Yeah, I cry roughly zero times in an average year, but I made it about 5 sentences into that one and had to close it.

Poor baby, poor family, I can't even imagine. I can't wait to go home and hug mine.

Strategeryz0r: the parents should be ashamed of themselves for the obvious publicity grab. Stop being attention whores,

Your a sad worthless waste of humanity. Troll or not.

Our culture's notions about babies and dying are weird.

wepsi: People have come to my parents and told if they had prayed more I wouldn't be disabled, or that if I prayed I'd be cured

PROVE THEM WRONG!!!

wepsi: People have come to my parents and told if they had prayed more I wouldn't be disabled, or that if I prayed I'd be cured.

I sincerely hope your dad asked them if they wanted to have their jaw strength tested.

Metaphysical Ham Sandwich: So do people age in Heaven? How is little baby Avery going to develop to the point where she could reasonably take care of other dead people? Does Papa George have to stay an old man for eternity or does he get to go back to being a young man? Would his relatives even recognize him? What if his idea of Heaven doesn't involve hanging out with his relatives?

That's why heaven can't exist. Logistically speaking it wouldn't work. But hell, well, I think this story is proof we are living in it.

BigBooper: Strategeryz0r: the parents should be ashamed of themselves for the obvious publicity grab. Stop being attention whores,

Your a sad worthless waste of humanity. Troll or not.

Why because the parents clearly wanted nothing more than attention? There's a difference between a news organisation picking up a tragic headline and highlighting the story, and what these nimrods did. They obviously went out of their way to create headlines and garner sympathy, which is deplorable in my book.

So no it's not rolling. I feel bad for the family for having lost their child. On the flipside, I despise them for their obvious attention seeking behavior. Like I said, they're not the only ones to experience tragedy like this. They're just the only ones who did what they had to do to make headlines.

madgonad: Cymbal: madgonad: Very sad, but I am a little confused that the baby has a drivers license and has gone hunting.

I dont want to live in a world in which a cat can drive a car off a cliff, but a baby can't have a government issued ID.

At least she can't vote in the next election now.

/aisle seat

Not like her likely democratic vote would have mattered anyways in Texas.

Cymbal: That's why heaven can't exist. Logistically speaking it wouldn't work. But hell, well, I think this story is proof we are living in it.

How can this be "hell" if so many people are happy and enjoying themselves?

Cymbal: Metaphysical Ham Sandwich: So do people age in Heaven? How is little baby Avery going to develop to the point where she could reasonably take care of other dead people? Does Papa George have to stay an old man for eternity or does he get to go back to being a young man? Would his relatives even recognize him? What if his idea of Heaven doesn't involve hanging out with his relatives?

That's why heaven can't exist. Logistically speaking it wouldn't work. But hell, well, I think this story is proof we are living in it.

Look guys, I'm not at all religious-y, but from what I remember it was only the soul that went to Heaven (except from Mary, who got a special permission), so asking if we look old or young or if the arm that grampa lost in WWII grows back is pointless.

Maybe the Spartans had it right, and a malformed baby would be put to death immediately rather than be a real downer for however long it takes to die.

ph0rk: Cymbal: That's why heaven can't exist. Logistically speaking it wouldn't work. But hell, well, I think this story is proof we are living in it.

How can this be "hell" if so many people are happy and enjoying themselves?

Because they have demons in their semen, and succubi in their ovary.

So how many items on the list did they cross off. I got a pool going on at my work I got the 5 spot.

wildcardjack: Maybe the Spartans had it right, and a malformed baby would be put to death immediately rather than be a real downer for however long it takes to die.

You sound like you have been drinking too much at the Hafbrau House, der Führer.

I just hope to hell that there wasn't any Baby Yoga with a WTF Video of the day Naked Baby Warning or Dwarf Tossing. Hard to tell the difference.

Metaphysical Ham Sandwich: So do people age in Heaven? How is little baby Avery going to develop to the point where she could reasonably take care of other dead people? Does Papa George have to stay an old man for eternity or does he get to go back to being a young man? Would his relatives even recognize him? What if his idea of Heaven doesn't involve hanging out with his relatives?

MarkTwain had an answering his great Captain Stormfeilds Vist To Heaven. People could change their age if it was their desire.

Babies/ kids will grow up because they wouldnt be happy staying a baby. Adults would go back to when their minds were still sharp and the body decent. Old folk tend to stay old because they are more comfortable hanging out with people their age.

Metaphysical Ham Sandwich: So do people age in Heaven? How is little baby Avery going to develop to the point where she could reasonably take care of other dead people? Does Papa George have to stay an old man for eternity or does he get to go back to being a young man? Would his relatives even recognize him? What if his idea of Heaven doesn't involve hanging out with his relatives?

