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Sad story here...
Son's friend commited suicide a week ago.
I am OK to talk about it now, but it has been tough...

How old was he? Any clues as to what happened?

Oh dear... I am sorry to hear that Ania.

How awful, Ania! I'm sorry!

My wishes for healing go out to his family and friends.

She.
I do not know what has snapped.Very quiet, withdrawn, shy girl. A poet. Emo.
My son seems to be quite OK, she was his classmate but they hang out with different crowds.
I have been to number of funerals r/t school : kids, parents etc, but this one was really, really sad.
The only reason I am bringing this up here is those "dramatic" middle school years. Watch out, check their cells phones, their e-mails, listen to their music.

Sorry about the gender mixup. I have young boys with very few female friends, so I assumed. I shouldn't have.

Depression and suicide are just horrible. The true meaning of the word "tragic," in my experience. I feel for everyone around her.

Oh Ania, that's awful!

Ania, my heart goes out to you.

Depression is an awful, awful thing.

And watch their myspace pages closely. We had a student attempt suicide on campus yesterday and was resuscitated by EMTs before transferring to the hospital. She has posted a warning on her myspace page the night before. Many friends knew about it but didn't say anything because they thought she wasn't serious.

If your child has computer access at all, please see where they're going and what they're doing. Talk to them about helping friends and taking warnings seriously.