The following musing is because this post is more of an anguished wail than a rant. Sorry. Scanning over some of my posts, a thought popped up. Given the recurring downbeat tone, have I misnamed my Substack? Should it be Seething and Sad? We Need a Hero
Not sure how I found this but am grateful I did. This hit close to home. I lost my best friend to suicide in 2016. He was one of the best humans I have ever met, but this world showed him no mercy.
I am sad that your nephew endured all he did, and that you and everyone else who loved him now have to carry the pain of such a profound and deep loss.
I wish you an abundance of peace, kindness, and support along your journey through the grieving process.
my deepest sympathies for this horrible outcome. Someone close to me wanted to kill himself, as a disturbed teen, and didn't because there was no gun in the house (he tried other ineffective means, got counseling, is now a happy adult.)
There HAD been a gun in the house but the owner, who had recently inherited it, hated guns and had given it to another beneficiary of the will. The consequences had that not been done haunt the owner still, 40 years later.
The tsunami of guns in our society has to be brought under control.
I did what I could afford with the GoFundMe. I hope your nephew's family can move through all this to eventual peace.
Not sure how I found this but am grateful I did. This hit close to home. I lost my best friend to suicide in 2016. He was one of the best humans I have ever met, but this world showed him no mercy.
I am sad that your nephew endured all he did, and that you and everyone else who loved him now have to carry the pain of such a profound and deep loss.
I wish you an abundance of peace, kindness, and support along your journey through the grieving process.
Tell me about it more and subscribe me
my deepest sympathies for this horrible outcome. Someone close to me wanted to kill himself, as a disturbed teen, and didn't because there was no gun in the house (he tried other ineffective means, got counseling, is now a happy adult.)
There HAD been a gun in the house but the owner, who had recently inherited it, hated guns and had given it to another beneficiary of the will. The consequences had that not been done haunt the owner still, 40 years later.
The tsunami of guns in our society has to be brought under control.
I did what I could afford with the GoFundMe. I hope your nephew's family can move through all this to eventual peace.