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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 565537" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>I think one of the hardest things to do as a teen is to figure out when to keep a secret and when not to. I am thankful that Diva took this to you - it is exactly the way a teen should handle this type of thing. </p><p></p><p>Please let Diva know that when I was 14 a friend of mine took a bottle of tylenol and called me to say goodbye. She made me promise not to tell anyone several times before she told me what she did. I promptly asked if her mom was home - and she was not. So I hung up and called her mom. her mom didn't believe me at first, but did go home after I told her I would call 911 and report this if she did not deal with it. They were in time and the mom made her drink some ipecac on advice from poison control and then she spent a day in the reg hospital and a couple weeks in a psychiatric hospital. This friend never spoke to me again until a few years ago.</p><p></p><p>I happened to run into her mom at the pediatrician's office and learned that not only were our sons friends, that my friend was in her last year of medication school. Her son was living iwth her mom while she did this, and was a delightful young man. Her mom told me that the main reason she wanted to go into medicine was because of how her suicide attempt was handled way back when I insisted her mom take this suicide attempt seriously.</p><p></p><p>My friend sent me a card shortly after I ran into her mom and she thanked me for not allowing her to kill herself. She said at the time she saw it as a betrayal, but as an adult she saw how hard it had to be for me and how much it helped her. </p><p></p><p>I NEVER regretted calling her mom. I problem would have asked my mom to do it but I was home alone at the time.</p><p></p><p>Maybe this will help Diva to know that things truly do get better and that she absolutely made the only right decision that she could have made. Her friend is a blessed young woman to have Diva for a friend. Truly blessed.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 565537, member: 1233"] I think one of the hardest things to do as a teen is to figure out when to keep a secret and when not to. I am thankful that Diva took this to you - it is exactly the way a teen should handle this type of thing. Please let Diva know that when I was 14 a friend of mine took a bottle of tylenol and called me to say goodbye. She made me promise not to tell anyone several times before she told me what she did. I promptly asked if her mom was home - and she was not. So I hung up and called her mom. her mom didn't believe me at first, but did go home after I told her I would call 911 and report this if she did not deal with it. They were in time and the mom made her drink some ipecac on advice from poison control and then she spent a day in the reg hospital and a couple weeks in a psychiatric hospital. This friend never spoke to me again until a few years ago. I happened to run into her mom at the pediatrician's office and learned that not only were our sons friends, that my friend was in her last year of medication school. Her son was living iwth her mom while she did this, and was a delightful young man. Her mom told me that the main reason she wanted to go into medicine was because of how her suicide attempt was handled way back when I insisted her mom take this suicide attempt seriously. My friend sent me a card shortly after I ran into her mom and she thanked me for not allowing her to kill herself. She said at the time she saw it as a betrayal, but as an adult she saw how hard it had to be for me and how much it helped her. I NEVER regretted calling her mom. I problem would have asked my mom to do it but I was home alone at the time. Maybe this will help Diva to know that things truly do get better and that she absolutely made the only right decision that she could have made. Her friend is a blessed young woman to have Diva for a friend. Truly blessed. [/QUOTE]
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