Indeed I had a girlfriend Brit public school raised
Parents lived Gstaad or Anguilla mostly
Detached
I’m not like that
The motorcycle death fueled me instantly with raw empathy and as father of five kids including three boys in a row....selfishness
I admit I prayed for the dad and thanked God it wasn’t my loss at the same moment
My wife would have to be institutionalized
My boys have KTM dirt bikes and a lot of land to ride but street bikes no
I took a pic of the crumpled bike and sent it to me 16 year old who’s been sweating me for a street bike for school
He read about it on the news and declared his desire for a street bike was done
Right after I witnessed it I called my wife and choked back throat lumps trying to explain it
The banker lady I was with was despondent
It was one of the worst things I’ve ever witnessed especially the fathers arrival as he saw immediately it was his young son
I’m sorry you had to witness that. If it dissuaded your son from owning a vehicle that might prove dangerous, perhaps it was God speaking to him through you. I don’t generally think this way but it is one way of making peace with a traumatic event. Life kinda stinks, doesn’t it?