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My brother-in-law was found dead this evening, apparent suicide. My husband is devastated, as am I. We have 2 girls, ages 8 and 5, who were close to their uncle. What and how do I tell them about...
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Thank you all. I knew I could get straight forward advice here. This is so, so hard.
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I am so sorry for your loss. I have a friend in a similar situation. Her ex-husband committed suicide about a month ago. They have a daughter who is five. My friend consulted her pediatrician and a...
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I am so sorry for your family and his. I have no advice but I agree with not giving them all the details.
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daisy wrote:Thank you all. I knew I could get straight forward advice here. This is so, so hard.It really is. So many emotions. Hugs.
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Oh Daisy. I am so sorry for your loss. My prayers for your family.
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I am so sorry for your loss. I have no advice to add, but you and your family will be in my thoughts.
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My dad committed suicide when I was a senior in high school. I know the pain you're feeling right now very well. You and your family are in my thoughts. There are no easy answers, and I'm wishing for...
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daisy wrote:Thank you all. I knew I could get straight forward advice here. This is so, so hard.I have no advice that others have not given already but I did want to post to add my sincere condolences...
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I am so very sorry for you and your family's loss. At such a young age as your children are I personally wouldn't go into too much detail about the how's and why's of their uncle's death but I wish...
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I am so sorry. The only thing I have to add is make the language really straight forward. When my mom died over the summer I told my kids "grandma passed away" and apparently my six year old didn't...
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I would just stick with the basics ("Your uncle passed away') and only elaborate if they ask for more details. I don't think you should lie if they ask (I hated when my parents lied about these kinds...
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Princess Bleh wrote:I would probably tell the girls that he had a sickness in his brain if they asked how he died, like PAW suggested. I've used that explanation for my husband's stay at the mental...
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I am so sorry for your husband's loss. I agree with duchess's approach. As they get older you can explain more if they ask about how deep depression makes people not think clearly and have confused...
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daisy wrote:My brother-in-law was found dead this evening, apparent suicide. My husband is devastated, as am I. We have 2 girls, ages 8 and 5, who were close to their uncle. What and how do I tell...
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Thank you all for the advice. We told them Thursday evening, and they had a few questions. I'm not sure how much they really understand, but I imagine that they will have more questions as time goes...
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I'm really sorry Daisy. I've been in your place and you are correct, I honestly cannot imagine greater pain than what those couple of weeks following my niece's death felt like. I can't even begin...
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TobysFriend wrote:I'm really sorry Daisy. I've been in your place and you are correct, I honestly cannot imagine greater pain than what those couple of weeks following my niece's death felt like. I...
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I am so very sorry for your loss. I wish that would make a difference, but I'm hoping that knowing a perfect stranger feels compassion for you helps in some small way. I will share this. My cousin's...
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