Life can be tough

[jbsoonerfan]

I debated on even telling this story, but my mind is very upset tonight. We learned this morning that one of our students(an 8th grader). His Mom came into the room last night with a gun to her head and told him "I can't do this anymore". He jumped up and grabbed her and was able to wrestle the gun away from her. He called 911 and he was able to leave the situation for the time being. As a public school teacher I have heard things that most people could never even imagine would happen. Most of you are probably like me and live a relatively happy life, but just know, there are some out there dealing with things that we couldn't even imagine. This young man will be scarred the rest of his life. My mom's mother took her life when my mom was 14 and she still doesn't understand it. So when you think you have it bad because you had to wait 3 min to get your coffee, or your cheeseburger had pickles when you asked for no pickles, think about this thing we call LIFE and what some people actually go through.

 

BTW, the stories I could tell would not be appropriate for this site.

[Hammer 4]

I've had a pretty rough life growing up, and have had things, and seen things that no teenager should have to deal with. I feel really bad for this kid, and hope he can in some way adjust as best as he can to live a somewhat normal life.

Peoples actions can and do have a profound effect on certain people, especially kids. So sad.

[Columbia Craw]

The average person has no idea of the pain and hopelessness out there. As a retired cop I had more than my share of suicides, elder abuse, child abuse and domestic violence. I could tell stories but not on this forum.  I still have my own emotional scars from those 25 years. 

[813basstard]

Real deal man. 

After 20 years in the game, I’ve found the kids are 99% of the time NOT the problem. 
 

Kids ain’t changed a bit. It’s the people who they go home to that have. 

[TnRiver46]

So is the kids mom alive? If so Id be inclined to call him a hero 

[jbsoonerfan]

Yes she is, last I heard they took her to an in patient psychiatric hospital. 

 

Found out a little more today. This family is very well off, I'm talking loaded, and you would have never been able to tell it by looking at their house or him or her. She is overweight and recently had back surgery and apparently has been on a lot of pain meds and in a wheel chair.  On top of that she had been drinking pretty heavy as well. He is currently staying with his aunt (Mom's sister) and will probably not be coming back to our school. We all chipped in and sent him a pair of shoes, jacket and a couple shirts with a card telling him we were thinking about him. 

[DitchPanda]

 Yep we've all had our share of bad deals and hard times..some people just handle it differently. 5 years ago I witnessed a very bad accident at work where a contractor working at our plant got horribly burned..he died from his injuries the next day. Some things you cant un-see. I was never a firefighter or EMT so I was not equipped for that or the thoughts that came in the aftermath..took me a long time to get thru it.

 A few years back my best buddies wife lost a childhood friend..a girl she had known almost her whole life. A young, attractive mother. Her father came home one day and she had hung herself in the barn. Just awful..nothing else to say.

[Chris Catignani]

A subtle reminder for all of us to try and give people the benefit of the doubt...especially if its someone we don't really know. Almost all families have that one person with chronic drug and alcohol problems. Its not an easy problem and it doesn't go away easy either.

[Bird]

Yep, life struggles, we all have them and some worse than others. 

We should all wake up each morning with a level of empathy for those less fortunate.

My sister who I absolutely adore just informed me she has cancer which gave me a heavy heart. 

Be very thankful for the good times and be supportive to those less fortunate. 

[Bluebasser86]

That sucks that kid has to go through that. I always feel terrible for kids in bad situations. One of my biggest frustrations as a LEO is the pride that young kids get in causing trouble. They learned that behavior from people around them, it was taught to them, not born into them. Some of them are very smart kids, probably could really be something in the right situation, but will likely never be given. 

[jbsoonerfan]

15 minutes ago, Bluebasser86 said:

That sucks that kid has to go through that. I always feel terrible for kids in bad situations. One of my biggest frustrations as a LEO is the pride that young kids get in causing trouble. They learned that behavior from people around them, it was taught to them, not born into them. Some of them are very smart kids, probably could really be something in the right situation, but will likely never be given. 

Man, dealing with these kids everyday is a constant struggle.