My girlfriend's friend from high school just lost her 17 yo son to suicide last week. The kid hanged himself. I wonder if all the Saddam talk gave him the idea.
--- Kristyne McDaniel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Leland, > > > Yeap, give a problem a little time, and it will > pass. Suicide is a > > permanent solution to a temporary problem. > > That's one of the best things parents and adults can > help teens to > understand. When you're a kid and everything seems > to be so important, it is > difficult to get an accurate fix on where your > problems fit in with the rest > of your life. If you don't have adults around that > you respect and can talk > to, you can wind up killing yourself over a > temporary problem. It is easy to > work yourself up when your emotions are raw. > > Steve taught high school and did a lot of suicide > counseling with his > students and others. He has an MA in human behavior > and counseling, and a > K-14 counseling credential, and did a lot of hours > of training with Vietnam > vets and battered women. For years he had kids > calling him in the middle of > the night when they were thinking of doing something > stupid. As far as we > know, none of the kids he counseled killed > themselves. > > Kristyne McDaniel > http://www.mcstyles.com > http://www.mcteachoncoins.com > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Post Messages to: [email protected] > Subscription Maintenance: > http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox > OT-free version of this list: > http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech > ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, > are the opinions of the author, and do not > constitute legal or medical advice. This statement > is added to the messages for those lawyers who are > too stupid to see the obvious. > _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