Not to give too serious an answer to a noni-serious question, but as I understand it, it goes like this (at least based on my non-seminary exposure in Episcipal Church / Catholic school / Lutheran Church:)

In heaven your eternal soul exists in "eternal time" and does not really participate in 'aging'. The "YOU" that exists in heaven eternally is the perfect ideal "you" in the absolute perfection of God's vision for you. So people aren't really young or old. Not aged and decrepit or infantile or what have you. And the pettiness, and quarrels with in-laws and all that would fall away leaving you in a sublime, refined state of eternal bliss and complete understanding. You are still "you", but you are the perfected you free of the pain, and faults, and pettiness that plague man in the material world.

There is no "your" idea of Heaven, because you would have achieved understanding of the perfect vision of God and so your heaven would be as God's vision of eternal paradise, that being the most perfect unity with a loving God and all of his loving children.

/... sorry. That WAS too serious and answer.
/ I never got a good answer on whether all dogs go to heaven.

Where's my little girl, I need a hug.

/as usual.
//she hugs so good.

I really recommend reading stories about dying babies while you're pregnant. It's a great idea.

Except not.

Itchy92: Ok, this thread is filled with the sentimental sort thus far, so I guess I'll be the first to don my flame-suit and say I laughed when I read the headline. After all the publicity they got for their tragic story, the baby dies like two days later and makes the whole thing kinda anti-climactic (or pre-climactic, at any rate). Yes, on a personal level, this must be very sad for them; but, from a purely objective viewpoint, I find this really funny. I picture it like those scenes where the dramatic music is swelling as the hero leaps off a cliff to save the day, and then the record scratch soundclip plays as he falls to his death on the jagged rocks below.

Granted, I didn't actually read the original articles or this one, just got the jist of the story from the Fark headline and blurb in Google News. Also, I'm dealing with a tremendous heartbreak of my own, so I'm feeling exceptionally cynical and negative.

Honestly, I thought they were a little strange for wanting to cram so much into the kid's life, I thought they were still in denial. But, whatever it takes I suppose. I just hope they don't get "in memory" car stickers or t-shirts.

Chelle82: I really recommend reading stories about dying babies while you're pregnant. It's a great idea.

Except not.

So, how you doin'?

Scrolled through the replies looking for a link to show that the story was a fake. Leaving disappointed.

As a Dad of 5 kids, I am thankful everyday that they are all pretty healthy. I can't imagine loosing one of my kids this way.

//damm dust..

Flab: wepsi: People have come to my parents and told if they had prayed more I wouldn't be disabled, or that if I prayed I'd be cured.

I sincerely hope your dad asked them if they wanted to have their jaw strength tested.

He should have hit them and then told them if they'd prayed harder they could have prevented it.

/Faithless :D

It's small comfort, but there are now a whole boat load of people who know about SMA.

RIP, little one.

octopied: Flab: wepsi: People have come to my parents and told if they had prayed more I wouldn't be disabled, or that if I prayed I'd be cured.

I sincerely hope your dad asked them if they wanted to have their jaw strength tested.

He should have hit them and then told them if they'd prayed harder they could have prevented it.

/Faithless :D

*slow clap*

If I were asked by the Make A Wish foundation, I'd ask to club baby seals.

"Ere sin could blight or sorrow fade, Death came with friendly care; The opening bud to Heaven conveyed, And bade it blossom there." ~ Samuel Taylor Coleridge

sharkbeagle: If I were asked by the Make A Wish foundation, I'd ask to club baby seals.

Make a wish does not do animal killing. You need to go through "Hunt of a Lifetime Foundation" for that

Damn, this was not the kind of thing I wanted to see on my grandson's 3rd birthday.

May almighty God shine his eternal light on his littlest angel.
May he also give some measure of comfort to those whom she leaves behind.
May this tragedy make us all treasure our own children just a little bit more.

R.I.P. sweet baby. :-(

Cymbal: wepsi: que.guero: You know, I can't wait for the religious folks to come out en masse and talk about how this is God, testing people's faith.

I'd like to know how a 5 month old needs to have her faith tested...

Her parents needed their faith tested... People have come to my parents and told if they had prayed more I wouldn't be disabled, or that if I prayed I'd be cured.

/has SMA, only less severe

Someone says that shiat to me I'd pull a Tyson and eat their children.

My sister had to go through someone saying evil, hateful things to her after her 13-month old son, Bryan, died. The twunt actually told my sister that the reason Bryan was born with Fragile X Syndrome because of some awful sin she had committed in the past. It was all my sister could do not to hit the biatch.

