Granger and Amber, As a mother who lost her 15 month old baby boy to a drowning tragedy I want to tell you that you're NOT alone.. I know you must have a million fans, friends and family surrounding you right now but I want to reach out as a Drowning Victim parent. I know the isolating feeling, the lump in your throat and knot in your stomach that seems to be paralyzing at times, I UNDERSTAND, I fought next to my son for 2 days until his little heart decided it was just not strong enough to keep going, I remember dropping to my knees questioning God, I will never say that it gets easier, or everything happens for a reason, because it's that is just not true.. Time may make it a bit easier to hold composure in public, but you will have to now watch his brother and sister reach many milestones and celebrate holidays without him, which is enough to tear you down! Please hear me out, if you never take any other advice from anyone just remember this, he is NOT alone, neither are you, and for as long as you live he will show you that he is ALWAYS with you, whether it's in a special song on the radio, or the way the air changes when you enter a room, he will show you signs and that, as hard as it may be to keep it together, is more then enough to keep you going. We were so blessed to be the one's to love, and be loved by a TRUE ANGEL. I questioned God for a long time when I lost my son, because how can someone EVER take away my perfect, healthy little boy? How can something so terrible be OK? There will never be an answer good enough to comfort you as a mother and father, PLEASE don't loose yourselves in the WHY and WHAT IF, hold onto those two sweet little one's with all you have inside and always know that it IS OKAY to talk about him and it IS OKAY to cry. You don't owe ANYONE an explanation or answers. I can only pray that my sweet Vaiden has welcomed little River to heaven.. Love& Strength
I'm 23 currently with no kids of my own. Reading this really touched me tho.. That was extremely deep and i know you was speaking from your heart. I can only imagine what him and his wife are going through right now. God bless you..
Thank you all for your time and thoughts ❤ I may not be able to change the world but I can live for my sweet little boy and only hope that we can make an impact ❤
I was upset watching this video of course.... but, hearing his little voice just broke my heart... i couldn’t even begin to imagine how they are feeling.. dear god. 😭😭
"I DID IT PA!". You're all incorrect. He said "I DID IT PA!". That video is on their channel The Smith's if you want more context to what's going on and why he said it. Can't remember the name of the video. Idk about anywhere else but down here we to call our dad's and grandpa's Pa, especially when you're little. All our kids say Pa. They've never said grandpa. I don't know about anywhere else though.
Such an adorable little boy. You can tell by his smile that he was loved so much. hopefully the whole family will get through this tragedy and find peace.
Joshua Matthew M. Samarita Very refreshing to see somebody who feels sympathy for another person. I’m not understanding 99.9% of the people on this video or the last video about his son drowned in, people are literally so insensitive and even though Granger and his family will never probably read any of this people are attacking other people and it is just sickening. It is really really nice to hear that somebody has besides me feels sympathy.
I was with my best friend when we were kids when she died. I am now 76 years old and there are times I still cry and grieve for her, wondering what our lives would have been like had that not happened. There is just a little I’d like to say here. First of I want to say that I have never lost a child, and I am well aware that the loss of a child is MUCH GREATER than ANY OTHER LOSS on this earth!!! Don’t EVER listen to ANYONE who says, “You should be over this by now.” Everyone grieves in different ways and for different lengths of time. God will take you through it, but you will never 100% get over it. You will always love him; you will always miss him; you will always think about him. A song that has gotten me through a lot during times in my life is “Oceans”. Prayers and blessings to you and your family!!!! 💕
That little boy was amazing. It’s so terrible I can’t stand it. Our deepest condolences go out to the family. May God bless them and help them through this terrible tragedy. 😔😪
Here in Australia, most kids starts learning how to swim from 6 months old and compulsary in all primary schools. Also, we put child lock safe fence around the pool, even though it's an eye sore and ugly. It will save lives which is the most important thing than impressing people on how beautiful your outdoor pool is.
Cool Hand Mark maybe they where paying attention but had to focus on another kid. either you are trolling or just stupid. regardless, you are pathetic and the world would be a better place without you.
This is so heartbreaking.. worst thing that a parent could ever experience. And it is horrible people say this is what happens because he didnt teach his child to swim we dont know this and it takes time to learn to swim and we dont know what truly happened just ridiculous people want to say this. a Child has lost their life. Also ridiculous when people are commenting on your comment trying to say you are wording it wrong. This is a tragedy and one that these parents now have to live with every day for the rest of their lives
@@jonathanng138 he already has to deal with that every day for the rest of his life. It is still so sad we dont know what happened he could of got outside
@Gary E. Ko that is the hardest thing a parent will live with if this happened i never said every parent goes through this i never said that. I never worded it wrong but thank you for trying to judge my comment greatly appreciated. A child has died and that is the worst thing a parent will live with .
