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To: Rambi who wrote (5319)	12/17/1997 5:42:00 PM
From: greenspirit	Respond to of 71178

Tough to tell Penni, I guess I would have to hear his vocal inflections to fathom a guess. Boy's in there teens can be very confusing. One minute jokeing and clowning, and the next trying to solve the worlds problems, seeming to hold them on their shoulders alone. The only time I can remember ever contemplating suicide was in my teenage years. A breakup with a girl, or getting a lousy grade on a test can be blown way out of proportion as a teen. He may have found out about someone from school who commited suicide recently. I don't mean to scare you or anything Penni, but I have read studies, that most teens, even well adjusted ones, contemplate suicide from time to time. I could be wrong here Penni, but I have a funny feeling these next few years with your boys will cause you to question allot of things. One day they will want to blame you for everything, and the next, you'll be the greatest person on earth. What girls and peer's think, will be as important, if not more, than what mom and dad have taught them. What your boys are up to will depend allot on who their friends are. I hope they have chosen well. CW seems to have so much going for him in our eyes, but in a teenagers eyes reality can sometimes be clouded beyond our understanding. This is where the love of a mother and father play such an important role. They may hate you for it, but spending time together can make all the difference in the world. I had a neihbor friend of mine, I thought did a lot of stupid things with his teenage boys, like let them have girls over, no curfue, and drink and such. But the one thing he insisted on was every other weekend they go alone with him camping and fishing for the weekend. There both fine men today, and I attribute allot of it to simply spending quality time together with their dad, someone they could see everyday as a real role model to follow, and talk about things with. I sure hope I will think clearly, and do the right things when my little man is ready to cross the threshold to manhood. Michael