[The Coopster]

They didn't see anything, other than the emergency vehicles. We didn't tell them anything specific, only that there had been an accident. There'll be plenty of time for details later.

[kayak]

That's one small thing to be thankful for at least, though I think that often kids deal with such things better than adults. They don't have the perspective we do to understand all the implications and ramifications of events.

But I'm glad that they didn't actually witness anything. I just wish your mother hadn't either.