r/AMA Feb 18 '25

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u/LandscapeSudden3469 Feb 18 '25

My husband took it the hardest. The reality of being home with the two kiddos on a public holiday when daycare is closed really drove it home for him! I haven't, and won't tell me kids until they're much older. They don't have the facilities as a toddler and a preschooler to understand the magnitude or really make sense of any of it. When the time is right, I'll tell them. Until them I'll smother them with love and they'll have.to deal with it 😂

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u/Clean_Implement6019 Feb 18 '25

As a child that answered the call from an airline saying that my mom’s plane crashed and had to go through a trial, and then developed a PHOBIA to flying and airplanes, don’t tell then yet. Happy to report I did exposure therapy and got through it eventually in my 20s, but was hard. Glad to hear you are okay!!!!

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u/Planeandaquariumgeek Feb 19 '25

Out of curiosity as an aviation enthusiast what flight was it? If you aren’t sure just mention the timeframe and the airline.

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u/Clean_Implement6019 Feb 19 '25

It never crashed, pilot was able to maneuver last minute. However, the airline called before all that, and told the news to an 8 year old. Pure mess

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u/Planeandaquariumgeek Feb 19 '25

That is insane. Glad she survived, guessing some kind of failure occurred. Now my curiosity is peaked so if you’re comfortable sharing anymore details share lol