need help asap !!
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need help asap !!
i have a fear that a family friend may have been killed in a drunk driving accident yesterday.
i've been hearing reports on the news here in upstate ny that my old bosses' kid may have been driving drunk & hit a tree yesterday morning. the problem is the kids name is a common 1 & i know 3 people with the same name and about all the same age. the kicker (now stay with me here) is that he was with a girl that has the same name as my sisters ex sister in law. my wife & i have been out of town for a couple months taking care of an old lady who just lost her husband, so i'm out of the local gossip loop of my home turf. my old boss has been recovering from his own accident 2 yrs ago on a 2 wheeled rice burner.
my question is, should i call the family and ask knowing i may risk not being right and freaking out the kids family. sorry for not being real clear but i'm freaking out over this and will be the first to admit i don't handle crap like this well at all. thanks in advance.
carl
i've been hearing reports on the news here in upstate ny that my old bosses' kid may have been driving drunk & hit a tree yesterday morning. the problem is the kids name is a common 1 & i know 3 people with the same name and about all the same age. the kicker (now stay with me here) is that he was with a girl that has the same name as my sisters ex sister in law. my wife & i have been out of town for a couple months taking care of an old lady who just lost her husband, so i'm out of the local gossip loop of my home turf. my old boss has been recovering from his own accident 2 yrs ago on a 2 wheeled rice burner.
my question is, should i call the family and ask knowing i may risk not being right and freaking out the kids family. sorry for not being real clear but i'm freaking out over this and will be the first to admit i don't handle crap like this well at all. thanks in advance.
carl
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Sounds like you need to talk to a friend of a friend first, if possible. If you don't know a person that knows this family, then you might just have to call and be honest. Something like "We've been out of town and just heard some potentially bad news and wanted to check in with you".
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I agree with gtex. Even if you haen't talked to them in awhile, and you're wrong, it'll say to them that at least you still think about them and show concern. I'd rather you be wrong but know that you're still looking out for me than not hear from you at all, especially if something did happen.
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it was who i thought it was. if any kid has the inclination to drive drunk,picture your dad coming into a funeral home or morgue & seeing your head 4' away from your body. thats what i saw tuesday. it was the most f*&@'ed up thing i've ever seen. he was 29. he had 3 young kids. i'm begging all people that might read this to think about what you may leave behind. mom, dad, the wife & kids. that last beer or drink is NEVER worth it
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