Totally Unreadable

[SKO]

Only putting this in here because it's where we usually talk about him, but damn it. This is sad and terrible:

https://twitter.com/MATrueblood/status/714653774401277952

Jesus Christ.  Poor, poor bastard.

Beautifully written, by the way.

I'm a pool of tears.

I really try not to be the a-hole that goes "oh you just don't understand if you don't have kids", but I will say the one thing I never really understood until I had a son was the unbelievable amount of fucking fear that comes with being a parent and reading shit like that and picturing your kid in that hospital room and realizing how fragile it all is and god dammit it is not fair that shit like that can happen to children.

No, you're right. I work at a children's hospital where stuff like this happens every day and it's always been motivating to be here (because the people here prevent terrible things from happening to kids), but it became very different once I had a kid of my own. Both in good ways and bad ways.

It definitely ups the empathy meter. As a historian I read lots of often disturbing things that I always kind of read in really detached manner, the Holocaust, etc. It was sad, but always in a really abstract kind of way. Now I read those same books and picture someone hauling my own son off like that and I can barely get through it.

[World's #1 Astros Fan]

Son of a bitch...

[PenFoe]

Only putting this in here because it's where we usually talk about him, but damn it. This is sad and terrible:

https://twitter.com/MATrueblood/status/714653774401277952

Jesus Christ.  Poor, poor bastard.

Beautifully written, by the way.

I'm a pool of tears.

I really try not to be the a-hole that goes "oh you just don't understand if you don't have kids", but I will say the one thing I never really understood until I had a son was the unbelievable amount of fucking fear that comes with being a parent and reading shit like that and picturing your kid in that hospital room and realizing how fragile it all is and god dammit it is not fair that shit like that can happen to children.

No, you're right. I work at a children's hospital where stuff like this happens every day and it's always been motivating to be here (because the people here prevent terrible things from happening to kids), but it became very different once I had a kid of my own. Both in good ways and bad ways.

It definitely ups the empathy meter. As a historian I read lots of often disturbing things that I always kind of read in really detached manner, the Holocaust, etc. It was sad, but always in a really abstract kind of way. Now I read those same books and picture someone hauling my own son off like that and I can barely get through it.

Christ.  Poor guy.  This is devastating.  I can't imagine.

[Slaky]

Only putting this in here because it's where we usually talk about him, but damn it. This is sad and terrible:

https://twitter.com/MATrueblood/status/714653774401277952

I saw it and needless to say I'm done giving him shit forever. This broke my heart.

[CBStew]

Only putting this in here because it's where we usually talk about him, but damn it. This is sad and terrible:

https://twitter.com/MATrueblood/status/714653774401277952

Jesus Christ.  Poor, poor bastard.

Beautifully written, by the way.

I'm a pool of tears.

I really try not to be the a-hole that goes "oh you just don't understand if you don't have kids", but I will say the one thing I never really understood until I had a son was the unbelievable amount of fucking fear that comes with being a parent and reading shit like that and picturing your kid in that hospital room and realizing how fragile it all is and god dammit it is not fair that shit like that can happen to children.

No, you're right. I work at a children's hospital where stuff like this happens every day and it's always been motivating to be here (because the people here prevent terrible things from happening to kids), but it became very different once I had a kid of my own. Both in good ways and bad ways.

It definitely ups the empathy meter. As a historian I read lots of often disturbing things that I always kind of read in really detached manner, the Holocaust, etc. It was sad, but always in a really abstract kind of way. Now I read those same books and picture someone hauling my own son off like that and I can barely get through it.

Christ.  Poor guy.  This is devastating.  I can't imagine.

Brought tears to my eyes.  It makes me realize how fortunate I am to see my sons in their 40's and 50's.  It is not right for one to outlive his offspring.

[PenFoe]

Only putting this in here because it's where we usually talk about him, but damn it. This is sad and terrible:

https://twitter.com/MATrueblood/status/714653774401277952

Jesus Christ.  Poor, poor bastard.

Beautifully written, by the way.

I'm a pool of tears.

