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[quote=Anonymous]OP. It’s hard. My DCs closest friend from middle school has depression and it scares the living daylights out of me. I have had a lot of sleepless nights worrying about the emotional impact of the friendship. The best way I can describe what happens to my DD is it seems like whenever she gets together with this friend- it’s like a vampire sucks all the happiness out of her. It’s hard because you don’t want to teach your child to abandon a friend when they are struggling but you also worry that depression will be contagious. You do want to talk with mom ASAP- because if kid were to act on what he’s saying- not only would this be intolerable grief for the family but this would be life changing for your son. The dirty secret about depression is that it doesn’t just impact the kid going through it but everyone else around. Good Luck! [/quote]
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