Wife just texted me;

[26 Inf]

I'm waiting for the Wife to get off work.
My less than logical reaction is to sell some properties and buy a larger home and go back to work.
Man it's gotta suck to be those kids.

Your thoughts aren't less than logical, they are the thoughts of a good man, willing to step up and help.

Someotherguy noted this: So I'm guessing you are mid to late 50's. I don't know your family or housing situation, or what other relatives you have, but really the closest relative to the deceased who is kid-friendly and competent is the person who should take them in, if at all possible. It's hard to imagine childhood being wrecked more than by having both parents suddenly killed, and the kids will need the greatest stability and continuation of family life that they can get.

That is good advice. Depending on the children's age, unless you think the kids will be going into a bad situation, it would probably be best if some younger relative took the kids and your family adopted the role of doting second cousins.

I was close to 47 when we took our daughters, first as foster kids, then as ours. They were 3 months and 1 year 3months when we got them. Don't get me wrong, I would do it again in a minute, but there were times when I thought to myself, they really deserve a younger dad and mom. But it worked.

Whatever happens, you guys are in our prayers. God knows your names.

[RazorBurn]

Thoughts and prayers to you, your wife, the kids, and the rest of your family.

[OH58D]

That's just horrible. My wife and I will keep you and your family in our prayers this evening. Really sorry to hear of this sort of thing.

[Coal Dragger]

The Drunk died a couple hours ago.

Good, that removes the need for you to hunt him down and kill him.

[SteyrAUG]

Good, that removes the need for you to hunt him down and kill him.

The problem is, unlike the drunk, most of us have shit to lose and can't engage in a lot of "should be done" activities. Not worth flushing your life over a POS unless you are really at the point where you are willing to sacrifice it all to make it happen.

[SteyrAUG]

I'm waiting for the Wife to get off work.
My less than logical reaction is to sell some properties and buy a larger home and go back to work.
Man it's gotta suck to be those kids.

If you are the best candidate to take on that kind of responsibility, sit down and take a long, objective look at your capability to do so. Don't do it on just emotion because that is a decade and a half of commitment, lifetime if you really invest yourself.

Hopefully the parents were well insured and anyone who decides to step up is going to start out with a lot of financial help. And yeah, probably not many things that could be worse for those kids, I can't imagine what it must be like.

[LMT Shooter]

I'm waiting for the Wife to get off work.
My less than logical reaction is to sell some properties and buy a larger home and go back to work.
Man it's gotta suck to be those kids.

I'm so sorry for you & your family, especially the kids. Right now, just be there for the kids. The long term decisions do not have to be made tonight. You seem like a good man, with a good heart and good intentions. You have a lot to handle right now, and I pray for the best, for the kids, for your family, and for you.

[Averageman]

Well the wife just shut down and went to bed.
I don't blame her, I'm just hoping the best available help gets to these kids (whom, I've never met.) as soon as possible.

[SteyrAUG]

Well the wife just shut down and went to bed.
I don't blame her, I'm just hoping the best available help gets to these kids (whom, I've never met.) as soon as possible.

It was a tall order. Best you can do is just try and help whenever you can. One thing that always helped me, was having my Grandparents house available to me in Iowa. So no matter what crap and stress might be going on in FL with family, school or other issues the times I was able to just spend the summer with my Grandparents made all the difference in the world.

[Moose-Knuckle]

The Drunk died a couple hours ago.

It doesn't bring back his victims but that is outstanding news.

Society would never punish him as he deserves and he will never be able to kill again.

Now at least the kids won't have to endure the horror of having to relive their parents deaths in two different trials.