did when we lost Elijah...and that was a death before birth at 19wks. My husband too. He has been absolutely devastated by my miscarriages. If something like this happened, he would be blaming himself terribly. If he had made more money, we'd have better heating or house, if he had been home one of us would have been in the house... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeneralMom Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 I have heard that children do not respond well to alarms that just make noise, but respond better to alarms that "speak" so something like a voice yelling. I wonder if those are available for home use. I know my kids sleep through some crazy things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovedtodeath Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 The mom is also expecting in June. Oh. My heart hurts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beccad777 Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 So horrible! I can't even imagine. Will be praying for their family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weaver_67579 Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 cousin. It is a very sad story... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparkle Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Incredibly tragic. I am in tears over this. My heart goes out to the family and the community. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommaduck Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 Stinkin', flippin'!!!!!! Westboro plans to come back to PA to protest at the funeral of these poor children on Tuesday! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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