My 8.5 year old has been reading another Jacqueline Wilson book. She's read them loads with no problems. This one (Bad Girls) has some difficult content to say the least! I know there will be people who will probably judge and think I should have vetted her reading material first....but I didn't! (I am a slow reader, (dyslexic) and she reads prolifically!)
She came down a few nights ago and asked what committing suicide meant. I have always been honest with her and answered her questions as much as I can. She is a bright, articulate and emotionally mature girl. I told her that it was when someone killed themselves and that it was extremely rare and usually happened when someone was ill in the head. We talked about this in a bit more detail. She carried on reading the book...(I know, I know!) and tonight came and asked me what "hanged herself" meant. I said it was time to stop reading and that I would talk to her about it tomorrow.
What would you do? I am not in an emotionally great place right now as my DH left me recently. Just throwing this in as I think it might be relevant in my need to get this discussion right. Also, my female cousin hanged herself when she was 16, before I had my DCs. This is something I would have talked to her about one day, but probably 10 years from now! Help me work out what to say please. Not feeling strong enough to work it all out by myself just now!
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Jezzabelle · 19/11/2014 21:12
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