diff --git a/docs/classes/element.html b/docs/classes/element.html
index ba53958..b7bde6f 100644
--- a/docs/classes/element.html
+++ b/docs/classes/element.html
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@
 </div> <!-- id="main" -->
 <div id="about">
 <i>generated by <a href="http://github.com/stevedonovan/LDoc">LDoc 1.4.3</a></i>
-<i style="float:right;">Last updated 2017-04-09 02:01:53 </i>
+<i style="float:right;">Last updated 2017-04-09 18:24:55 </i>
 </div> <!-- id="about" -->
 </div> <!-- id="container" -->
 </body>
diff --git a/docs/classes/window.html b/docs/classes/window.html
index 7510ea9..3c347ed 100644
--- a/docs/classes/window.html
+++ b/docs/classes/window.html
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@
 </div> <!-- id="main" -->
 <div id="about">
 <i>generated by <a href="http://github.com/stevedonovan/LDoc">LDoc 1.4.3</a></i>
-<i style="float:right;">Last updated 2017-04-09 02:01:53 </i>
+<i style="float:right;">Last updated 2017-04-09 18:24:55 </i>
 </div> <!-- id="about" -->
 </div> <!-- id="container" -->
 </body>
diff --git a/docs/index.html b/docs/index.html
index fd405bc..108ed6b 100644
--- a/docs/index.html
+++ b/docs/index.html
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
 </div> <!-- id="main" -->
 <div id="about">
 <i>generated by <a href="http://github.com/stevedonovan/LDoc">LDoc 1.4.3</a></i>
-<i style="float:right;">Last updated 2017-04-09 02:01:53 </i>
+<i style="float:right;">Last updated 2017-04-09 18:24:55 </i>
 </div> <!-- id="about" -->
 </div> <!-- id="container" -->
 </body>
diff --git a/docs/modules/Element.html b/docs/modules/Element.html
index d71248a..4347a25 100644
--- a/docs/modules/Element.html
+++ b/docs/modules/Element.html
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@
 </div> <!-- id="main" -->
 <div id="about">
 <i>generated by <a href="http://github.com/stevedonovan/LDoc">LDoc 1.4.3</a></i>
-<i style="float:right;">Last updated 2017-04-09 02:01:53 </i>
+<i style="float:right;">Last updated 2017-04-09 18:24:55 </i>
 </div> <!-- id="about" -->
 </div> <!-- id="container" -->
 </body>
diff --git a/docs/modules/main.html b/docs/modules/main.html
index 35d8039..b7611c8 100644
--- a/docs/modules/main.html
+++ b/docs/modules/main.html
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@
 </div> <!-- id="main" -->
 <div id="about">
 <i>generated by <a href="http://github.com/stevedonovan/LDoc">LDoc 1.4.3</a></i>
-<i style="float:right;">Last updated 2017-04-09 02:01:53 </i>
+<i style="float:right;">Last updated 2017-04-09 18:24:55 </i>
 </div> <!-- id="about" -->
 </div> <!-- id="container" -->
 </body>
diff --git a/docs/modules/pop.html b/docs/modules/pop.html
index d9be5ff..85b06f1 100644
--- a/docs/modules/pop.html
+++ b/docs/modules/pop.html
@@ -723,7 +723,7 @@ table.insert element.parent, element.parent\removeChild(element),
 </div> <!-- id="main" -->
 <div id="about">
 <i>generated by <a href="http://github.com/stevedonovan/LDoc">LDoc 1.4.3</a></i>
-<i style="float:right;">Last updated 2017-04-09 02:01:53 </i>
+<i style="float:right;">Last updated 2017-04-09 18:24:55 </i>
 </div> <!-- id="about" -->
 </div> <!-- id="container" -->
 </body>
diff --git a/docs/modules/util.html b/docs/modules/util.html
index 3e1857a..60c4ffb 100644
--- a/docs/modules/util.html
+++ b/docs/modules/util.html
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@
 </div> <!-- id="main" -->
 <div id="about">
 <i>generated by <a href="http://github.com/stevedonovan/LDoc">LDoc 1.4.3</a></i>
-<i style="float:right;">Last updated 2017-04-09 02:01:53 </i>
+<i style="float:right;">Last updated 2017-04-09 18:24:55 </i>
 </div> <!-- id="about" -->
 </div> <!-- id="container" -->
 </body>
diff --git a/elements/element.lua b/elements/element.lua
index b02cf3c..4280fc6 100644
--- a/elements/element.lua
+++ b/elements/element.lua
@@ -116,6 +116,9 @@ do
       return self
     end,
     delete = function(self)
+      for i = #self.child, 1, -1 do
+        self.child[i]:delete()
+      end
       for i = 1, #self.parent.child do
         if self.parent.child[i] == self then
           table.remove(self.parent.child, i)
@@ -128,6 +131,8 @@ do
           break
         end
       end
+      self.parent = nil
+      self.data.parent = nil
     end
   }
   _base_0.__index = _base_0
diff --git a/elements/element.moon b/elements/element.moon
index 6c7a64a..45ae04c 100644
--- a/elements/element.moon
+++ b/elements/element.moon
@@ -151,9 +151,8 @@ class element
 
     --- Deletes references to this element and then deletes it.
     delete: =>
-      --for i=1, #@child
-      --  @child[i]\delete!
-      --@data.child -- for each child, delete its parent ref!
+      for i=#@child, 1, -1
+          @child[i]\delete!
 
       for i=1, #@parent.child
           if @parent.child[i] == @
@@ -165,6 +164,7 @@ class element
               table.remove @parent.data.child, i
               break
 
-      --@parent = nil
-      --@data.parent = nil -- really should be for all @data -> nil, and for all @ -> nil
-      --@ = nil
+      @parent = nil
+      @data.parent = nil -- should be for all @ -> nil
+      --@ = nil <- or that, does that work? Idk
+      -- DO NOT DELETE @data though, it could still be in use