re: What is the most emotional event you've been part of or witnessed?

9/11 as far as a event that affected millions of people. I can remember waiting for class to start when the news broke. Not everyone had cell phones etc. I remember walking from Lockett to the union and watching the second building collapse on one of those old box TV's. Truly was a depressing moment filled with uncertainty I will never forget.

Side note LSU beating UF in 97rushing the Field with my dad and finishing off his flask with him at midfield that was a happy time!!

I was a volunteer firefighter for a while. I got a call to go to a vehicle accident. When I got there there was a car split in half and a teenage boy standing by the side of the road. As I looked down there were 3 girls lying dead, 2 of them had been cut in half by the guardrail that they hit. It's almost like witnessing something from outside of your own body. Like standing in a warzone knowing bad shite has happened but no way to process it and no way to understand what happened. So I just stood there looking around. There were body parts everywhere and it was absolute silence except for the hissing of the car that was destroyed. I saw police officers openly weeping on the side of the road. I finally walked to the car and in the back seat I saw 3 beer cans and I immediately knew what happened and that this was probably no accident at all. And that 3 teenage girls died because of drunk driving.

That singular event has haunted me for years. I still dream about it. The police dept had counselors brought in because it was such a fricked up situation. I didn't take the time to meet with them but I probably should have.

Seeing first hand the results of what a drunk driver can do, has given me a visceral hatred for anyone who does it.

Probably both times my grandparents died. They take you back to the hospital room, and you see them just lying there. In some instances, they don't even make an attempt to change the expression on their face.

I also had a college instructor die during spring break. Literally the final day of class, I was taking a test and the dude kept making these coughing noises, like he was trying to clear chest congestion. The middle of spring break, he falls out dead in his kitchen.

Was very strange the next several weeks of class with the new instructor.

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9/11

I may not have seen it in person, but watching that plane crash into the tower, seeing people jumping to their death, and the towers falling down is something I will never forget. The amount of people we saw die right in front of us, and on live TV in front of the world, is hands down the most emotional thing I've ever witnessed.

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I was 12 years old and walked into 2nd period algebra. The teacher was in tears and none of us knew why until she turned the TV on. Turns out, she had a brother who worked in one of the buildings. I will never, ever forget that as long as I live.

Personally, both of my grandfathers died within a year. One we knew was coming, one suddenly. They were great friends and had their funeral receptions in the same place. Walking into the second funeral reception brought back too many memories of the first one and I broke down.

Worked at a jet ski rental/parasailing place one summer. We had an area set up in the water marked by orange bouys for the jet skiers to operate in. The parasail boat was anchored just outside of this area, 31' boat. Obviously, the renters were told to steer clear of the large fricking boat that's sitting there.

In walks a couple of younger guys to rent 3 skis. I get them started and explain what to do/what not to do and send them on their way.

About 5 minutes later, a couple comes down and I'm explaining everything to them with my back to the water, well all of a sudden I heard 'WooooBOOM!!'

I look back, and one of the dudes crashed into the parasail boat at about 45-50 mph, I see the ski in the side of the boat but no person.

I haul arse to my ski and get out to him in about 30 seconds, dude was floating on his back, blood coming out of every hole in his face, I puked a little. He wasn't moving, breathing or anything. I grabbed his life jacket and took off for shore.

Guys mom was on the beach watching this all happen, but didn't know if it was her kid or not. I get him to the beach and she loses her shite. I still to this day have never heard a human scream like that.

Life flight came about 10 minutes later but guy was already dead.

Need some good vibes in this thread....

For me, looking at my son in my hands after being delivered. Went thru a lot to get him, as he was a test tube baby. Did a lot of praying to get that boy.

There has been quite a few of them but I saw my teacher get the call that his father hung himself in his garage. That was pretty tough to watch.

Went through the exact same scenario. Miscarriages, failed IUIs, failed IVF. When my son got here in January, I just can't even describe how my wife and I felt.
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How's the baby doing now ? And also congrats.
Mines almost 10

I was with my father when he lost his battle to brain cancer.

I also had to tell my mother that her youngest brother had been found dead.