“I think as soon as you have children, you waive your right to take your own life,”
I agree...but there are other DUMB THINGS that people should also consider giving up, particularly if they have young kids, like skydiving, cliff-climbing, going to the top of Everest, etc. If you want to do that stuff, do it before they’re born, or after they’re adults - but do what you can to try to stick around while they grow up.
Also if you have parents that are in your life. I think that if more kids were told what a suicide does to siblings and parents, we might see those numbers go way, way, down. As things stand now, we simply IGNORE educating kids on this, and hope it doesn’t happen.
Yes...what you said...my father’s father committed suicide when he was 14...my father was an only child...I didn’t know until in my 30 ‘ s after my father had died...suicide can affect families for generations...Knowing more could have explained A LOT of things for me as a kid growing up.