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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 411860" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>I've shared this before - a line I used on difficult child 1 when he was suicidal, was to tell him to get in line, if anyone was going to commit suicide, in fact had more cause - it was me. And I had chosen the option of sticking around to meet my responsibilities and look after my kids, rather than kill myself. So if he wasn't going to stick around, I might as well off myself first. After my sacrifice for him (giving up suicide for now) he should at least have the manners to wait his turn.</p><p></p><p>Another angle - "I have enough to deal with at the moment, losing my father. I am still hurting from losing my sister. Do not do this to me now. It is just not fair of you to do this to me right now. Of course you're upset at losing your grandfather, but remember - he is MY DAD, I've known him longer than you have, and much closer. It's OK to hurt about him dying, but this is not a competition. You do not have to consider suicide in order to feel you're genuinely upset at his passing. Get back in perspective, boyo!"</p><p></p><p>The shock effect can sometimes work. Giving it air time, when you feel fairly sure it's mostly histrionics and poor emotional awareness - not good.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 411860, member: 1991"] I've shared this before - a line I used on difficult child 1 when he was suicidal, was to tell him to get in line, if anyone was going to commit suicide, in fact had more cause - it was me. And I had chosen the option of sticking around to meet my responsibilities and look after my kids, rather than kill myself. So if he wasn't going to stick around, I might as well off myself first. After my sacrifice for him (giving up suicide for now) he should at least have the manners to wait his turn. Another angle - "I have enough to deal with at the moment, losing my father. I am still hurting from losing my sister. Do not do this to me now. It is just not fair of you to do this to me right now. Of course you're upset at losing your grandfather, but remember - he is MY DAD, I've known him longer than you have, and much closer. It's OK to hurt about him dying, but this is not a competition. You do not have to consider suicide in order to feel you're genuinely upset at his passing. Get back in perspective, boyo!" The shock effect can sometimes work. Giving it air time, when you feel fairly sure it's mostly histrionics and poor emotional awareness - not good. Marg [/QUOTE]
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