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I can't believe I am writing this.
In my small town, a block from my house a man killed his wife, 3 small children and then himself.
I knew the wife, she had joined a commitee that I am on.
Here's the story:
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/crime/bal-te.md.middletown20apr20,0,932726.story

I can still see the 2 year old girl sitting at my counter in the flower shop coloring.

This is horrific, I keep thinking what must the last moments of her life been.
This is going to be a tough week. My town is swarming with news people, I wish they would leave us alone.

Jennifer
 
Too incredibly sad for words.......
 
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Such a tragedy. I haven't been able to get this story out of my mind since I read about it over the weekend. My heart goes out to their families and all who knew them, including you. Take care.
 
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It's impossible to comprehend how much a human being can be in so much pain to do this to himself and his loved ones!

I'm so sorry.
 
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We are living in a time when people are so overcome by stress and strife in their lives that there is no rational thinking. Everyday this same story plays out in a town somewhere in the United States. It is so sad that someone feels there is no answer for what is wrong in their life, except to end the lives of everyone they love. People are under so much stress and we don't even realize anything is wrong until they snap. You and your community have my prayers.
 
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I've noticed this is happening more and more....or it's just being told more now. So sad...
 
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I saw it on the news. You wonder why people who do not want to live anymore, why they take inocent people with them. I guess that is why they say when people are deranged, they do not think properly.

On a side note, I was wondering, on the business side of things, a tragedy like this, does it create more business for you in the sense where people get more cut flowers to put at an memorial outside the home>?

Do you plan to have 5 funerals? I hear sometime little baby like the 2 year old could be in a casket withher mom! Just wondering!

Luc
 
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How sad...I am so sorry...I can't imagine how anyone can take the lives of your loved ones and yourself...I can't think of anything that bad that could drive someone to think it is the only way out...
 
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Jennifer put a memorial wreath out in front of your shop for your community to enjoy the beauty of the flowers. All of you need healing. This is so sad, and I agree we haven't seen the end of it yet.

I wish someone could put a thumb on the media. It causes so much grief. At least when we only had an evening newscast we were subjected to seeing it 24/7.
 
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I read about this and immediately called my sister who lives in Frederick, MD. Lots of family in the area. Hard to comprehend anything so terrible to drive a parent to kill his own children. Sending healing wishes for your town.
 
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My prayers and thoughts are with you and that town as you try and recover from what is such a sad happening.
 
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I am unable to comprehend such tragedies, and travesties.
Yes, people DO "snap", but, at least, take it out on YOURSELF, NOT innocent family members...
This sickens me....more and more barbarically, some people are devolving into animals...NO....WORSE than animals, even MOST animals PROTECT their young WITH THEIR LIVES...NOT, the other way around.
These are NOT human beings, they are pathetic amoebic viruses...makes me sick.....
LOWER THAN ANIMALS!!
 
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Mikey, wait a minute.

I'm not by any means advocating what this guy did. It's truly horrific. Absolutely sickening.

But we do not know what this person was going through. We don't know his heart or his mind. seems to me like he lost his mind.

Anyone who decides to kill themselves are not thinking rationally. And if that person decides to take his family with him, there's just a whole other level of disturbed.

This is another sick twisted tragedy where the perpetrator was not in their right mind.
so so terribly sad.



And Jennifer,
My heart goes out to you. Try to stop dwelling on what her last moments were like and remember how sweet she was. How cute she was coloring. It will make you crazy if you don't.
 
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Mikey the Flower Guy said:
I am unable to comprehend such tragedies, and travesties.
Yes, people DO "snap", but, at least, take it out on YOURSELF, NOT innocent family members...
This sickens me....more and more barbarically, some people are devolving into animals...NO....WORSE than animals, even MOST animals PROTECT their young WITH THEIR LIVES...NOT, the other way around.
These are NOT human beings, they are pathetic amoebic viruses...makes me sick.....
LOWER THAN ANIMALS!!
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...absolutely. If you are bummed then do yourself in. Leave the others alone. Being mental is no excuse to take anothers life. I agree 100% dude. I sure hope there is a special place in he!! for these selfish people who are to coward to go alone. No excuses!
 
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Shannon's absolutely right.

My second wife, a nut job in her own light, attempted suicide once with a gaggle of pills. Her son and I had to drag her to the car and get her to the ER, where she spent days strapped down in ICU.

I tried and tried and tried to ask her "what were you thinking? Letting your young son find you like that?" Trying to get some explanation of rationality out of her.

Her answer always was - "nothing - I wasn't thinking".

I discovered there is no rationality in an irrational act.

But not to offend, but I don't like these stories - there's nothing to be gained from doing the "isn't it terrible...?"

So I'll leave this alone now - I wish I hadn't clicked on it.
 
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There is no rational thought or way to justify any of it. Those left behind will never hear the answers that may, or may not ease the pain of what happened.

V
 
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Thanks everyone for your kind words.

I agree with everything you all have said.
The details are getting more and more grusome as time goes by.
They are using words like "evil" and "unspeakable". They have brought in counselors for the officials that were on the scene and in the house.

I'll spare you.

I know he had to be crazy to do what he did.
But I'm not in a forgiving place right now, so I can't afford him that "out".
Maybe that's wrong, but I find no excuse for what he did. And I hope he is burning in hell. There are just too many emotions tied up in all of this.
Maybe I should take a cue from the family, as they are burying all 5 family members together. They are having the funeral for all 5.

I can't think about how they died, I have to think about how they lived.

The press was swarming our town, they were in the flower shop, the schools, all over. Not a lot of people are talking. I told them to leave.
The town has circled the wagons so to speak, helping each other through this tragedy. They've set up funds for the burials and have adopted all of Francie's charities.


Jennifer
 
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