Strategeryz0r: BigBooper: Strategeryz0r: the parents should be ashamed of themselves for the obvious publicity grab. Stop being attention whores,

Your a sad worthless waste of humanity. Troll or not.

Why because the parents clearly wanted nothing more than attention? There's a difference between a news organisation picking up a tragic headline and highlighting the story, and what these nimrods did. They obviously went out of their way to create headlines and garner sympathy, which is deplorable in my book.

So no it's not rolling. I feel bad for the family for having lost their child. On the flipside, I despise them for their obvious attention seeking behavior. Like I said, they're not the only ones to experience tragedy like this. They're just the only ones who did what they had to do to make headlines.

They posted the blog to make more people aware of SMA, you douchenozzle.

Strategeryz0r: BigBooper: Strategeryz0r: the parents should be ashamed of themselves for the obvious publicity grab. Stop being attention whores,

Your a sad worthless waste of humanity. Troll or not.

Why because the parents clearly wanted nothing more than attention? There's a difference between a news organisation picking up a tragic headline and highlighting the story, and what these nimrods did. They obviously went out of their way to create headlines and garner sympathy, which is deplorable in my book.

So no it's not rolling. I feel bad for the family for having lost their child. On the flipside, I despise them for their obvious attention seeking behavior. Like I said, they're not the only ones to experience tragedy like this. They're just the only ones who did what they had to do to make headlines.

Yeah, they are terrible. Its not like the whole thing, along with a way to cope with the diagnosis, was used to not only raise awareness of the disease, so that potiential parents would actually get the test to see if they carry the gene, but as a fundraiser to fund a gene therapy program that could help reduce the effect or cure the disease.

Cause if THAT is what it was for, rather than them valuing hits on their blog more than their child's privacy, well, then you would be a real arsehole

/was at the Skeeters game where they threw out the 1st pitch
//only saw the blog a couple days ago

Well hell. I'm going to go spend some quality time with my kids now. And to the few on here (Stratergy0r, I'm glaring at you) who are being a$$holes about these parents wanting some good to come out of this horrible tragedy by raising awareness about SMA... Oh holy hell. Really? A baby dies and you think the parents were Attention Whores? Nice. Kicked any puppies recently? I know. It's FARK. But FFS these people lost their infant child.

that's sad. ain't nothing worse than baby funerals and those tiny coffins. no, not even suicides. at least with suicides you can ask 'why why why' but with a baby you can't say shiat...

I hope her folks enjoyed what little time with her they had.

IME nothing worse than outliving one of your children.

My cousin's daughter has SMA.

/not getting a kick. Very sad.Though she just enjoyed her first birthday and has lived 9 months longer than the Dr's expected.

Strategeryz0r

The ignore list grows... So long butt-munch

The Shatner Incident: Damn. My heart aches for those people. That is just goddamned sad. Looking at this story, I feel even more fortunate to have a normal, albeit rambunctious child.

This. I couldn't read the whole article. It's just too sad. I couldn't imagine losing my son. I had a miscarriage a couple weeks ago and my hormones are all out of whack so that doesn't help. I lost that one before I could have an emotional attachment, I can't imagine losing a 5 month old.

/runs off to hug my 17 month old

The last picture they took of her... geez, that's what started my weepies.

My bucket list includes getting news articles written about me before my demise.

Just drove all the way back from Tulsa after saying goodbye to my Dad. He's in a hospice dying of stomach cancer. Only has a couple of weeks left - maybe less.

My first child is due May 28th.

I can't wait to give him/her a hug :(

Super sad to see this story the other day, and have it followed up so sadly, so quickly.

In the book When Children Ask About God there is an incredibly helpful chapter on explaining death. Basically, God is benevolent. Mother Nature is a biatch.

Total biatch.

So much dust here.

Good thing God has a plan though right? Right?!

I am sad for them all, and for us that are reminded of just how short our lives can be.

incalclacable: In the book When Children Ask About God there is an incredibly helpful chapter on explaining death. Basically, God is benevolent. Mother Nature is a biatch.

Who created Nature?

i'm so sorry

jaytkay: incalclacable: In the book When Children Ask About God there is an incredibly helpful chapter on explaining death. Basically, God is benevolent. Mother Nature is a biatch.

Who created Nature?

I suppose you could consider Nature and/or Nature's creator a demiurge, if you want to go with Plato.

/Very sad about the baby in TFA.

I can't believe it. I posted the Samuel Taylor Coleridge poem on Yahoo, and some idiot(s) are trolling me.

Geez. Drop the killer asteroid now.