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[quote=Anonymous]OP is your friend in therapy or grief counseling? Is the entire family?

This is something she should be discussing there. If the sibling died by suicide during Covid, then this son was probably only 8 or 9 when it happened? Of course this will affect the rest of his life, BUT - it is his parent's responsibilty, despite their own grief, to help him grow up and navigate the world successfully, despite this horrific family tragedy. It would have been easier when he was younger (9, 10, 11), but as he turns into a teen and high schooler himself, it's going to get increasingly difficult because he will see that the world is moving on. Sports get more competitive in high school; that's just the way it works. They are no longer in the little kid, everybody makes the team phase. And yet mentally and emotionally, it sounds like your friend is stuck there because that is the point where she lost her other precious child.

It's going to get harder for her as he grows up and tries to move on in his own way. She has to help him grow up, not hinder him by keeping him in this kiddie phase.

Please talk to her about this and encourage her to talk to a competent grief counselor. [/quote]

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