Dying 8 Year Old Weds
I think most will agree that the story of the Dying 8 year old that ‘marries’ his school sweetheart is sad and touching, but I’m also disturbed that the 8 year old girl’s parents would put her in that situation.
The children dressed up, rode in a limo, cut a cake, and had a ‘marriage certificate’. No 8 year old has a realistic concept of marriage, so to Reece and Elleanor, they were married, no matter how much their parents explained to them otherwise, and now Ellie is essentially an elementary school widow.
I don’t want to sound heartless, and I’m not qualified to psychoanalyse what happened, but I think the situation is really messed up. Whatever happened to Disneyland, meeting sports heroes, and ice cream for breakfast to make a sick child happy and fulfill their dreams?
That’s sweet and creepy at the same time.
What is that girl going to say when she grows up and is in her first serious relationship…. “Oh yeah, honey, by the way I was married once already when I was 8 years old…”
I hope they have therapists lined up for her now.
Oh man, that is sooo sad.
maybe she’s after his life insurance!!!!
I really don’t know what to think. On the one hand, I kind of understand why they wanted to give him a shot at being grown up. Anyone remember that episode of House when Chase kissed the girl who had cancer? It’s kind of a similar situation - how do you tell a dying kid “sorry, you can’t do that” - even if it’s something like this?
I don’t know. It is weird, but I doubt the little girl will be scarred for life just because of this.
Wow. That is really sad.