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<blockquote data-quote="myfirstandlast" data-source="post: 74011" data-attributes="member: 3420"><p>I am extremely upset with this teacher. My daughter had not asked how right away, and these kids might have learned it was suicide before she did. Her 4th grade classmates were spoken to in school (not about cause) and news had already gotten to my daughter's best friend in another school by that afternoon. She heard about it on the bus. :frown:</p><p></p><p>My ex's mother is distraught and in her grief determined to sue my sister for telling the school (teachers, who should know this info, including cause) and the school district, especially the school counselor, who was responsible for the letter that went home with the whole 7th grade that named the family. She is irrational and behaving horribly toward me, and I'm doing my best to hold in my own anger and grief and letting her vent ... I know she is suffering, but she is blinded to what I am going through on a daily basis with the kids ... her main concern is that her son's memory is not tarnished by this!</p><p></p><p>If I have to hear one more time about how "my sister" is responsible for causing "her grandkids" all of this undue grief I THINK I WILL BLOW. Thank God I have people I can vent to after I have to see her ... last time I saw this side of her, it was during the divorce.</p><p></p><p>I'm not sure how long the kids will want to stay home from school ... I work but hopefully there will be some sort of bereavement leave or something I can apply for. My son will need to be told that his classmates (which include HIS best friend) in that class know the cause, which I was intending on him sharing ONLY if HE wanted to, and only to whom he wanted to tell ... he was already upset about the letter. Waiting until we have a grief counselor before I tell him, because this will be very, very hard on him.</p><p></p><p>Going to talk to the school counselor on Monday about my concerns, the letter and whatever else may have happened COMPLETELY without my knowledge or consent. I'm not angry with my sister, she was speaking in the capacity of a school principal to other school officials and following procedure, but all hell's fury is about to descend upon her from his family.</p><p></p><p>Have to prepare myself for taking the kids to see him now ... God please give me the strength to hold them up, and do not let this burden their hearts.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="myfirstandlast, post: 74011, member: 3420"] I am extremely upset with this teacher. My daughter had not asked how right away, and these kids might have learned it was suicide before she did. Her 4th grade classmates were spoken to in school (not about cause) and news had already gotten to my daughter's best friend in another school by that afternoon. She heard about it on the bus. [img]:frown:[/img] My ex's mother is distraught and in her grief determined to sue my sister for telling the school (teachers, who should know this info, including cause) and the school district, especially the school counselor, who was responsible for the letter that went home with the whole 7th grade that named the family. She is irrational and behaving horribly toward me, and I'm doing my best to hold in my own anger and grief and letting her vent ... I know she is suffering, but she is blinded to what I am going through on a daily basis with the kids ... her main concern is that her son's memory is not tarnished by this! If I have to hear one more time about how "my sister" is responsible for causing "her grandkids" all of this undue grief I THINK I WILL BLOW. Thank God I have people I can vent to after I have to see her ... last time I saw this side of her, it was during the divorce. I'm not sure how long the kids will want to stay home from school ... I work but hopefully there will be some sort of bereavement leave or something I can apply for. My son will need to be told that his classmates (which include HIS best friend) in that class know the cause, which I was intending on him sharing ONLY if HE wanted to, and only to whom he wanted to tell ... he was already upset about the letter. Waiting until we have a grief counselor before I tell him, because this will be very, very hard on him. Going to talk to the school counselor on Monday about my concerns, the letter and whatever else may have happened COMPLETELY without my knowledge or consent. I'm not angry with my sister, she was speaking in the capacity of a school principal to other school officials and following procedure, but all hell's fury is about to descend upon her from his family. Have to prepare myself for taking the kids to see him now ... God please give me the strength to hold them up, and do not let this burden their hearts. [/QUOTE]
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