PLEASE, don't ask me if I'm over it yet. I'll never be over it. PLEASE, don't tell me he's in a better place. He's not here with me. PLEASE, don't say at least he's not suffering. I have not come to terms with why he had to suffer at all. PLEASE, don't tell me you know how I feel. Unless you have lost a child. PLEASE, don't ask me if I feel better. Bereavement and Heartache are conditions that clear up. PLEASE, don't tell me that God never gives us more than we can bear. But most of all, PLEASE, don't tell me that at least I had him for 4 months... What AGE would you CHOOSE for your child to DIE? PLEASE, just say you are sorry, just say you remember my son (if you do), just let me talk about my baby, and please mention his name, it's like music to my ears. PLEASE, just let me cry.... By Virginia D. Barrow, mother of Michael K. Peterson, Jr.