Monday, August 25, 2014

The Emmy's


It is Emmy day for many people it is just a day of watching celebrities get beautiful and get awards, but for the family of Return to Zero this is a very bittersweet day. Please read the post Sean, the father who wrote this movie posted today! I have always been rooting for Minnie Driver to win the Emmy tonight! I know that even if she doesn't win it doesn't mean they have lost. This movie has opened the eyes of so many people who have never experienced a loss like this before. I only hope this movie can go on educating people. I know that Jayden is watching over me and knows that because of him I will continue to educate people.  you my sweet boy and I miss you every single day!




Emmy morning. This is a bittersweet day. Nerves are raw, but not for the reasons you'd think. "Winning" or "losing" feels irrelevant and, frankly, seems to miss the point entirely.

Today, like every day, we are reminded of one sad universal truth in our lives: We miss our boy.

He would be 9. 

I wish I could tie his shoes rather than tie my bow tie.

I would rather be getting in the Prius to take him to his first day of 5th grade than get into a limo to take us to our first Emmy Awards.

We'll be walking the red carpet but we'd rather be walking to the park with all three of our children.

There's no award for losing your baby. As parents all we get is silence and a hole in our hearts that forever needs mending.

Kiley & I are parents who lost our son. First and forever. This film was forged from pain, the embers of our loss stoking a small fire fanned by the wind of all of our losses.

As Marianne Williamson so famously said, and our community has proved, "Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure."

We did this. Together.

With this film, our community has created something that has helped and changed so many lives... and will continue to for years to come.

So tonight, Kiley & I will be walking the red carpet for a different reason than the rest. We will be walking it for all of our children--every step a statement--a memorial walk for those who we have lost and love so dearly.

So we dedicate today to you, Norbert. We love you and miss you beyond measure. Your brief life here has changed so many, and your mom and dad are so very proud of you.

We hope that all of you will join us today in posting photos of your children who you love and have lost, and share your stories with family and friends--because today is about much more than any award.

Today millions of people will hear about the film for the first time, and together we will continue to shatter the silence once and for all.

- Sean

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