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Good Morning
There was a teen boy in our village who had everything going for him, or at least that is what everyone thought. He had a loving family, was getting ready to graduate from high school, was going to college in the fall, and belonged to a rowing group that he loved. He was dating a very nice girl, and he was tall and very good-looking. One day, he took a gun and ended it all. To this day, nobody knows why he did it. We were all heartbroken for the family. I will always have questions. I will never understand what happened. In our beliefs, we are not supposed to take our own lives. That brings up a lot more questions that I have no answers for.
posted by
Goldiec
on April 9, 2026 at 7:51 AM
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Re: Sherri G,
Suicidal tendencies are all in the heat of the moment; one can never plan that tomorrow at 9 am I’ll commit suicide. Then, it’ll never happen. But you’re right. The who try analyze so complex a phenomena can not and do not understand the intricacy or even the why or how of it.
posted by
anib
on April 7, 2026 at 10:16 PM
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As the daughter of a father who committed suicide when I was 15, understanding suicidal thoughts is something I have attempted to dissect for decades. 
posted by
Sherri_G
on April 7, 2026 at 7:38 PM
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