Toddler death on a cruise ship. So tragic

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Anonymous wrote:It was stated that the family retained the lawyer to correct misinformation in the media about how the accident happened. They wanted it put out there that the grandfather wasn’t dangling the toddler purposefully out the window. He admittedly let go of her for a moment, perhaps consistent with believing that they were in front of a closed window. The lawyer’s primary role right now has been to interact with the media and request video from the ship. No suit has been filed and no money demanded.

Who stated this? The lawyer?

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I am not trying to be harsh or out of line, because there is no denying this tremendous loss, and maybe this is their way of dealing with it, but I thought the obit might be a little too much?

Her obituary was beautiful and totally heartbreaking. I felt like I knew that little girl and her family after I read it. I don't know who wrote the tribute but they did a wonderful job and, no, under the circumstances I don't think that it was too much at all.

DP. Her birth story moved me. I cannot imagine thinking your preemie survived all that with all the potential medical errors and then gone in seconds because of your father’s carelessness.

No, I agree - but I don’t trust the lawyer at this point. He has a LOT to gain from this.

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Anonymous wrote:The family experienced something very traumatic. They not only lost a daughter but watched her die and saw her smashed little body. They were in a foreign country and going through a horrific life experience. It is normal to not think clearly and to want to find a reason or explanation other than grandpa just dropped baby out the window. Their minds are trying to rationalize this and make it make sense and what helps is to think that something was wrong that made this tragedy possible. They are traumatized and grieving. An opportunistic lawyer reaches out and convinces them that there is a reason, that it isn't all grandpa and in that moment they cling to that, a glimmer of something.

I don't judge them. My sane rational mind is a million miles away from where their minds are.

As someone pointed out to me, Puerto Rico is part the US.

Yes it is. It is also a territory with it's own unique charm and looks nothing like Indiana and is actually quite far away from Indiana. Most US citizens have never visited Puerto Rico. I know that I haven't so it would be a totally new and different (foreign!) experience for me.

Puerto Rico isn’t a territory, it is a commonwealth.

The same is true of many parts of the 50 states. Would you find Hawaii or Alaska so exotic that you’d call them a foreign country?

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Anonymous wrote:The family experienced something very traumatic. They not only lost a daughter but watched her die and saw her smashed little body. They were in a foreign country and going through a horrific life experience. It is normal to not think clearly and to want to find a reason or explanation other than grandpa just dropped baby out the window. Their minds are trying to rationalize this and make it make sense and what helps is to think that something was wrong that made this tragedy possible. They are traumatized and grieving. An opportunistic lawyer reaches out and convinces them that there is a reason, that it isn't all grandpa and in that moment they cling to that, a glimmer of something.

I don't judge them. My sane rational mind is a million miles away from where their minds are.

As someone pointed out to me, Puerto Rico is part the US.

Yes it is. It is also a territory with it's own unique charm and looks nothing like Indiana and is actually quite far away from Indiana. Most US citizens have never visited Puerto Rico. I know that I haven't so it would be a totally new and different (foreign!) experience for me.

By that logic New York City is its own country as well. Just stop PP.

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Anonymous wrote:The family experienced something very traumatic. They not only lost a daughter but watched her die and saw her smashed little body. They were in a foreign country and going through a horrific life experience. It is normal to not think clearly and to want to find a reason or explanation other than grandpa just dropped baby out the window. Their minds are trying to rationalize this and make it make sense and what helps is to think that something was wrong that made this tragedy possible. They are traumatized and grieving. An opportunistic lawyer reaches out and convinces them that there is a reason, that it isn't all grandpa and in that moment they cling to that, a glimmer of something.

I don't judge them. My sane rational mind is a million miles away from where their minds are.

As someone pointed out to me, Puerto Rico is part the US.

Yes it is. It is also a territory with it's own unique charm and looks nothing like Indiana and is actually quite far away from Indiana. Most US citizens have never visited Puerto Rico. I know that I haven't so it would be a totally new and different (foreign!) experience for me.

By that logic New York City is its own country as well. Just stop PP.

Oh, good grief. You keep on beating and beating and beating the same horse over and over again. The family was in an unfamiliar locale far away from home. That is the only point. Just stop it.

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In Puerto Rico the main language spoken is Spanish, which is different from the situation with Hawaii or Alaska.

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Well this thread has officially veered off course. PP’s fighting about states. Take it outside.

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From the obit "Her favorite movie was Frozen, and she enjoyed singing and dancing as she watched at least three times a day." ... Why are you bragging about your 18 month old watching at minimum 6 hours of movies/tv a day?

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Anonymous wrote:The family experienced something very traumatic. They not only lost a daughter but watched her die and saw her smashed little body. They were in a foreign country and going through a horrific life experience. It is normal to not think clearly and to want to find a reason or explanation other than grandpa just dropped baby out the window. Their minds are trying to rationalize this and make it make sense and what helps is to think that something was wrong that made this tragedy possible. They are traumatized and grieving. An opportunistic lawyer reaches out and convinces them that there is a reason, that it isn't all grandpa and in that moment they cling to that, a glimmer of something.

I don't judge them. My sane rational mind is a million miles away from where their minds are.

As someone pointed out to me, Puerto Rico is part the US.

Yes it is. It is also a territory with it's own unique charm and looks nothing like Indiana and is actually quite far away from Indiana. Most US citizens have never visited Puerto Rico. I know that I haven't so it would be a totally new and different (foreign!) experience for me.

I feel the same way about Indiana.

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Anonymous wrote:From the obit "Her favorite movie was Frozen, and she enjoyed singing and dancing as she watched at least three times a day." ... Why are you bragging about your 18 month old watching at minimum 6 hours of movies/tv a day?

I would not consider an obit bragging. What a dcum response, to judge screen time in an obituary.

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Anonymous wrote:From the obit "Her favorite movie was Frozen, and she enjoyed singing and dancing as she watched at least three times a day." ... Why are you bragging about your 18 month old watching at minimum 6 hours of movies/tv a day?

Good God. This little girl is dead, as a result of an unthinkable tragedy, and you're judging her obituary? You are a terrible person. I don't even know what else to say right now. Wow.

[Anonymous]

Please stop about the states. It’s disrespectful

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This whole thread has gone off the rails. Probably time to lock it.

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Anonymous wrote:From the obit "Her favorite movie was Frozen, and she enjoyed singing and dancing as she watched at least three times a day." ... Why are you bragging about your 18 month old watching at minimum 6 hours of movies/tv a day?

This might be a new low for DCUM. How sad is your life PP that you felt the need to post this? I feel so bad for you