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[quote=Anonymous][quote] I tend to feel that these perspectives accentuate the shame and stigma around suicide and (except possibly in the case of my therapist) do not reflect the reality of how children see the world and the best way to build bonds with them. The fact is, if my sister had died in a car accident or of cancer, my son would already know her cause of death. I really hate that because she killed herself we are expected not to share this.[/quote] I feel strongly that another motivating factor is that it is very difficult for a 5 year old child to process. My cousin was murdered when I was 8, and my parents were very open with me about it. I really wish they hadn't been, because I was not ready to handle the information at all. [/quote]
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