I dont understand it, did they take their eye off their child or something? Have they got a big family swimming pool? How can they take their eye off their kid like that you cant afford to its just tragic.
My son was pulled out by a life guard today when I turned my back for what felt like just a second! I am so sorry, the relief and gratitude I felt when my boy was safe is indescribable! The life guard is getting flowers delivered tomorrow! Praying for your family!
How horrible, I’m so sorry for Their loss, having three children I can’t truly imagine not having one of my children... my Family will be praying for them. Love and prayers from Texas
I am so sorry for your family's loss. I recently lost my son on 03/03/2019. He just turned 13. I lost him to suicide. He was my baby boy. No matter how you lose a child, the pain is the same. Part of you will forever be missing. You will never feel whole again because part of you went with them. The pain never gets better. It never gets easier. You only learn to live with pain as time goes by. My heart breaks for you because I know the same pain. There is no time limit to grieving, so don't let anyone say, it's been x amount of time, you should feel better. Day by day. That's all you can do. I have 2 daughters and I'm told I have to keep going for the girls. I know I have girls but that does not change the fact that my baby boy is gone. God be with you and your family. 🙏🙏 Keep praying. Keep God in your life and when it's our time we will be with our boys again. One sweet day!
@M Detlef you're a troll, coming on here to just pick at everyone's comments and say nothing good...you are so disrespectful and disgusting. Get a life and shut your pie hole!!
M Detlef lmao I am out of here if this is the very first comment some Attention seeking snake in the grass looking for attention I can’t even attempt to comment and Say how horrible I feel for the parents 99.999% of you have no idea what it feels like to have to bury your baby… But you point out that this woman has an apostrophe in the word boys LOL and your sentence is just a run on On educated sentence so good job on putting somebody down for the day hope you feel good about yourself. ONLY PEOPLE WHO ARE INSECURE PUT OTHERS DOWN, BULLY OTHERS AND PLACE BLAME ON OTHERS!!! YOU WILL NEVER FIND A CONFIDENT PERSON STARTING DRAMA ON THE INTERNET WITH STRANGERS!! Just as you will not see a child who is confident bullying another child in order to feel better about themselves. What is pathetic is that every video, every article, Anything on the Internet regardless of the topic there are adult bullies! Some of you people are probably in your 60s or 70s and you’re still so insecure with yourself that you are judging people, judging the parents, not feeling any empathy in your hearts, I can’t even imagine living life being so angry and so resentful and jealous of other people. So insecure with yourself that you’re not even on topic! I’m done with this childish RU-vid game I am going to go find an adult forum Or I can have educated conversations with people this is just my third or fourth time on RU-vid watching videos via the news Etc.... And all it is is a bunch of grown adults battling each other for power… Not a place for me
The grand-daughter of my husband’s Aunt drown in a pool when she was a little over 5. It was quick for them too. They heard the door shut and immediately went out to look for her. She had climbed into the above ground pool, but since it wasn’t swimming season they had pulled the ladder out. She drowned within minutes. It’s been almost 15 years and we still think about it every day.
Me either.. don’t be negligent like these idiots and get a gate around your pool and floating devices for your kids. These people should be in jail for murder!
I have a 3 yr old boy and I couldn't imagine him losing like that😰 I'm so sorry for your lost 😞 oh dear god please embrace this family to cope with this tragedy 😞 May condolences to the bereaved family 🙏
I watched an interview with them. He did know how to swim and he some how got into the locked gate around the pool. He had pjs and boots on which weighed him down and he just wasn’t strong enough to stay up.
I understand your pain. I lost my younger brother 22 years ago to a drowning accident. He was also 3 years old and full of wonder, curiosity, and joy...I was the one who discovered him in our pool and got him out handing him to my mom. We lost him after a week coma battle. I cant tell you how it feels to lose a child but I can tell you that losing a little brother and seeing what it did to my parents, especially my mom, was numbing. He was the youngest of 4 boys and truly a beautiful little boy. The pain never goes away. I'm so sorry for your family's pain. It's very easy to resent, or be angry, and blame God because when your a devoted church going Christian, you know that something so senseless was part of God's plan. It took me a long time to realize that but I can rest knowing My brother Tommy and your amazing boy are there in heaven together.
Granger Smith is one of my favorite country artist and to hear that he has lost one of his little angels just absolutely breaks my heart. I cant even imagine the pain and heartbreak he and his family are going through at this tragic moment in their lives. My prayers and my heart go out to Granger Smith and his family.
