An 11 year old that took his own life

[Avmo]

In my community, almost a week ago, an 11 year old took his own life. He was being bullied online and at school so he decided to get his father's gun and commit suicide. The family has been given til the end of April to come up with $6,000 to cover funeral expenses. There has been a site set up to raise money to help the family out. They are almost to their goal but I wanted to post a link here incase any of you here on clraik felt the need or want to give as well.

I know this is a lot to ask since this little boy is a complete stranger to you but I figured I could try to get the word out as best as possible to help this family out in such a tragic time.

I am happy to answer any questions that you may have. I was somewhat close to the family since my little sister is very close friends with the boy's older sister, I've kept up with the details. Regardless though, this is a family in need.

Thank you all for your time.

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[sparkling]

aw that's pretty sad. shame on those that bullied him. that poor boy should learn to stand up for himself instead of being so selfish and escaping by committing suicide, leaving his family in a mess.

[Avmo]

That is true but when you're 11 I suppose you don't really think like that.

[Meagan]

That's horrible, and at 11 there's a lot going through their minds and may seem like no solution to the problem. I'm sorry for his family and friends.

I've seen what goes on the internet, I won't allow my daughter on a computer unsupervised till she's 18.

[Avmo]

I don't have children yet but I know that I will be very strict with their use of the internet and any type of social media until they are at an age where they have a better grasp of their emotions.

[IndigoSunset]

that poor boy should learn to stand up for himself instead of being so selfish and escaping by committing suicide, leaving his family in a mess.
My mind boggles that this is how somebody reacts to the news that an 11-year-old has killed themself.


Good luck with the fundraising Avmo.

[Slasher]

11 is really really young =/ This is so terrible.... Worst is probably not him, but the the persons that bullied him.
Good luck with funds.

[trix]

This is just awful.

Last year a 14 year old boy in my school jumped from the roof of a block of flats because he was being bullied about kissing another boy as a dare. His father killed himself at the beginning of this year. The community is still reeling from such a huge loss and so I know how you feel.

My thoughts are with you, your family and the boy's family. I will advertise this link online and try to help raise some money.

[Avmo]

Thank you all for your kind comments and support. It really does mean a lot. I am so shocked there's a little less than $700 to go :)

[Cara]

That's horrible ;_; wish I could donate, sadly I owe someone money atm and can't :(

[Avmo]

That's completely fine :) I understand that. I wasn't able to afford a donation at the moment due to my husband's check being short so I decided to try my best at spreading the word and volunteer as an advocate for other youth to talk to :)

[Chookity]

that poor boy should learn to stand up for himself instead of being so selfish and escaping by committing suicide, leaving his family in a mess.

This is sorta true but not the only way to look at it. I mean, yeah you leave everyone behind in turmoil if you kill yourself, but at the same time... there's a limit to how much one person can take without breaking down/going crazy. People aren't invincible, and I think the body can handle more than the mind can. I think it's selfish if your life isn't really that terrible and you're just an emo pity partier, but for some people...death is probably the best way to find peace. My 13 y/o cousin killed himself due to a similar situation, and as bad as I know it was for my family, I also don't blame him because I know it was tough for him too.

[Demo]

Upon seeing this thread this morning I donated a significant sum (over $200) to the family via the link.

This is on behalf of the Clraik community for those who could not afford to donate themselves, much of the money was partly from my pin cracking services.

It is always a shame to see people of such a young age partaking in solutions such as these but it's also these dark times when the community becomes united, and awareness on topics such as bullying are at their peak.

I have receipts, and made an anonymous donation. I made it around 6-7 hours ago, if you would like to notify the family. I ask however that the information linked to the account stay anonymous as it is not like me to reveal my identity, even in a situation such as this. (Note I am not sure if anybody in that particular family is able to view my information, as I chose to make an anonymous donation, but regardless, thank you for understanding.)

My condolences to the family. I do not normally do stuff like this but with a similar issue affecting my community a few months back I figured it was only appropriate to help a family in need out.

[zxzero]

To be honest I do agree with sparkling, I remember at age 11 I was bullied also, I used to have a 200 pound guy sit on top of me while him and another guy would pound my head in. It never discouraged me from going out side, hanging out with friends and trying to be happy still. I got beat over half of my life by my brothers dead beat father, but I never once thought about killing myself, I did think about killing him and the guys who beat me up.

One day we were all sliding on the hill and the guy comes and sits at the bottom of the hill where we were sliding and says I am not moving, so I was like ok well then I will hit you with my GT (the little snow racers), I proceeded down the hill and he moved out of the way and close lined me off the racer and tried to pull me closer to him to get on top of me to pin me down. I saw a branch of a tree laying on the ground so i picked it up and smashed it, like I was playing baseball, over the back of his legs and he fell and cried in front of everyone and didn't bully anyone else after that day.

This is not to say that I am not saddened by the loss of a person so young, but damn people need to grow some balls and realize that everyone is human and can be hurt in the same way that they hurt them.

I am glad to see a lot of people supporting this, however, there is always another way to go instead of doing the what we call "normal" way of doing things and just burn his body and keep it or dump it somewhere where he would have liked it, I am sure that he would not like to see people mourning over his death just because he wanted to get out of this hell on earth.

Just my 2 cents, sorry if you do not agree.

Also do not feel bad for me, I am very happy in my life now and everything is going great!

[Meircdragon]

That's so sad, but sadly I don't have a paypal account of any sort. I agree with a few of you though; it is a tragic loss but the boy should not let a couple of bullies discourage him in life and let him kill himself. I don't know why the people who knew of him being bullied just decided to let it go.

[Acid]

Things like these happen way too often. It's terrible. :l
Here, in the Netherlands, high school kids of multiple schools have made a list of girls that are ''easy to get''. One girl couldn't take it, as she was called out every day by strangers that had read the list, she suicided.

Kids can be so cruel. Imagine how horrible he must've felt to decide to take his own life.