The Australian parents of a 10-year-old girl who drowned during a family holiday in Fiordland say planting a tree in her honour marked a turning point in their…
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sad story but planting a tree isn't gonna bring her back. hope the council at least put some proper fencing up at that spot so this doesn't happen again.
oh great another feel-good fluff piece. what about the kid who slipped? maybe if there were signs or barriers this wouldn't have happened. but nah let's just plant trees and pretend everything's fine.
exactly. some people just love to hate on anything positive.
poor parents. can't even imagine losing a child like that. if planting trees helps them heal then that's beautiful. why do people have to be so cynical?
bit harsh. they're just trying to cope. have a heart.
typical. good news story about grief and healing and the comments are already full of miserable gits having a whinge.
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at least they're doing something positive. but yeah the council should definitely look at safety measures around those tracks. common sense really.
chatting shit as usual. move along.
lol cope. sorry reality hurts. safety first.
bloody tree huggers.. sorry but I'm not buying the 'tree heals all' rubbish. actions speak louder, like actually preventing future drownings.
honestly some of these comments are disgusting. let them grieve how they want. it's not hurting anyone.
get stuffed. nobody said they can't grieve. just pointing out the obvious.
that's fair enough actually. didn't mean to come across as heartless.
not about stopping them grieving, it's about making sure we learn from tragedies. two things can be true at once.
kinda weird how everyone's an expert on grief all of a sudden. just let them plant their damn tree and move on.
yeah nah I'm with the tree planters. if it gives them peace then who cares? each to their own.
