Yesterday my son calls me when he gets home from school and I could hear a that he was a bit agitated. Immediately he told me of a schoolmate, when he told me the name I remembered it from last year and seeing as Zachary is in a special class away from the mainstream this year I hadn't heard the name at all.
This boy, and 8th grader, one year older than my son, had committed suicide the night before. It was a shock to me, I know that kids feel bad about themselves and their situations, and it is not like I hadn't heard of a child doing this before, I guess it is just that it was never so close to home.
I saddens me that a child could feel so badly about themselves and feel so bad that for them life is not worth living. Made me wonder, did he give any warning signs, was he getting help, did his only parent care and where is his other parent? There is no hiding the fact that there are a lot of parents who may love their kids but are more wrapped up in other things to see the situation at hand.
My son gets mad at me a lot because he has to be home at a certain time and he needs to check in with me. He says some of his friends make fun of him for it and for me, I don't care that his friends make fun of him, unfortunately a few of his friends are allowed to come and go as they please. In his class their is a 6th grader who is allowed to do what he wants! He comes home when he pleases and has no responsibilities, doesn't always show up for school. In my son's own words "His mom doesn't care about him." To clarify that statement I asked Zachary if she didn't care bout what he did and they reply was gut wrenching "No Mom, his mom does not care about him at all!"
My heart goes out to this family that just lost their son. I don't know the situation and I am not hear to judge or assume what family life was like. A lot of families that look happy on the outside are not behind close doors. Your child is at peace right now and the demons that got a hold of him can no longer eat away at his young soul. Remember him for who he was, love and cherish your memories...
Wednesday, April 09, 2008
Very Sad Day
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Such a sad situation when the only way out is to end it all. But we sometimes are so wrapped up in our pursuit of things to worry about others.
I don't know about that situation, but I can guess that this child was needing someone to love on him. Sad thing is it doesn't take much to love on somebody. We do it all the time through these blogs. It's free.
You right Cliff! I don't know how this child was treated by his parent either. Even the loved ones have issues and thoughts we may never know of.
Oh Diamond!
What a heart wrenching story! And much love coming to you and your child.
{{{Hold on, gotta' go hug mine......then give them the 20 questions ordeal........}}}
You just never know what lurkes underneath the skin of those you know and see each day.
My thoughts and prayers will be with this family as well.
Wow. This is extremely sad. When you said that some parents love their kids, but they are too caught up in their own world to pay them any attention, I found myself knodding.
He has to suffer no longer though.
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