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I am one of those mom's who had to put her son out homeless right after a suicide attempt. It is very frightening. That was a couple of years ago and he is still alive. My husband also committed suicide many years ago when my children and I were very young. I can't count how many Christians came up to me and told me my husband was in hell. They were very insensitive.
I don't have all the answers to the suicide question, but I know without a doubt that God loved my husband more than anyone on this earth could. He knew exactly what he was doing and exactly what happened. He is in charge of life and death. I don't have that power. If someone is suicidal you can't stop it even if you are there. I was in the other room when my husband took his life.
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I've been where you are. My greatest fear when letting go of my son was the risk of suicide. Statistics say that children of a person who committed suicide have a 50% higher risk of doing the same thing. I realized that I wasn't minimizing that risk by enabling him to stay helpless. What I was doing was just as bad. I continue to love him and talk to him weekly, but I try very hard not to interfere with the natural consequences for his decisions.
Stick around with us for awhile. Being here made all the difference in the world for me.
Hugs,
MG
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