<p>Saw this and thought we should all read it, so we remember to pay attention and tell our kids we love them</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.heraldsun.com/firstnews/37-588097.html[/url]”>http://www.heraldsun.com/firstnews/37-588097.html</a></p>
<p>So sad! I pray for his family to get through this, but suicide is so very destructive for those left behind. My husband’s brother died of a deliberate drug overdose just 6 months after our wedding, 26 years ago. The impact on his family was indescribable, and his parents have truly never been the same.</p>
<p>Yes, we should tell our kids we love them every day. Sadly, loving parents alone can’t prevent the act of suicide, which often (as in the news story) seems to come out of nowhere. I’ve struggled to understand what must be in the suicidal person’s mind - they must simply be in so much pain that they can’t go on.</p>
<p>My d called me yesterday to tell me about an acquaintance of hers at W & M, a sophomore, who shot and killed himself Thursday. The campus is, of course, stunned and devastated. This was the third suicide at a relatively small college (7000 students) in 3 years.</p>
<p>A few of my friends have committed suicide over the past few years, and it really is a horrible thing to go through.</p>