Child Suicide

I have been a writer of fiction for quite a few years now. I have barely made enough money to keep a bird alive for a day, actually I have lost money. However, I write because I love to tell stories and make people feel happy.

Last year I made somewhat of a turn in my writing and I wrote a fictional novella about school bullying titled, Out of the Darkness. It has received good reviews and I hope to get it schools where it will do the most good. After writing that novella I started to do much research online about school and cyber bullying. What ripped my heart out was reading of stories of children that were bullied so bad in school, online, or both that they committed suicide. No child should be bullied to that point and it truly is an epidemic that needs to be dealt with. I have come across several foundations that where started by the parents of a child that committed suicide. Those parents are reaching out to schools and parents, working to put a stop to bullying so that no other parent has to endure the pain that they have suffered.

I am now in the process of putting a book together of facts about bullying, educating parents and teachers of what to look for, telling parents what to do when the school does not protect their child from the bullying. Sadly I have read quite a few stories of schools that claim to have a no bullying policy, but seldom take the necessary action. Cyber bullying is now a major problem that parents have to be aware of. Whatever gets posted on social media is there for everyone to see. I recently read a story of a young girl that sent a nude photo to her boyfriend. That photo ended up being plastered all over the Internet. That child was then bullied in school and online, causing her to end her life. These stories are sad and hard to read, but parents need to see what can happen.

In my book I am hoping to include ten or twelve true stories of children that were bullied in school or online and then committed suicide. I am now trying to contact parents of those children. Writing those letters is honestly one of the hardest things I have ever done in my life. However, if I can get those stories in my book and end up saving the lives of some children then it is well worth the effort.

I live on Social Security and funds are getting tight. In the not to near future I will be opening a GoFundMe page in hopes of getting donations so I can afford to have this needed book published. I will need help to afford the book cover design, the publishing, and then I want to start a massive promotional push to get that next book recognized across America. I know it is a dream, but with the help of people that care I am sure it will be turned into reality.

If you see changes in your child's behavior then get to the bottom of it fast. Do not think that it is just something that is normal. Most often it is not. Children do not want to tell their parents that they are being bullied. They often feel ashamed to talk about it with anyone.


Copyright   Larry W. Fish   2017