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July 25, 2005, 9:10 am PDT
 I was glad to read your response. Were you able to speak with your son's therapist? Did she make any sort of recomendations other than counseling? I guess we all know that no matter how much we want to impact someone's life until they are ready our efforts may go by the wayside. I can only guess how this is disrupting your life and your family's. I think the other person's response was insightful. Truth being I don't know what I would do if my son seemed determined to kill himself. I have a girlfriend who's brother did kill himself, unfortunately he kept his depression under wrap. I don't believe he ever reached out for help. He left a lonely young wife behind that 3 years later took her life thinking that it would reunite them. The woman in your son's life must have really donea number on him. Does he have a job?Can he function? His pain is apparently very deep, it is such a curious thing that he makes plans and tells you about it. Life is a balancing act much of the time. I just wish I had some magic words to give you that would comfort you. I have a young man helping me around the house. His ex-wife ended up in a mental institution, a result from psychotic episode drug induced. He lost custody of his two children, which devastated him. I hasn't held a real job in three years. He is very bright and talented. He has been a God send to me. We share alot, and I hoping to become even closer. I know that he somehow accidentally killed a person in his teens. I don't know the details and he hasn't mentioned it yet. My son is the same age and he told me about this with very little detail. His parents have adopted his kids, he will never have custody of them again. It pulled his legs out from under him. He lives with his parents so his needs are minimal. His desire to start over is under a bed of depression. He doesn't own a car, so he has to get rides to and from my home (4 miles). I really feel for this man, but would love to see him find his legs and start a new life. I sure isn't hard to find people in trouble. I don't know why I'm sharing this with you. Maybe just to tell someone I wish I had that magic "thing" to give him the will to pull up his boots and give it another try. |
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