This is so heartbreaking. Seeing the little boy petting and loving on the ginger Cat brought me to tears. I am so so sorry to Granger and his Family. River is with the Lord, I hope you can find some comfort in knowing this.
Karen Hardie i think I saw on Ambers Instagram story videos of them playing around on their pool deck, the day he died. I really hope Amber wasn’t on her phone when it happened. It’s already devastating as it is 😓
If my child died you wouldn't see me posting anything on social media.Accidents happen but i'm not sure how a kid that age gets near a pool without his parents.Considering how much money does it cost to have gates or other safety things in place.
I'm litterally crying. Im so so sorry. I have a 1 year old boy so i cant imagine... your boy is so handsome, im so sorry you have to go through this. Breaks my heart.
If so sorry don't forget that he loves you and your wife and never forget him I'm sorry I'm crying right know I'm sorry for your lost 🙏😢 may you get many blessings 🙏 from God may his peace be with you 🙏😢 sorry for your past
Heart breaking. An unfortunate reminder how fast life can turn tragic. All we can do is cherish the time we have and be as careful and cautious as possible.
I know there pain I lost a son to ! It’s the worst thing that could ever happen there is so pain like the death of a child god bless them and I will be praying
I am sorry you lost your little man , for those w/ pools , they have security cameras w/ alarms if someone falls in water, and gates should be locked at all times . I know my dad put us in a pool when we were like around age 13 but pools can be deadly for any age I was walking on ice and it gave way but luckily i was at the edge. California has laws regarding what has to be done around pools as even insurance companies don't like pools in backyards, other neighborhood kids may wander over and then a pool owner becomes a liability so to speak. Rest in peace little country boy. I am very sorry you left your family so young, God watch over this sweet boy.
Our son had a near drowning 3 days before this happened! Then we see this in the news and it just broke my heart in two! We know what we did wrong and we know what never to do again this is horrible and sad and so scary. We are praying for this family. Our son is 100% fine we dont know how? He is now in ISR swim and is showing signs of mental trauma as well as my husband and I can tell you these classes are brutal to watch. We are so so sorry for this loss of your little angel this is such a tragedy and water safety needs to be talked about more especially at pediatrician appointments! Never once has my doctor given me statistics in drowning I am furious but doing good with this energy bringing awareness is my LIFE NOW!!!
Absolutely. I'm a childs swim instructor myself. I love my job, I teach kids from babies on up a lifesaving skill. Stories like this are especially hard to read when you know you could have prevented the child's death 😭😭
You have absolutely no idea the circumstances surrounding this baby boy’s death. Of course we have to be vigilant but do you think that this kind of comment is helpful to a grieving family?
@@starb6683 no, you're stupid. Children should learn to swim once they are 6 months old like every rich parents(guess not all) do to prevent their children from dying from drowning. Kids drown easily, so teaching them to swim before they are 1 will give them a higher chance of survival if ever they get into some water.
My daddy just died weds unexpectedly, he loved his grand babies and I’d like to think he’s playing with all the children who were taken too soon till he can see his own again 😢😞
We are Sending prayers to this family. We can’t imagine the great difficulty with their loss but this sweet baby boy is up in heaven and is continuously reminding everyone to stay strong!!!!
There's a lot of comments talking about blame and responsibilities. Go ahead and knock it off, especially if you don't have more than 2 kids. One parent could be in the restroom and the other could be changing a diaper...it happens so unbelievably fast. I have 3 under the age of 4. I promise you, you have absolutely no clue how fast things can go wrong. None of us are properly prepared for everything, most of us are just aren't this unfortunate.
@@SUGAR_XYLER You're probably trolling, but just to make you feel like shit. Yes I'm 23 with 3 under 4 and I make 250k+ a year and have an in home tutor for my 4 yr old. I'm extremely blessed. Have fun digesting that.
His other children are a girl London 7 and Lincoln 5. When I heard the news about River's passing I absolutely cried my eyes out. Having watched The Smith Family videos I felt like part of their family so it hit me real hard to hear the news. His new song Heaven Bound Balloons I heard Granger sing for what he said was the first time at a show and I'm sure it will be the hardest to sing again ever. Prayers for the Smith family!!🙏🙏💔
but why was a 3 yr old unattended near a pool? i dont get it. (i have a 3 yr old and would never do that) if theres a pool install a gate... if its above ground lock laters. etc.. role in parenting is protecting
R.I.P river! I can't imagine!! I'm a father of two boys and man I would lose it!! Very unfortunate. Much love and many prayers to your family Granger Smith!!
