June 13, 2010

• Loss

  My friend from NC, lost her 13 year old boy on Wed. He got in trouble at school, something silly minor. He never gets in trouble so it was a big deal for the family. There is also talk about kids picking on him. After arguing with his mom and being grounded, he ran outside to the garage, and left a note… then hung himself. The Boy was her only child. I am unsure how she will survive, but I just saw an email she sent a friend, and she seems to following the motions. I always admired her strength. I feel she’ll make it thru after seeing the email.

  If nothing else, let this serve as a few reminders. Love those around you , with all your heart. Also, if you have kids… or know people with kids… talk about bullies. Talk about how it can impact the people they’re picking on. Also talk about how important they are, and if they are bullied what to do. Let them know how much they mean to you.

  This all struck very closely. A few weeks ago, a kid snapped on the bus. He started punching my nephew , unprovoked. There were witnesses and video of the incident. He punched him in the face 6 times. This kid was much older and a lot bigger than my nephew, and my nephews braces shredded the inside of his mouth. I wanted to kill this kid, for hurting my lil nephew, for potentially taking away his innocence… for scaring him… for making him feel anything less than the most important and most loved child in the world. I talked to him last night, and let him know how much he’s loved and how I hope the actions of one person will never change the loving, gentle person he is.

  Please, love those around you. And make sure your friends do the same.

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