"MOOOOM! MOM!"

[Stinky The Clown]

By now, we all know the what and where of that awful cry.

A follow-on story is that of RowVaughn Wells, Tyre Nichols' mother. As he was being beaten to death mere yards from her house but unbeknownst to her, she felt a burning in her chest.

I don't think that was a coincidence. To consider the strength of a mother's connection to her child not woo. It is real.

RowVaughn did a TV interview I saw in which so poignantly articulated her pain, her loss, and most of all her connection to her son.

My 21st birthday was also the day I first boarded my Navy ship, right out of Great Lakes and A School in Newport. As I lay in my bunk I heard as real as can be my mother's voice, waking me up for school. The dream set me bolt upright. I looked at my watch. It was exactly midnight. Next day I called home. Mom on the phone and my Dad on the extension.

She'd had the same dream, at the same time.

There were several such incidents over the years with me and my brother. Not alas about bad things. Just connections.

I wish RowVaughn peace and a continued connection to Tyre. No parent should bury a child for any reason. To do so for THIS reason is so far beyond tragic, the right word escapes me,

[Hekate]

1. Chills, & grief for this mother & son. You're right--the connection, if not universal, is widespread

Like you, we have a legacy of family stories that speak to that connection, tho none so brutal as this.

[llmart]

2. Just awful.

People who have been in war zones either fighting or working in the a war zone hospital will tell you that as they lay dying, soldiers frequently call out for their mothers.

I have a son and I can't imagine the pain I would be in if something like this happened to him. I would physically feel the pain. We are that close.

My heart just aches for this woman and for others who have to bury their sons to senseless violence in our country.

[FakeNoose]

3. Prayers for that bereft mother and her entire family

I can't watch the video of him being beaten to death. So thanks for sharing this.

[DET]

4. Gut-wrenching

My heart fell when I heard that Tyre had called out for his mother. And then seeing her fall apart at a news conference. I don’t think any mother could hear and see that and not feel tremendous sadness at this pointless, unthinkable loss.