Living In The Shadows

My last grandparent died this week; my grandma. I love her so much. I do not know what I am going to do without her. I did get to see her a few days before she died because I knew it was going to happen soon...but I am still in denial if that makes sense. I am refusing to move on into the next stage though I feel myself teetering on the verge. I am going to scream. Maybe that will hold me back a little longer.

There is a growing trend among young females today. They seem to hold there emotions in and then one day let them out, only not in words but by bleeding; by cutting themselves. Where do they learn this...through there friends, through the media, through desperation- as a final cry for help? Whatever the reason is somebody needs to step in and help these teens before it gets worse...and believe me it will. The question is how do we help them? I think the first step is to get them to talk to someone, anyone. This is because when they are talking they are not cutting. Remember it is better at this point to be a parent than an adult.