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Originally Posted by gildo
This is so unfortunate....you know the question is going to arise that if the parents knew he was distraught why didn't they seek help immediately from someone in Calgary until they could arrive? As a parent myself I can't even imagine what was going thrugh his mind or the parents mind now, I am not questioning what the parents did or didn't do one bit, but you know someone analyzing it may wonder why steps weren't taken immediately until the parents could arrive from Ontario. Very very sad day in Calgary.
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I think you either trivialize the comments as a momentary thing, or you hope/expect that your son is already seeking remedy. Unfortunately, I have some personal experience with this type of thing.
My aunt decided to leave her husband for another guy. He became very depressed, and was even openly contemplating suicide. Nobody actually believed he would attempt it, but rather was just expressing frustration over his marriage falling apart. I remember my mom even angrily mentioning that suicide was one thing she could never forgive.
My aunt chose to remain in their house over xmas for the sake of their kids. Her husband didn't commit suicide, but instead killed her before turning himself into police. A lot of us have wondered since then what we could have done differently.
Incidentally, one of my cousins was asleep in that house when the murder happened. Incidents like this one in Dalhousie make me appreciate - if that is the right word - that we only buried an aunt and not an entire branch of the family.