[featured-image link=”null” link_single=”inherit” single_newwindow=”false”]123rf.com[/featured-image] People say suicide is selfish because choice is involved, but where is choice, really? There are behaviors we do not have a choice in. If your favorite food is chocolate cake, and I lock you in a room with a fork and a chocolate cake, it’s not a matter of ifContinue reading “Why Suicide is Not Selfish”
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Reflections on the Near-Suicide of my Daughter
Sunday (June 24) was a special day for us. One year ago Sunday, our lives were torn apart when we discovered that our youngest daughter, Anna, had taken a bunch of pills the previous evening with a serious intent to commit suicide. One year ago Sunday I was sitting next to her in theContinue reading “Reflections on the Near-Suicide of my Daughter”
The Almost-Suicide of My Daughter, prt. 7
The journey continues. That I have been able to write nearly all of these posts without a tear shows how far we have come. Thank you for your time in reading and commenting on the posts in this series. I want to leave you with a few closing thoughts. 1. If this can happen inContinue reading “The Almost-Suicide of My Daughter, prt. 7”
The Almost-Suicide of My Daughter, prt. 6
[This is the true story of the darkest few months of my life. I hope and believe others can learn from it. It revolves around my daughter Anna, and Anna has reviewed and given her consent for me to post each of the parts in this series. It is her desire for others to learnContinue reading “The Almost-Suicide of My Daughter, prt. 6”
The Almost-Suicide of My Daughter, prt. 5
[This is the true story of the darkest few months of my life. I hope and believe others can learn from it. It revolves around my daughter Anna, and Anna has reviewed and given her consent for me to post each of the parts in this series. It is her desire for others toContinue reading “The Almost-Suicide of My Daughter, prt. 5”
The Almost-Suicide of My Daughter, prt. 4
The plan was to send Anna to an in-patient treatment facility after she was discharged from the hospital. The hospital had plans to send Anna to a place that her mom was not comfortable with. I shared Christy’s opinion, but there’s only one mama bear. Thankfully she stood her ground and insisted on doing researchContinue reading “The Almost-Suicide of My Daughter, prt. 4”
The Almost-Suicide of My Daughter, prt. 3
The open house on Saturday came off without a hitch. Other than Christy and I having to make up a reason that our youngest daughter was not at our oldest daughter’s open house, of course. We told everyone she was spending a few days being monitored at the hospital for a reaction she had toContinue reading “The Almost-Suicide of My Daughter, prt. 3”
The Almost-Suicide of My Daughter, prt. 2
When Anna woke up I quickly pulled myself together. I didn’t know what to say or how to say it. I was still scared and angry. I approached her bed and said, “You know that more than anything in the world right now I want to put on my counselor hat and figure out why andContinue reading “The Almost-Suicide of My Daughter, prt. 2”
The Almost-Suicide of My Daughter, prt. 1
[This is the true story of the darkest few months of my life. I hope and believe others can learn from it. It revolves around my daughter Anna, and Anna has reviewed and given her consent for me to post each of the parts in this series. It is her desire for others to learnContinue reading “The Almost-Suicide of My Daughter, prt. 1”
Does Suicide Equal Hell?
Note: Written before my own daughter’s suicide attempt in June of 2011 Someone recently asked my opinion on what happens to those who commit suicide. Will they “go to hell?” Before I give my take on this, I must start off by saying that no one but God has any business saying who goes toContinue reading “Does Suicide Equal Hell?”
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