Teen Suicides. Scary Times

[jslo]

Well the "lock-in" was lifted but no information. Also realized I got the suicide timings incorrect. One was last Friday and the other yesterday. Have also heard rumors of a suicide pact with another possibly out there. Although I've heard it from two separate sources, and I typically wouldn't want to spread rumors, but if you have kids, grandkids, relatives or friends at Arapahoe High School I'd encourage you to talk to them. If there truly is a third one out there, they desperately need help.

[Gman]

Parents don't parent. My parents knew what I was doing and who I was running around with. When I lacked focus in areas they felt were more important, I didn't get to participate in bargaining the outcome and did what I was told...or else.

Teachers taught us basics and helped us get the tools so that we could learn on our own. Being an autodidact, there's really no limit to what you can learn or do. Providing someone the tools to learn how to use a computer is more significant than learning to use a computer, IMO. Computers and technology changes, so you better be able to keep teaching yourself.

Kids being taught that their self-esteem is the most important thing about themselves seems to create narcissists that get a twisted view of a world that can chew them up and spit them out without a concern. Life isn't fair. The world doesn't owe you anything. Life is tough. Get a helmet.

Social media has more negatives than positives, IMHO. The young really don't need to be bothered by it, and have the least ability to cope with it. Kids need to get their faces out of displays (and so do their parents) and interact with other kids and their parents. We didn't have this technology when I was growing up and I'm grateful (no photographic evidence of the stupid stuff we did in the name of 'fun'). We also didn't feel like we were missing out on anything.

[BREATHER]

My big question is.... Why spend money on memorials ??? why not spend the same money to educate parents.... I believe one reason is, parents don't want to be bothered

[ben4372]

It's complicated for sure. By coincidence, a book I was listening to today was addressing the crazy rate males kill themselves vs female. Middle age white males really have it bad. As a young white male it might be easy to think the world hates you. They seem to have impulse control problems. The country has a ton of very real problems, this is one of them.

[Jeffrey Lebowski]

Truly sad stuff.

[jerrymrc]

It is sad. A good friend of many years lost his daughter a few years ago. No outward signs, outgoing and a heck of a musician. She was the oldest and to this day he does not know why.

[Double00]

Back in high school a guy killed himself in our typing class. He was sitting behind me and fell at my feet. A lot of what is happening today was happening then. Bullying, parents not engaging, abuse and so on. Times have changed but are still the same.

[Irving]

Back in high school a guy killed himself in our typing class. He was sitting behind me and fell at my feet. A lot of what is happening today was happening then. Bullying, parents not engaging, abuse and so on. Times have changed but are still the same.

During class? That's bold. Was that Pearl Jam song (Jeremy) out at that time? Do you mind if I ask his method?

[Double00]

1985. .22 to the temple. They made us go back to that classroom the next week . Glad they did.

[Gman]

1985. .22 to the temple. They made us go back to that classroom the next week . Glad they did.

Whaaat? They didn't tear down the school and rebuild it? How insensitive of them.