Tragic news yesterday as we learned of the terrible accident suffered by Mike Tyson’s four-year-old daughter, Exodus. Placed on life support at the hospital, Exodus died today. It’s not clear how the accident happened. The child somehow strangled in a cord attached to a treadmill.
I’ve never liked Mike Tyson. I think the man has serious emotional problems. But I wouldn’t wish the accidental death of a child on any parent.
Condolences to Mike and his family.
This story just made my stomach turn. Oh, the tragedy of it all. So sad.
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We parents try so hard to keep our kids safe, but sometimes stuff just happens. It always seems particularly unfair and tragic when it happens to innocent children.
Fifteen years ago I ran into Mike Tyson in a Blockbuster in Arlington, VA. He’s a weird one, all right. He kept going back and forth between children’s movies and horror. I guess that’s what happens when you get hit in the head for a living.
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But aren’t you already a little “off” if you decide to make your living that way? He’s always reminded me of a mad dog — crazy, unpredictable, killer instinct, amoral. (Glad you got out of the Blockbuster in one piece.)