In my own neighborhood--murder for hire

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dash Member Posts: 766
edited June 2014 in Life After Breast Cancer

Sad, sad news today. One boy who lives right down the road  who has been friends with my son for 8 years, has slept over my house many times, eaten my pancakes whick he preferred slathered with peanut butter, came to our parties, bragged about his wonderful dad...His 'wonderful' dad was arrested for trying to hire an undercover cop to murder his wife, this boy's mom.

My heart just breaks for this child. I wonder how best to show our support without making anything worse.

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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
    edited September 2008

    The best thing we can do for kids in tough situations where they have no control is to offer them a safe place where their life can feel as normal as possible under the circumstances. 

    Ask the boy's mom what you can do...if you're up to it, maybe have him over for a meal or an overnight so he doesn't have to deal with the news vans lined up waiting for him to head out for school?  No need to say anything about his dad...he needs life to be as normal as possible, so spending time in a safe familiar place with friends would probably help. 

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  • spar2
    spar2 Member Posts: 6,827
    edited September 2008

    How sad, and why not just divorce.  May he spend the rest of his life within bars for wanting to take her life.  I agree with patmom, ask her if there is anything you can do to help.  fix him those wonderful pancakes and slather with peanut butter.  Will pray for that boy and his mother. such a sad situation.

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  • LuAnnH
    LuAnnH Member Posts: 8,847
    edited September 2008

    That is awful!  Glad to hear he was caught.  Best thing you can do is help keep his life as normal as possible.  If he wants to talk then talk to him but if he doesn't don't change how you treat him.  Sometimes all that extra attention really bugs them and they want everything back to normal.

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