# My nephew killed himelf today \[update: nephew's 2 year old son drowned\] **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 1, 2019, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-nephew-killed-himelf-today-update-nephews-2-year-old-son-drowned/836327 "2019-07-01T04:50:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2020, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-nephew-killed-himelf-today-update-nephews-2-year-old-son-drowned/836327/101 "2020-04-10T00:52:41Z")
Wow. I’m so sorry for you and your family. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2020, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-nephew-killed-himelf-today-update-nephews-2-year-old-son-drowned/836327/102 "2020-04-10T01:26:54Z")
I’m so sorry for your loss. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2020, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-nephew-killed-himelf-today-update-nephews-2-year-old-son-drowned/836327/103 "2020-04-10T01:41:57Z")
Simply heartbreaking. To lose your nephew and then this. I’m so sorry ---
**Author:** ![Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ccd318/32.png) [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2020, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-nephew-killed-himelf-today-update-nephews-2-year-old-son-drowned/836327/104 "2020-04-10T03:25:45Z")
I too am robbed of words. My prayers go to you and yours. ---
**Author:** ![AHunter3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahunter3/32/368_2.png) [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2020, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-nephew-killed-himelf-today-update-nephews-2-year-old-son-drowned/836327/105 "2020-04-10T04:09:34Z")
Holy fuck. Holy fuck. I’m somewhat poleaxed and I don’t know these people. I’m so sorry for everyone involved in this. ---
**Author:** ![jerez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c68b51/32.png) [@jerez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jerez)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2020, 9:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-nephew-killed-himelf-today-update-nephews-2-year-old-son-drowned/836327/106 "2020-04-10T09:05:48Z")
My condolences to the family. At some point down the road, you might find solace in the fact that other families have suffered tremendous misfortune, too. It’s pretty shitty consolation, but just remember that you’re not alone. ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2020, 9:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-nephew-killed-himelf-today-update-nephews-2-year-old-son-drowned/836327/107 "2020-04-10T09:56:53Z")
> [@StGermain](#): > > And now, less than a year later, my nephew’s 2 year old son drowned last night. It’s just beyond comprehension. > > StG Who cursed your family so badly? Jesus, \*\*St. G \*\*, all (terrible) joking aside, I am so sorry. Kid’s mom/nephew’s wife/niece-in-law must be in a numb, ghastly hell right now. No matter the circumstances of the drowning, I doubt she’s _not_ blaming herself. What if, what if. What if. I bleakly predict she won’t have an ultra long life ahead of her, and I don’t say that to be callous or cold. That much grief literally crushes your heart. My heart goes out to her, and the kid’s siblings. And to you, St. G of course. ---
**Author:** ![Mrs\_Fairway](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/47e85d/32.png) [@Mrs\_Fairway](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mrs_Fairway)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2020, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-nephew-killed-himelf-today-update-nephews-2-year-old-son-drowned/836327/108 "2020-04-10T11:34:26Z")
I am so, so sorry for all that your family has had, and is having, to endure. It’s just so unfair. ---
**Author:** ![CelticKnot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/celticknot/32/3392_2.png) [@CelticKnot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CelticKnot)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2020, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-nephew-killed-himelf-today-update-nephews-2-year-old-son-drowned/836327/109 "2020-04-10T12:28:31Z")
Prayers for everyone. I have nothing else. ---
**Author:** ![Renee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/renee/32/287_2.png) [@Renee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Renee)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2020, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-nephew-killed-himelf-today-update-nephews-2-year-old-son-drowned/836327/110 "2020-04-10T12:48:00Z")
Oh my god. That’s beyond awful. I’m so sorry. ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2020, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-nephew-killed-himelf-today-update-nephews-2-year-old-son-drowned/836327/111 "2020-04-10T12:57:12Z")
So very sorry for what you and yours are going through. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2020, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-nephew-killed-himelf-today-update-nephews-2-year-old-son-drowned/836327/112 "2020-04-10T13:07:08Z")
> [@purplehorseshoe](#): > > I bleakly predict she won’t have an ultra long life ahead of her, and I don’t say that to be callous or cold. That much grief literally crushes your heart. I thought something similar. I know I myself wouldn’t have the strength for it. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2020, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-nephew-killed-himelf-today-update-nephews-2-year-old-son-drowned/836327/113 "2020-04-10T13:27:47Z")
This is incredibly sad. No words will suffice, but I still feel for you. You must be incredibly strong to hold it together this far, I hope this is the end of bad news for you for a long time. ---
**Author:** ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2020, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-nephew-killed-himelf-today-update-nephews-2-year-old-son-drowned/836327/114 "2020-04-10T14:28:47Z")
Removed for permission from Mods. ---
**Author:** ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2020, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-nephew-killed-himelf-today-update-nephews-2-year-old-son-drowned/836327/115 "2020-04-11T22:48:01Z")
Leo’s funeral is next Saturday. At the same funeral home we used for his grandfather 3 years ago and his father last year. Apparently they’re still having funerals in TN. My niece-in-law put up a [FB donations page](https://www.facebook.com/chris.lichon.9/posts/3401337966547614?notif_id=1586536251271753¬if_t=feedback_reaction_generic), but she got the $1500 she was looking for to transport his body back to TN. Any extra will go for burial expenses. StG ---
**Author:** ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2020, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-nephew-killed-himelf-today-update-nephews-2-year-old-son-drowned/836327/116 "2020-04-11T23:25:34Z")
> [@StGermain](#): > > Leo’s funeral is next Saturday. At the same funeral home we used for his grandfather 3 years ago and his father last year. Apparently they’re still having funerals in TN. My niece-in-law put up a [FB donations page](https://www.facebook.com/chris.lichon.9/posts/3401337966547614?notif_id=1586536251271753¬if_t=feedback_reaction_generic), but she got the $1500 she was looking for to transport his body back to TN. Any extra will go for burial expenses. > > StG This fund appeal was approved by the mods. StG ---
**Author:** ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2020, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-nephew-killed-himelf-today-update-nephews-2-year-old-son-drowned/836327/117 "2020-04-23T23:58:57Z")
Leo’s funeral was today. There’s nothing sadder than a 2 year old’s casket. He was buried next to his daddy. My nephew’s wife bought the plot next to him when she buried him, for herself. She didn’t think she’d be burying her baby less than a year later. StG ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2020, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-nephew-killed-himelf-today-update-nephews-2-year-old-son-drowned/836327/118 "2020-04-24T00:35:16Z")
I am so, so sorry. ---
**Author:** ![kambuckta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/53a042/32.png) [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2020, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-nephew-killed-himelf-today-update-nephews-2-year-old-son-drowned/836327/119 "2020-04-24T01:57:36Z")
That’s a terrible lot of hurting for one family to deal with. I’m so sorry. kam ---
**Author:** ![asahi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asahi/32/8693_2.png) [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2020, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-nephew-killed-himelf-today-update-nephews-2-year-old-son-drowned/836327/120 "2020-04-24T02:16:00Z")
I have no words, only empathy. I am terribly sorry that you’ve been handed a double dose of tragedy. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-nephew-killed-himelf-today-update-nephews-2-year-old-son-drowned/836327.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-nephew-killed-himelf-today-update-nephews-2-year-old-son-drowned/836327.md?page=7)