I'd Like Your Opinion

you must say something. the only truely kind thing my ex ever did for me was to call my sister when he left.  He told her that he was leaving, he wasnt coming back  and that I was in the closet, drinking rum, trying to figure out how to kill myself. I would have done it too.   Please call this child's mother.  now.

you can never take any talk of suicide as a joke. he needs to be evaluated by a professional to figure out his level of risk. even if he doesn't mean it, he needs to feel like people are listening to him and taking him seriously. ideally his parents can open up a conversation with him about how to cope better with his issues and hopefully will get him some professional help - way too many people take antidepressants without getting any actual therapuetic help, which is probably what he needs. sounds like he also may need a complete physical evaluation as well - if he does have sleep apnea, that can't be helping the emotional issues since it contributes to feeling like crap during the day. if they are reluctant, reassure them that talking to him about it is not going to "give him ideas" or push him toward doing anything. i think any parent would appreciate your concern.

Andrea!!!!!  GUESS WHAT!!  HEHEEHEHHEH   I'm keeping a food journal!  yay me!!   I know you're sooo proud of me!! :D Check it out!  I dunno if you can see it or not but try it anyway! http://www.thedailyplate.com/users/profile/cmirving/

i am very proud of you. now can you help me get my ass in gear?

Aww..  what's going on?  You're the strong one! You're not supposed to be struggling!   C'mon girl, give it up, post it!!

whats going on? too much change. i posted, but only neecee has responded  :(

I'm not seeing any posts from you.. maybe somethings wrong?  I'll look again.

drop everything and call. that information is a cry for help.  I know you (and your son) may feel like rats, but that is beside the point of saving this boy's life.  He will forgive you.

My husband wasn't able to get a hold of his cousin last night.  If we don't get a hold of him in the next day or so I wll have my husband call his cousins father.  I do know that he has also been concerned about his grandson's weight. It might even be better for the cousin to hear it from his father more so than my husband.  I know they have a very loving relationship.  Maybe his dad knows whether or not he has ever had any therapy .  Since they know he has sleep apena, you would think he would of had to to been diagnosed by a doctor.  You would think he would have given him a CPAP.  I know my stepson slept in his room that night and he would have mentioned it to me if he had one.  Maybe he just didn't use it that night because he might be embarassed.  I will have him mention to them that  if he doesn't  that's probably a contributing factor as to why he's so tired. 

Thanks guys!

Brenda