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[quote=Anonymous]Like the rest of humanity, my 14yo texts semi-regularly w/his friends including one moved to a different school pyramid a couple of years ago. Kids still get together a couple of times a year but are not generally in day-to-day contact. The friend is a kind of difficult kid and I've heard several times that he doesn't have a lot of friends in his new school.

The friend has been texting to tell my son he's miserable and that he's tried suicide several times and wants to die. I'm guessing (hoping) this is just drama but I don't want to dismiss any chance that he could follow through.

I have the mom's number so I'm going to ask her to call me (we're away now in a different time zone so it's a bit tricky.) Fwiw the parents are very caring but tbh it's a very weird household - high drama, no rules, some very questionable judgment. It's terrible to say, but I'm not sure if telling the mom will actually help. Does anyone have any advice on anything else that I can or should do to try to ensure that this kid gets the support he needs?[/quote]

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