Absolutely. Even the best, most switched-on parents need help sometimes. On 12/19/06, Robyn Tippins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > It may be a parent's 'responsibility' but don't we want to help when > people > need it? Even if someone is failing, does it mean their child should die? > Or, what if the child has just been abused or is abusing drugs? Whose > fault > then? And, then, sometimes kids or adults have mental issues that make it > not anyone's fault, but an issue of illness. Either way, whether it's a > parent's fault, or not, don't we want to help them not die? > > Robyn > > From: [email protected] <videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com>[mailto: > [email protected] <videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com>] > On Behalf Of Lan Bui > Sent: Tuesday, December 19, 2006 11:16 AM > To: [email protected] <videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com> > Subject: Re: [videoblogging] Re: MySpace Suicide Note > > I really think a child's actions are the parents responsibility. If > you see a child get caught stealing something in a store, who does > the store want to talk to? > > Now stealing isn't suicide but just because it is really really > horrible doesn't make it less the parents responsibility to know > their children. > > -Lan > www.LanBui.com > -------------------- > > On Dec 19, 2006, at 8:01 AM, Heath wrote: > > Making a blanket statement like that is very shortsigted, it's easy > to find "warning" signs after the fact and sometimes just sometimes, > you never know why someone committed suicide, that doesn't make it > the parents fault..... > > Heath > http://batmangeek7.blogspot.com > > --- In [email protected] <videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com> > <mailto:videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com> , Lan Bui <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > In the end, I think that if you go above and beyond to possibly > >help > > someone, that is great. But you can't save everyone, and if you > > happen not to help someone, don't lose any sleep over it; it would > >be > > the parents fault. > > > > > > -Lan > > www.LanBui.com > > -------------------- > > > > > > > > > > On Dec 18, 2006, at 6:23 PM, Zadi wrote: > > > > Hi All, > > > > Today I came across a teen who had written a suicide note on > MySpace: > > > > <http://flickr.com/photos/karmagrrrl/326204445/? > > #comment72157594427411558> > > > > At first, I thought it was a joke - just a teen looking for > attention. > > But when I clicked on his profile and read some of his blog posts, I > > began to realize that it may be real after all. > > > > It turned out it was real. And he was overdosing on pills. Rick > Rey, a > > fellow videoblogger, called the school and the authorities handled > it > > from there. Just a few moments ago I received an email from one of > his > > friends saying the kid was alive and holding on in the hospital. > > > > My question is... What should the protocol be in instances like > these? > > You see a suicide note on a social network site and you feel > > completely helpless. Luckily, Rick scanned the page enough to notice > > the school info, but what if there had been none? > > > > I feel like there should be a little box on all these social > networks > > that say "in case of fire, break glass." A red button of sorts. But > is > > that getting into a whole gray area? > > > > How does one ensure that young people are physically safe? Can the > > buddy system/top eight be more useful when things like this happen? > Is > > there an alarm? > > > > Just thinking out loud. Thoughts? > > > > Zadi > > http://jetsetshow.com > > http://zadidiaz.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > >
-- best regards, Deirdré Straughan www.beginningwithi.com (personal) www.tvblob.com (work) [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
