That's...appropriately macabre. Not untrue but still not very fun to think about.

( his own childhood hadn't been much but he'd at least been alive. he'd had people who cared, actual family. these kids had people they didn't know who had their own problems. )

I suppose there's not much that can be done about it now since what's done is done. But, I do not envy some of these younger people having to try and find family with the likes of...me.

( it's not a serious statement. it's more an attempt at levity and lightness in an otherwise dour situation. )