I really try not to be the a-hole that goes "oh you just don't understand if you don't have kids", but I will say the one thing I never really understood until I had a son was the unbelievable amount of fucking fear that comes with being a parent and reading shit like that and picturing your kid in that hospital room and realizing how fragile it all is and god dammit it is not fair that shit like that can happen to children.

No, you're right. I work at a children's hospital where stuff like this happens every day and it's always been motivating to be here (because the people here prevent terrible things from happening to kids), but it became very different once I had a kid of my own. Both in good ways and bad ways.

It definitely ups the empathy meter. As a historian I read lots of often disturbing things that I always kind of read in really detached manner, the Holocaust, etc. It was sad, but always in a really abstract kind of way. Now I read those same books and picture someone hauling my own son off like that and I can barely get through it.

Christ.  Poor guy.  This is devastating.  I can't imagine.

Brought tears to my eyes.  It makes me realize how fortunate I am to see my sons in their 40's and 50's.  It is not right for one to outlive his offspring.

If you go to his Facebook page, he's been posting pics of his son most of the day. 
Obviously you never know how you'll react in any situation, but celebrating life can be a really hard thing to do in the midst of unspeakable tragedy. I hope I'd be able to do that.

[CBStew]

Only putting this in here because it's where we usually talk about him, but damn it. This is sad and terrible:

https://twitter.com/MATrueblood/status/714653774401277952

Jesus Christ.  Poor, poor bastard.

Beautifully written, by the way.

I'm a pool of tears.

I really try not to be the a-hole that goes "oh you just don't understand if you don't have kids", but I will say the one thing I never really understood until I had a son was the unbelievable amount of fucking fear that comes with being a parent and reading shit like that and picturing your kid in that hospital room and realizing how fragile it all is and god dammit it is not fair that shit like that can happen to children.

No, you're right. I work at a children's hospital where stuff like this happens every day and it's always been motivating to be here (because the people here prevent terrible things from happening to kids), but it became very different once I had a kid of my own. Both in good ways and bad ways.

It definitely ups the empathy meter. As a historian I read lots of often disturbing things that I always kind of read in really detached manner, the Holocaust, etc. It was sad, but always in a really abstract kind of way. Now I read those same books and picture someone hauling my own son off like that and I can barely get through it.

Christ.  Poor guy.  This is devastating.  I can't imagine.

Brought tears to my eyes.  It makes me realize how fortunate I am to see my sons in their 40's and 50's.  It is not right for one to outlive his offspring.

If you go to his Facebook page, he's been posting pics of his son most of the day. 
Obviously you never know how you'll react in any situation, but celebrating life can be a really hard thing to do in the midst of unspeakable tragedy. I hope I'd be able to do that.

I hope that you never have to.

[Bort]

Only putting this in here because it's where we usually talk about him, but damn it. This is sad and terrible:

https://twitter.com/MATrueblood/status/714653774401277952

Jesus Christ.  Poor, poor bastard.

Beautifully written, by the way.

I could barely finish it.

I got as far as the picture and just couldn't.

[flannj]

Okay, not sure who to quote but between the emotional replies of Stew and all you young fathers there is no way I'm clicking on that link.
I realize that I'm a big baby but I just can't.

[Saul Goodman]

Okay, not sure who to quote but between the emotional replies of Stew and all you young fathers there is no way I'm clicking on that link.
I realize that I'm a big baby but I just can't.

I don't even have kids and I was immensely saddened. I long for the old times, when all we knew about him were his bad baseball opinions, not the fact that a massive medical injustice was just perpetrated on him by the universe which heartlessly robbed him of his little boy. I bet he does too. Godspeed, Emerson.

[Canadouche]

Only putting this in here because it's where we usually talk about him, but damn it. This is sad and terrible:

https://twitter.com/MATrueblood/status/714653774401277952

Jesus Christ.  Poor, poor bastard.

Beautifully written, by the way.

I'm a pool of tears.

I really try not to be the a-hole that goes "oh you just don't understand if you don't have kids", but I will say the one thing I never really understood until I had a son was the unbelievable amount of fucking fear that comes with being a parent and reading shit like that and picturing your kid in that hospital room and realizing how fragile it all is and god dammit it is not fair that shit like that can happen to children.

