The Krims show the world what healing looks like

Tue, 08 Jan 2013 21:11:00 +0000

After losing two of their three children last October, allegedly at the hands of their nanny, Yoselyn Ortega, the Krim family would have been entirely justified in retreating from the public eye to bear their grief alone. Especially after suffering the subsequent indignity of being judged and criticized by an army of trolls for living on the Upper West Side and employing a Dominican nanny. But then, that's not the kind of people Kevin and Marina Krim are. Instead, they've turned the worst thing imaginable in any parent's life into an opportunity to honor the memories of their children, and to provide strength and inspiration to others. They're showing the world what healing looks like. They're demonstrating, in the words of their reverend, the most profound "emotional generosity."

Just days after the October murders of 6-year-old Lucia and 2-year-old Leo, the Krims went into action, launching the Lulu & Leo Fund to "honor our children" by raising money for children's arts and science programs. But the real work of the organization reaches far beyond fundraising.

The Krim family tragedy unleashes an onslaught of trolls

Mon, 29 Oct 2012 17:49:00 +0000

Shortly after the news broke Thursday that Marina Krim had discovered her 6-year-old daughter, Lucia, and her 2-year-old son, Leo, had been stabbed to death in their Upper West Side Manhattan apartment, allegedly by the children's nanny, Yoselyn Ortega, my friend and fellow NYC mother lamented wearily that she was bracing herself for the inevitable trend pieces and ugly comments the tragedy was about to inspire. And sure enough, we didn't have to wait long for them to erupt.

It's understandable how the Krim murders — two defenseless children brutally killed by, it appears, the very person entrusted to care for them — would provoke a primal response. It's the stuff of nightmares. The demoralizing aspect of the story is how quickly it's been exploited as an opportunity, both by the media and the sanctimonious troll community, for all kinds of judging.

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The Krims show the world what healing looks like

The Krim family tragedy unleashes an onslaught of trolls