Thread by @windermeremike

I got a phone call Thursday night at 11:45 from my ex-wife.... I don’t have to tell any parents out there the feeling you get in the pit of your stomach when you have teenage or young adult children and the phone rings late.

When I answered the phone I could hear her wailing into it before I could put it up to my ear. I couldn’t understand a word she was saying, but didn’t need to. I knew we had lost one of our girls.

When my ex and I split 19 years ago we had two beautiful girls 3 and 5. It was a few years later we both remarried and have all remained so. We have always remained friends had a united front with the girls. They were lucky to have 4 adults that always put them first.

My wife and I were laying in bed when we received the call. At that very moment our lives changed forever. The two most important women in my life, my wife of 16 years and the other being the mother of my two daughters where screaming and making sounds that will haunt me forever

The sound of a mother wailing over the loss of a child is like nothing else. When you hear it it is unmistakable in its horror and anguish.

Our 22 yo little girl was killed in an automobile accident Thursday evening. Alcohol was a factor. She was the passenger and the driver is still in critical condition.
Today my wife and I will take some of her favorite clothes to the funeral home to dress her in....

Dallis Brooke Hunter will be laid to rest Wednesday.... I don’t know how I’m going to breath till then.

The decisions that have to be made in such a short amount of time, the planning and prepping that need to occur to make the final arraignments for your child are overwhelming. And all of that is shrouded in uncontrollable grief.

We are putting the final touches on her service for tomorrow .... I feel like there is an elephant jumping up and down on my chest.... just daring me to breathe.

Well it’s just a few hours away now.... they will soon close the lid on your casket..... that will be the last time I ever look at your beautiful face. I think today might be the hardest day of my life..... love you kiddo...always have and always will.

This is my daughter that I will put to rest today..... I will forever miss that smile.

Love you kid.....always have always will....

It’s not an elephant jumping up and down.... it’s a Boa Constrictor ... squeezes a little tighter after each breath... making the next even tougher.

If not for my family needing me here and needing to know I’m OK..... what I would give to be offshore out of sight of land in my boat....drifting listening to hull slap.....