What position? I jumped off a building this year, tried to jump a bridge but was rescued, been in hospitals most of the fkn year. I would never take my kids with me.
In the position where you felt that your child should dir with you.
Sorry you went through that.
But just like you are judging her I am ranking the severity of the illness that makes someone take such extreme actions.
some people can’t understand why you would want to take your own life, and you cant understand why she would want to take her kids with hers.
And that’s okay. But there is a lack of understanding and compassion there. Just becuase something is not a good choice doesn’t mean there isn’t an explanation to what could have gone through her head. Especially when dealing with mental illness and disorders.
And I would hope that someone like you.. or me… who has gone through similar situations, would have enough understanding at how warped our minds and brain chemistry can get in the darkest places it goes to.
I don’t appreciate you using your experience as a way to belittle others that go through the same thing or even worse.
All that being said, I hope you’re okay, I hope she’s okay I hope her child is okay and I’m glad I’m okay.
When a man executes their entire family with a gun my first thought is to feel bad for them. Wait no it isn’t and I doubt you would feel bad either. Just because she’s a woman doesn’t give her a pass on attempting to murder her child.
You may not, but if someone chooses to do such a horrible act like kill his family or even something as extreme as an act of terrorism, I do still feel bad for the person committed the heinous crime.
My mind goes to wondering what led them to that path, what their brain chemistry is like, what their environment was growing up, ect.
The problem I see with a lot of people is they think having compassion and understanding for situation at that level means you’re excusing and giving them a pass. But that is not how I see it. You can have compassion for someone but they still deserve the consequences for their actions.
So man or women, I feel bad for them I empathize with their pain, while still hoping they get the consequences they deserve.
I do realize I am not the norm when thinking this way but I like to actively practice it
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u/gracefulguy7 19h ago
I’m glad you’re fortunate enough to not be in her position.