Just wanted to let you all know...

[JadeAngel]

...Why I haven't been around much the past week.

I go to a school that has the quarter system, and we just started a new quarter, so I'm having to get used to all my classes. Also, I went home this past weekend. One to help my parents who were on Nursery duty at church, and two too attend a funeral of a young man I knew who was getting ready to attend college for the first time.

My friend Dex decided that he couldn't deal with the world anymore, and hence took his own. His funeral was Friday morning, and Friday Night, one of his friends (that I didn't know) also decided to take his life.

Dex is the third suicide that I've had to go through since November, and the second in the past month.

All of this is why I was so excited to win Firefly and Tiger, I definately needed a pick me up.

I'm not posting this for pity, but I've gotten to know some of you on here pretty well, and if I'm not acting or RPing like normal, I wanted you all to know.

If this thread is inappropriate or in the wrong forum, please by all means, take care of it. Mods I trust your judgement.

[Cameron]

I understand the type of situation you are in, many of myy friends have thought of taking their own lives, but have been talked out of it. I don't view this the wrong way, I understand that you are not looking for pitty. As I never have looked for pitty myself. I always try and be as strong as I can for the people around me, and I hope you do to.

*huggies* If you ever just need to chat come to me I am always available.

[PonyMama]

Well hurry back to us but real life must come first.

[JadeAngel]

Thanks you two. I've always been the strong one in my group of friends, but Thursday when i found out about Dex (he died Wednesday, and the service was Friday) I completely lost it...I was "kidnapped" by my boyfriend and he wouldn't let me leave til I had a good cry. Well, my good cry lasted a couple of hours, but I've been able to keep it together since then, and was able to be there for my other friends.

I guess I just needed an unbiased audience to talk to, since all my friends just keep telling me they're sorry...and that's not what I want to hear since it wasn't their fault