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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 763346" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>I am very heartbroken for your loss. It is what all of us fear the most. You have my deepest empathy and prayers. I hope you reach out and get grief therapy soon. Hon, honest, this is not your daughter's fault. I assume she is also very young. Please dont talk about this with her unless both of you are with a good therapist in the room. Please. It was not her responsibility to tell you what her brother did...her brother probably begged her not to.</p><p></p><p> This tragedy could most likely not have been avoided if you knew. The blame game for a young adult, like your daughter, is in my opinion not the way to go. You are not a therapist and do not know the best way to handle this. I am sure siblings all over the world neglect to tell parents what their difficult siblings are doing and sometimes terrible tragedies happen. It does not help to make your living child feel guilty. I am sure she already feels sick about it. The person responsible for this tragedy....is/was your son. You did all you could and I'm sure his sister tried to stay friends with him, which, with young people, usually does not include telling parents what is happening.</p><p></p><p>Nobody can save our kids. None of our kids. It is all on them. I mean the next sentence in a kind way</p><p> Do you want to drive your daughter away too or maybe make her feel so guilty that she does the unthinkable? Please....hand your grief to a therapist. Don't make a tragedy worse. If you have God in your life, your church family can be so helpful.</p><p></p><p>I will pray for your healing and hope you seek out help. I again beg you to keep your daughter out of it...she needs to heal too and needs to have family support....or you never know if worse can hsppen and I know you dont want that. This post is not condemning you in any way. All I hope for you and yours is healing and love and for your family to help one another. Seek out help from professionals who know how to help others grieve. Don't try to do it yourself. Tbh it sounds like all of you could benefit from family counseling. Together if everyone will agree to go.</p><p></p><p>Update us please. Let us know how you are doing. We all care.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 763346, member: 1550"] I am very heartbroken for your loss. It is what all of us fear the most. You have my deepest empathy and prayers. I hope you reach out and get grief therapy soon. Hon, honest, this is not your daughter's fault. I assume she is also very young. Please dont talk about this with her unless both of you are with a good therapist in the room. Please. It was not her responsibility to tell you what her brother did...her brother probably begged her not to. This tragedy could most likely not have been avoided if you knew. The blame game for a young adult, like your daughter, is in my opinion not the way to go. You are not a therapist and do not know the best way to handle this. I am sure siblings all over the world neglect to tell parents what their difficult siblings are doing and sometimes terrible tragedies happen. It does not help to make your living child feel guilty. I am sure she already feels sick about it. The person responsible for this tragedy....is/was your son. You did all you could and I'm sure his sister tried to stay friends with him, which, with young people, usually does not include telling parents what is happening. Nobody can save our kids. None of our kids. It is all on them. I mean the next sentence in a kind way Do you want to drive your daughter away too or maybe make her feel so guilty that she does the unthinkable? Please....hand your grief to a therapist. Don't make a tragedy worse. If you have God in your life, your church family can be so helpful. I will pray for your healing and hope you seek out help. I again beg you to keep your daughter out of it...she needs to heal too and needs to have family support....or you never know if worse can hsppen and I know you dont want that. This post is not condemning you in any way. All I hope for you and yours is healing and love and for your family to help one another. Seek out help from professionals who know how to help others grieve. Don't try to do it yourself. Tbh it sounds like all of you could benefit from family counseling. Together if everyone will agree to go. Update us please. Let us know how you are doing. We all care. [/QUOTE]
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