Duane 'Dog' Chapman Reveals Some Of His Kids Are 'Barely Making It' After Beth's Passing: 'We Don't Know What to Do'

Aug 30, 2019 by apost team

Duane 'Dog' Chapman opened up about the struggle he and his children are facing since the passing of Beth Chapman on June 26th of this year. The family was hit hard after Beth’s suddenly passed away amid her battle with throat cancer, she was 51-years-old.

Talking with People, Duane talked about how his children are coping with the death of their matriarchy of the family.

“Each one copes differently, there is a few that really barely making it,” Duane said. “We don’t know what to do. We haven’t read, we weren’t prepared. I lost my mother first, and when my mom passed away, I’m like, ‘I wish dad would have died first, you know, ’cause I love my mommy.’ So I went to them and said, ‘I’m so sorry that I didn’t die first and mom did.’ “

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Beth and Duane both have children from previous marriages, however, they share three children together.

Duane went on to say to the magazine, “I guess I’m the softy of the group, because I never wanted to punish. I said, ‘Your mom is gonna get you if you don’t do that.’ So now I gotta be the one that does that, and I don’t like that and they don’t either.”

Bonnie, Beth’s daughter, told ET Online about what she’s learned from Beth’s passing.

"I'm definitely going to take away how determined and how passionate she was, I've started to see myself blossom into a mini Beth, and I'm really glad I could take away her ferocity, just take away so much from her, and I feel like I'm so blessed to have her in my life.”

Duane's son, Leland, who is from a previous marriage also talked to ET about the adjustment their family has had to make for work after losing Beth.

"I've already noticed the difference," he says of Beth no longer helping them during bounty hunting during the interview. "We've only been out for one day. And you know I was thinking to myself, man, if Beth was here, she would be yelling, 'Come on, let's go already,' telling my dad, 'Shut up, you talk too much. Let's go.' You know what I mean? ... There's definitely a different aspect around."

Please send your thoughts to the Chapman family as they go through this difficult time.