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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My father committed suicide when I was a child. My step-dad is my children's grandfather, but they know I had a different dad before him and that he died. My kids are 10 and 13, and I'm just wondering when I should tell them about this part of our family history? I don't want it to be this big family secret, but I want them to be old enough to understand. I didn't find out myself how he died until I was 17 (accidentally, by reading about it), so I don't have experience being told this news in a child-friendly way. Would love any advice on this, thanks![/quote]

They never knew him and only know that he died long ago.  Why burden them with his suicide?

Your generation over thinks everything![/quote]

My grandfather committed suicide when I was in HS. I never talked to my kids about it.   It came up when my grandmother died.  My kids were in HS and knew her well.  They did not really care so much as they did not know him.  It came up in conversation when they were there.  I talked to them about it afterwards but it was not a big thing.[/quote]

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