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Christle
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- 41 mother/full time employed
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- My 17 year old son was shot and killed in an act of violence
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Sadness Consumes Me
My 17 year old son was shot and killed on Mother's Day this year. I'm overwhelmed with sadness and anger and guilt and so many other emotions that I can't seem to control it all. I'm easily agitated by those I love and I can't focus on anything long enough to complete a task. My heart has this deep ache. I want people to know that he is gone because I feel like it defines me as a person but at the same time I don't want people to say the wrong thing to me for fear I might flip out. But…
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Here is the link... then scroll down to the Loss of Child forum. Once you click on "Loss of Child", there is a pinned thread at the top.. it reads "Loss of Adult Child". This is a daily thread where parents post. They have been on there for years and seem to be a great support for parents who lost a child... let me know if the link doesn't work.
http://forums.grieving.com/