Posted by (+631) 7 years ago
Upon hearing that Miles City lost a child to suicide, I'm both shocked and concerned.
I see on the news that many communities have essentially started task forces, initiatives, and movements toward combatting this unthinkable situation, yet I don't see where Miles City even has any kind of support set up.
I have a few elementary school children who live just down the street that were actually the ones to tell me about this terrible loss. When I asked what the school was doing, the youngest told me that she was confused and asked her teacher about it and was informed by her teacher to "Not to talk about it and to go back to her desk."
Now, I don't even know what school these kids go to, much less who the teacher is... but this is NOT the way to deal with the suicide of a peer.
WE NEED TO BE TALKING ABOUT THIS
This is not the 1950's. The way to handle uncomfortable situations is not to grab the broom and lift the rug. These children are confused and need some sort of guidance. Hiding the reality of suicide WILL ONLY LEAD TO MORE SUICIDE.
I don't know what this poor, lost child was going through. I don't know the child. I don't know the family, but it can only be assumed that this had something to do with bullying. I only say that, because statistics pretty much guarantee it. Yes, I know that some of us old folks might be sick of hearing that word, but you have to realize that the world is a lot different than it was when we were kids. The kids of today have SO many platforms to torture their peers on. They can be relentless. So my question is, what is Miles City doing about this? I hate to be THAT person, but why is it that I hear about anti-bullying campaigns in every other town but my own?
I don't have children. I can't imagine having a child and losing that child. It is unthinkable to me. A loss of any child in this community is a loss to the entire community.
THIS IS WHY WE SHOULD BE TALKING.
I see on the news that many communities have essentially started task forces, initiatives, and movements toward combatting this unthinkable situation, yet I don't see where Miles City even has any kind of support set up.
I have a few elementary school children who live just down the street that were actually the ones to tell me about this terrible loss. When I asked what the school was doing, the youngest told me that she was confused and asked her teacher about it and was informed by her teacher to "Not to talk about it and to go back to her desk."
Now, I don't even know what school these kids go to, much less who the teacher is... but this is NOT the way to deal with the suicide of a peer.
WE NEED TO BE TALKING ABOUT THIS
This is not the 1950's. The way to handle uncomfortable situations is not to grab the broom and lift the rug. These children are confused and need some sort of guidance. Hiding the reality of suicide WILL ONLY LEAD TO MORE SUICIDE.
I don't know what this poor, lost child was going through. I don't know the child. I don't know the family, but it can only be assumed that this had something to do with bullying. I only say that, because statistics pretty much guarantee it. Yes, I know that some of us old folks might be sick of hearing that word, but you have to realize that the world is a lot different than it was when we were kids. The kids of today have SO many platforms to torture their peers on. They can be relentless. So my question is, what is Miles City doing about this? I hate to be THAT person, but why is it that I hear about anti-bullying campaigns in every other town but my own?
I don't have children. I can't imagine having a child and losing that child. It is unthinkable to me. A loss of any child in this community is a loss to the entire community.
THIS IS WHY WE SHOULD BE TALKING.