He in the past week was talking about running away. Now he has decided that instead he would rather die than be here. His dad and I have been separated/divorced for 7 years now. my current husband and I have been together for almost 7 years and married for 4 of those years. I have 2 other boys and 1 more on the way. So he has 2 almost 3 brothers. His dad sees him every 2 weeks on the weekends, plus holidays and a week and a weekend every month of summer. His dad hardly if ever calls him. Not sure what other information that would be useful. I just would like some advice on what I should do about this. I know he is depressed, but what do I do.
Take him to a counselor that is trained to work with children. He's suicidal and you need to deal with it. Divorce is devastating to children and its not a surprise that he feels this way.
The fact that he had the courage to voice it to you and not hide it...any type of counselling. Even the school counselor. If he's willing to talk, what things make him happy/unhappy? I don't know if it's better to ask positive questions or the negative ones.
I'm sure he feels pushed off to the side, with a new husband and all and the fact that you have made more kids with this new guy makes him feel even less important. Like he wasn't good enough, so you had to go and make more kids with somebody else. He needs help! Find a good counselor for him! Poor thing.
GET HIM SOME PSYCHOLOGICAL HELP ASAP.
If you don't know where to start, call his pediatrician, explain the his comments and the situation, and ask for a referral to a child psychologist.
Get him to a counselor immediately!
He is crying out for help, please listen and find him someone to talk to ASAP
