BBM
I agree optimism for the long run is in order for the girls right now. They are old enough to have had their mother's value system instilled into them.
No doubt there will be hard issues that no child should face but from what we have read and heard on the interviews, these are smart and loving girls. In the right environment, with a loving and caring support system, this tragedy should not define their lives.
I'm in no way minimizing the impact of what their



father did to their family. It is something they will deal with for the rest of their lives but ultimately doesn't need to define them.
We all know or have read about (maybe even personally experienced) children who experience unbelievable trauma. I am not sure what separates those who deal with it and overcome it vs those who allow it to become their life long albatross.
I have high expectations these children will accept the love, support and treatment given to them and have lives their mother would be proud of.