In the early hours of Tuesday morning, my step-son T lost his Mum.
Sadly she passed away in a house fire.
T had already gone to school when we found out about this terrible tragedy.
Hubby & I first decided that we would wait until T had gotten home from school before we
relayed this bad news to him.
But as the morning wore on, I thought that it would be best if we collected T from school and told him
before the other children were home.
That way he could have some time to himself to try to digest what we told him.
I cannot believe how brave T was when we told him.
He’s a pretty strong kid and has endured so many different things in his 14 years of life.
After tea Tuesday night, we let him speak to his sister on the phone who lives in the North of Tasmania.
And he was pretty good then too.
But the mood in our whole house was very somber and we all felt quite “blah”..
T headed off to school Wednesday morning with a letter for his pastoral care teacher – although I had conveyed the
news to the school when I collected T from school.
T spent some time with one of the Catholic brothers at school first thing this Wednesday morning,
and then in the afternoon, the school was bought together as a whole and were told about a student
losing his Mum and then all joined in a short prayer.
I was really impressed that this was done for T and I do hope that this helps him a little bit.
Also knowing he can go and see Brother P when he needs to for a chat should be of some benefit
for him too.
T – please know that I am here for you and that I do care,
I will help you where I can and outsource if need be, should you need other support.
You are being so brave.
To Tanya – T’s Mum:
R.I.P and please know that we will take care of your son for you.
He is safe with his Dad & I.
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So, to you my readers, please remember to tell your loved ones how you love them.
You just never know what is around the corner.
Life goes by us too fast.
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