Ive been thinking about Karen Lately. Where are you??
Flap, You and my 18yr old son could have some really interesting conversations about this stuff.
My son is so intelliegent and he watches many many documentaries online. My issue with that is SO much is fucked up and to an 18 yr old it can be too overwhelming.
I told him he should get involved in politics like his hero Ron Paul.
Jack goes on and on every day about things and im worried hes taking like more seriously then a kid his age should.
Now going to the issue of medications...
There is a fine line between medicating a child and not medicating them.
Everyone of my kids have suffered so much in there lifetimes with depression and dealing with the death of there brother and an absent mother in there lives while i was so lost..
Each and everyone of them have seen a therapst and Jack is still seeing one. But, none of them could do this alone without medications.
Jack told me for months and months that he refused to go on medications. He didnt sleep for months, and was sleep deprived and angry and was self medicating.
He finally agreed to go on something short term for sleep and hes taking Zoloft for depression.
Hes a complelety different kid, he sleeps, hes not angry and hes working in therapy on his issues.
Same with My daugther Charlotte.
She started drinking at 13 years old in an attempt to stop the sadness and depression....
I know i cant go backwards but if i had to do it over again with what i know Gino might of been saved if he would of been put on anti depressants.
I know my family isnt the norm and most families dont have ever family member suffering depression but Im grateful they are available, they saved Jack and Charlotte.
You are going to find all kinds of people in the world, and people who just want to take a magic pill, it doesnt work that way.
Even with Anti depressants if the issues that caused the depression arent worked on you might as well do illicit drugs.
Its the same as self medicating.
So thats my feeling on that.
I thought long and hard before i put any of my kids on anti depressants and it wasnt a decision i made lightly.
I just wish My oldest daugther would get her ass into a doctor before she walks the same road as Gino.
I think she does drugs to get up in the morning, drugs to get thru her day, and drugs to go to bed at night and im SO WORRIED for her.
Have a great day Flap, and Kuddos to you, All my Love Karen 
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