So much *quality *love and sadness here [sniff]

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Some people's lives are so unfairly surrounded with so much tragedy

I always thought my sister was mildly-retarded for saying it but...

I don't even...

Wow! I didn't even watch it, but reading that. Ugh.

Ya, I'm upvoting on principle alone too... I'm a simpering coward when comes to this level of pathos.

Sorry, why would you record this? And why on earth would you put it on youtube?

I'm sure it's lovely, but I'm downvoting.
It should have been private.

Dude, I don't get you tonight. Giving the guy shit for sharing with the world what for him was the love he had with his dying son? He's not going to have cell phone face book posts of little league. This was it.

I get not wanting to watch it. It's pretty tough. But give the guy a break and hold back the judgements while he buries and grieves over his wife and child.

I can't imagine the heartbreak. I would not be able to handle a guitar or life period.

I can't imagine the pain of losing your wife and newborn child within days of each other.

I understand taking photos or videos of the kid. I don't understand posting them on youtube.

I actually clicked through to the youtube page to get more info:

"For more information please visit: http://www.piccomemorial.com
To donate to a Memorial Fund to help with medical bills and associated expenses, please visit: http://www.youcaring.com/memorial-fun...

© Chris Picco 2014

ALL MEDIA INQUIRES, PLEASE CONTACT:
Brett Walls • brett.walls@gardenpediatrics.com • 909-647-7167"

The whole thing feels horribly cynical to me.

Maybe it's just a cultural difference, but to me grieving is a time not to intrude on the family.

I definitely understand the cynicism.
but I also get him trying to protect this and direct funds to help him deal with the financial burden of it all, and copyrighting it so useless cunts don't just copy/paste it for views.

Maybe his family, like mine, is spread out across the globe and can't all get together for a moment like this. Maybe YouTube/Facebook is the perfect medium for this guy to convey this moment to extremely interested family members and friends far and wide. And maybe he did intend for strangers to see this if they so choose. Maybe he thought sharing a moment like this, a moment we all hope and pray will never come, would be something that could maybe be valuable to total strangers. Maybe he felt sharing something like that could give his child's brief life more meaning. Maybe it might cause total strangers to put their life in perspective, even if just for a moment. (It sure did for me.)

Callahan's Law (also known as the Law of Conservation of Pain and Joy): "Shared pain is lessened; shared joy, increased—thus do we refute entropy."

Spider Robinson

no no no no no no no.

cannot watch this. i'm already welling up from reading the description.

heartbreaking fucking sadness.

i agree with @ChaosEngine's downvote.

"hey, everybody! look how sad i am! "

Without watching, I'm right there with you both.
We may be wrong, but that's how it hits me.

From the YT description:

"During the pregnancy, Ashley would often feel Lennon moving to music so Chris asked if he could bring his guitar into the NICU and play for Lennon, which he did for several hours during the last days of Lennon's precious life. One day after filming this, Lennon went to sleep in his daddy's arms."

You're a private person. He isn't.

There's a belief that everything on the internet is permanent. The wider something is disseminated, the less likely it is to disappear. 135 years from now, if things don't change massively, someone will watch this video and have a sniffle. Why is that wrong?

It's not wrong, I just don't like it. I'm not calling for it to be banned or anything.

My personal, subjective opinion is that the whole thing feels weird, intrusive and cynical.

You clearly feel different. That's why I get to downvote it and you can upvote it.

I was touched by that. I'm fortunate enough to have a 2 year old son that is healthy and happy, and a wife to celebrate him with. Watching this video made me forget about everything else around me for a moment and realize how blessed I am. In my mind, that's why this video was shared.

That was - beautiful.