This. I didn't know it was possible to love someone as much as I do my son. If something ever happened to him, forget about writing about it like Trueblood did - I would be a blubbering, incomprehensible mess. Probably for the rest of my life.

[Oleg]

Only putting this in here because it's where we usually talk about him, but damn it. This is sad and terrible:

https://twitter.com/MATrueblood/status/714653774401277952

Jesus Christ.  Poor, poor bastard.

Beautifully written, by the way.

I'm a pool of tears.

I really try not to be the a-hole that goes "oh you just don't understand if you don't have kids", but I will say the one thing I never really understood until I had a son was the unbelievable amount of fucking fear that comes with being a parent and reading shit like that and picturing your kid in that hospital room and realizing how fragile it all is and god dammit it is not fair that shit like that can happen to children.

This. I didn't know it was possible to love someone as much as I do my son. If something ever happened to him, forget about writing about it like Trueblood did - I would be a blubbering, incomprehensible mess. Probably for the rest of my life.

We get it.  You found a chick who'd have sex with you.

*This was devolving into a sadness spiral, with good reason.  Time to remember how big of assholes we really are.*

[Yeti]

Only putting this in here because it's where we usually talk about him, but damn it. This is sad and terrible:

https://twitter.com/MATrueblood/status/714653774401277952

Jesus Christ.  Poor, poor bastard.

Beautifully written, by the way.

I'm a pool of tears.

I really try not to be the a-hole that goes "oh you just don't understand if you don't have kids", but I will say the one thing I never really understood until I had a son was the unbelievable amount of fucking fear that comes with being a parent and reading shit like that and picturing your kid in that hospital room and realizing how fragile it all is and god dammit it is not fair that shit like that can happen to children.

This. I didn't know it was possible to love someone as much as I do my son. If something ever happened to him, forget about writing about it like Trueblood did - I would be a blubbering, incomprehensible mess. Probably for the rest of my life.

We get it.  You found a chick who'd have sex with you.

*This was devolving into a sadness spiral, with good reason.  Time to remember how big of assholes we really are.*

The same could be said for all of us... except Slaky. Who wouldn't want to sex him?

[Slaky]

Only putting this in here because it's where we usually talk about him, but damn it. This is sad and terrible:

https://twitter.com/MATrueblood/status/714653774401277952

Jesus Christ.  Poor, poor bastard.

Beautifully written, by the way.

I'm a pool of tears.

I really try not to be the a-hole that goes "oh you just don't understand if you don't have kids", but I will say the one thing I never really understood until I had a son was the unbelievable amount of fucking fear that comes with being a parent and reading shit like that and picturing your kid in that hospital room and realizing how fragile it all is and god dammit it is not fair that shit like that can happen to children.

This. I didn't know it was possible to love someone as much as I do my son. If something ever happened to him, forget about writing about it like Trueblood did - I would be a blubbering, incomprehensible mess. Probably for the rest of my life.

We get it.  You found a chick who'd have sex with you.

*This was devolving into a sadness spiral, with good reason.  Time to remember how big of assholes we really are.*

The same could be said for all of us... except Slaky. Who wouldn't want to sex him?

Doc

[Oleg]

Only putting this in here because it's where we usually talk about him, but damn it. This is sad and terrible:

https://twitter.com/MATrueblood/status/714653774401277952

Jesus Christ.  Poor, poor bastard.

Beautifully written, by the way.

I'm a pool of tears.

I really try not to be the a-hole that goes "oh you just don't understand if you don't have kids", but I will say the one thing I never really understood until I had a son was the unbelievable amount of fucking fear that comes with being a parent and reading shit like that and picturing your kid in that hospital room and realizing how fragile it all is and god dammit it is not fair that shit like that can happen to children.

This. I didn't know it was possible to love someone as much as I do my son. If something ever happened to him, forget about writing about it like Trueblood did - I would be a blubbering, incomprehensible mess. Probably for the rest of my life.

We get it.  You found a chick who'd have sex with you.

*This was devolving into a sadness spiral, with good reason.  Time to remember how big of assholes we really are.*

The same could be said for all of us... except Slaky. Who wouldn't want to sex him?

Doc

Oh man.  That's one Desipifeud I miss.