This morning, Philadelphia Eagles head coach Andy Reid's son, Garrett, was found dead in a dorm room at Lehigh University, where the team is holding its training camp. That Garrett is the adult son of Coach Reid is a non-issue in this story, as is the fact that he has a history of drug abuse (the police have not released a cause of death and have so far said there was no evidence of the cause at the scene of Garrett's death). Another non-issue: Andy Reid has taken time from coaching to spend more time with his sons, both of whom had criminal issues dealing with drugs.
What IS the issue here is that no parent should ever have to bury a child. To take that a step further, no parent should ever have to bury a child in the spotlight of the American Public, with everyone taking to social media saying what he should have done, or how they could have been a better parent to the now-deceased child.
The bare facts are this: Andy Reid took his son to work, and his son died. It does not matter that Andy Reid is the coach of a professional sports team and that "work" was training camp for the upcoming season. It does not matter that Garrett was twenty-nine. Think of your work, of your child. Put yourself in that position. Have a little compassion. Be a little thankful that it was NOT your child. Say a little prayer that it won't be your child tomorrow, and while you're at it, say a little prayer for the Reids- they just lost their son, and I don't have to tell you that it doesn't matter how old they get; our kids are always our babies.
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