Post by Dabeagle on Feb 14, 2016 14:57:25 GMT -5
I was on my Facebook page and got a friend request from some person my husband might know—our 'friends' in common are people my husband knows. I usually put these folks right on 'acquaintance' because, frankly, we usually have nothing in common and if their crap comes up in my feed, I comment. That usually does it.
I noticed someone else in my feed, non-relation, but I clicked on them and looked at one of their photos. Then, I noticed someone who commented looked like a cute kid and, since I'm always looking for character images and inspiration, I clicked and checked out the profile.
The boy was adorable, 12, and I was already thinking about what a great little brother character he'd make when I discovered he'd died. I looked at the image, such a handsome kid and all the wonderful comments about him and I just...it brought me to a stop. I simply stared at photo after photo taken by a loving mom who was in such incredible pain. I was unable to simply let it lie and looked to try and find out what had happened. Why did this boy have to die?
As it happens, he was bullied. I don't know what for and speculation will get me nowhere. He lived in the Carolinas and committed suicide at just 12.
I didn't know this kid, but he's just become every scared kid who has taken their own life. It would be easy for me to see this family with their church's logo on their tee shirts (just like a corporate Nike or what have you) and the locale and think this kid could have been gay and could have been bullied and unaccepted at home, even though they loved him. Bullying happens for a lot of reasons but I keep looking at the photo and wondering...why?
I noticed someone else in my feed, non-relation, but I clicked on them and looked at one of their photos. Then, I noticed someone who commented looked like a cute kid and, since I'm always looking for character images and inspiration, I clicked and checked out the profile.
The boy was adorable, 12, and I was already thinking about what a great little brother character he'd make when I discovered he'd died. I looked at the image, such a handsome kid and all the wonderful comments about him and I just...it brought me to a stop. I simply stared at photo after photo taken by a loving mom who was in such incredible pain. I was unable to simply let it lie and looked to try and find out what had happened. Why did this boy have to die?
As it happens, he was bullied. I don't know what for and speculation will get me nowhere. He lived in the Carolinas and committed suicide at just 12.
I didn't know this kid, but he's just become every scared kid who has taken their own life. It would be easy for me to see this family with their church's logo on their tee shirts (just like a corporate Nike or what have you) and the locale and think this kid could have been gay and could have been bullied and unaccepted at home, even though they loved him. Bullying happens for a lot of reasons but I keep looking at the photo and wondering...why?
