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Posted November 22, 2009
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Austin, Texas
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Losing a loved one to suicide |
For Today's Kids
Don't do it!! You might think nothing is worse than your particular problem, or how you feel at this given moment. But if you wait a few minutes, or it may take a few days, you'll see, it will pass, this I can guarantee you. When my son was just 10, having just moved across the country, in a moment of sadness, and perhaps feeling a little lonely and not one of the crowd, he said he wanted to kill himself. I sat with him and we made a home made card out of yellow paper titled '12 things I want to do'. This made him think of his future. He quickly came up with his top 12 list including favorite rollercoasters he wanted to ride, learning to drive, traveling to another country and more. Although his younger teen years were still emotionally rough from time to time, periodically we would pull out that card and check another item off his list. He has learned first hand that had he acted in a moment of haste, he would have never discovered the freedom of driving, he would not have discovered Germany first-hand in 11th grade, and would not have experienced the thrill of opening day on a brand new rollercoaster. My son, and maybe you too, will always be a bit more emotional than some other people and that's ok because the head was put atop the body for a reason, to use it for critical thinking. So go ahead and dream of your dozen things you want to do, make that list, give yourself time and stop being so hard on yourself, you will see these things in time.
- TAGS:
- prevention,
- suicide,
- memorial
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