Posted by fallsfall on November 29, 2003, at 10:05:26
In reply to Re: death, posted by geri122 on November 29, 2003, at 9:44:08
Hi Geri,How was your night last night? I couldn't sleep and wondered if you were awake at 3AM.
Will you be able to see your friend today? Have you told her that you are feeling worse?
School will start up in a couple of days. Do you have a favorite teacher? My oldest daughter was very close to her French teacher - she had Mono when she was a freshman and the French teacher did some tutoring with her in the summer so she could catch up (she's a French major in college now!). My favorite teacher was the Band director. My youngest favorite is last year's World Cultures' teacher - she also had him for study hall. She doesn't really like social studies, but she and the teacher really clicked. My son liked the other French teacher - my son is now in the Army and he and the French teacher actually sent a letter back and forth. Who is your favorite teacher? The one who knows you and cares about you? Can you start thinking about maybe talking to that teacher on Monday? Just to say something like "I've been feeling really depressed, but I don't know what to do because I can't talk to my parents". Maybe your friend could come with you. Could you stay after school and talk to that teacher, or do you have to take a bus home? Sometimes if you let a teacher know during the day that you want to see them after school they can be sure to stay a little late to see you. You could even start the conversation like "I have a problem, but I don't want to tell my parents. If I tell you, can you promise not to tell my parents unless I agree?". The only time they might not be able to do that is if they think that your life is in danger (but you want to live, so that should be OK). We know that there are teachers at your school who care about you and are concerned about you, because someone went to talk to the principal. Can you guess who would have gone to talk to the principal? The teachers do want to help. They will have a better idea of what resources are available for you in your town than I would.
Thinking of you.
poster:fallsfall
thread:284151
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/social/20031124/msgs/284946.html