Literally my first DnD game too

Skyrim:

You kill a random npc. Few days later a courier rocks up with your inheritance from the random npc.

New side quest: remove sad family from world

I swear I saw a chart where a DM could roll to choose from a list of heartbreaking things to find in a dead NPC"s pockets. Stuff like the letter from OP, a small stuffed animal, a certificate showing that the NPC was a noteworthy donor to the local orphanage, that sort of thing. Baldur's Gate 3 is absolutely riddled with these things.

More work to do.

I mean, as long as you felt right in the moment, is it such a bad thing? Clearly they weren't living up to the kid's expectations.

Bad people can have children too. Musk for example.

Reality hits you hard, bro, the time and place you’ll never know

Reload.