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in september my step dad comitted suicide. ever since that everyone has been okay apart from this one friend who every day, without fail had to tell a suicide joke. she thought it was highly amusing.
 i never said anythign but recently, her cousin attempted suicide. she survived but now my 'friend' keeps talking about how difficult her life is at the moment and eveyrbody is sympathising with her. it makes me really upset, mainly because her cousin survived so she should be grateful for that insted of telling everybody how bad it is.
 i wrote her a note saying how i feel because it upsets me when i try totell her. she took it badly and wrote me one back tellling me how selfish and ignorent im being towards her and she's not gona talk to me for now because she'd do something she regrets. even though i've been grittin ma teeth all year for that reason!!
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im sorry for your loss but this girl is very immature...
your right she should be grateful that her sister survived but you are the one that should be getting the sympathy but just talk to her even though you have written her a letter go and talk to her face to face and tell her egzactly how you feel and how you have put up with her jokes scince your dad did it and explain why she should not be getting all the attention but put in a nice way and make sure she understands what you are saying and she might just understand why you got so angry.;..

Posted by stacie, on 07/02/2008 at 04:26

Suicide or attempted suicide is always a very hard thing to experience in anyone's life. My best friend's step dad did exactly the same and it is very hard to get over.
As a friend, she should be there for you no matter what, and her humorous take on your experience is just not on. If anything, as you both have had similar experiences, you should be able to empathize with each other and help each other through a situation, not be forced apart.
It sounds to me that she isn't a very good friend, and that you should really start thinking about relying upon other people for support. But this doesn't mean give up on her. Maybe she'll come around if you have a face-to-face talk instead of an impersonal written note. Sometimes talking really is the best answer.
I wish you all the best in life and I hope everything turns out fine n_n

Posted by Lucy, on 06/22/2008 at 07:10

I'm sorry for your loss. This girl is immature and she was insensitive to your pain. She doesn't realize she was being selfish. Just ignore her unkind note and let it go. Go out with other friends and forget her. If someone asks, you can always explain your viewpoint. Or you can be the bigger person and just ignore her note and be friendly to her. If she's unfriendly, explain how you feel calmly and walk away- without arguing with her. I think she only understands the pain of what you went through- after she almost lost someone she cares for herself. She just doesn't have the guts to admit that to you. Either way, what you went through was hard. But now you have the chance to be the bigger person and let it go. Forget this girl and let your anger go. You've both suffered and it's not worth arguing about who suffered more. What happened (these sad suicide attempts) shows you how short life is. Don't spend it being unkind to each other. My heart goes out to you. But if you ignore her and let it go, you'll both be happier in the long run.

Posted by Lisa, on 06/22/2008 at 04:05

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