| Tuesday, September 05, 2006 |
| You don't spit into the wind, and you don't tug on Superman's cape... |
Like a lot of adults, I thought Steve Irwin was a larger than life, over the top, embarrassing sort of guy. To grownups that is.
Kids LOVED him. He related to them, spoke to them, got them excited and connected with them in a way few grownups can.
In reading all the tributes, comments and news stories today, the ones that absolutely broke my heart, were the parents who said that telling their child that Steve Irwin had died, was the hardest thing they'd ever had to do.
So many kids are lucky to avoid the reality of death for a few brief years (tragically, many more are not), and yet, when a hero, especially an adult that they look up to, and who makes them feel safe and happy dies suddenly....there are very few lessons in life harder than that to learn, or even more sadly, to teach.
So, to all the parents that had to deliver some very sad news today - my thoughts go out to your and your children. |
posted by Broadsheet @ 9:00 PM   |
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It completely breaks my heart. You explained it well, he was larger than life. Invincible. This is so sad.
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FYI: I have good friends who knew Steve Irwin and had the opportunity to be in the field with him. They assure me that his (as Broadsheet puts it)"larger than life,over the top, embarrassing sort of guy" persona was truly him and that when he said, "it's the best day of my life, the dolphins are mating here" he really meant it. Another blow to world biology.
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It completely breaks my heart. You explained it well, he was larger than life. Invincible. This is so sad.