@Clairekirby1990 , I too was a carer when I was 11yrs old. That was when I started to slowly become a full time carer. It started with my grandma (on my dad’s side). So I know the peaks and troughs your son is going through. I reckon in time, he’ll start to understand. 
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@JohnnyBoy81 I understand you completely.
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@IreneFC , thanks. Just speaking from experience.
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Hes 10
Thank you so much
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@Clairekirby1990 , fair play. Do so soon.
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Often kids don’t see the forest for the trees and tend to oversimplify things which is natural, I guess, for developing brains. I would imagine that if both parents together explained that a stroke can happen to anyone and is not triggered by any particular person. It’s a force majeure and nature’s way of reminding us that we are not gods.
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Hey JohnnyBoy - Did you already scream? If not, please do it now!
Even if you already did, scream again.
Take care mon ami.
Namaste|
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@ManjiB , tried to the other day. Made myself hoarse. Right now, my raw emotions are like a rollercoaster, up and down. Just feel empty inside at the moment. The lyrics from “I’m a little bit off” by 5 Finger Death Punch sum me up at the moment. I heard it on the radio as I woke up this morning. 
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O no poor you 
message if you wanna chat
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@Clairekirby1990 , cheers. I’ll let you know.
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I listened to it, was expecting something harder, more akin to Black Metal but the song has a melodic Californian strum to it. This empty feeling is what I get on occasion, sometimes one has to just bide one’s time until one is full again.
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O bless ya were all there for each other
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@Rups , granted. There is a fair bit of swearing on it but, I love the lyrics. It’s really about coping with anger. It’s just the song itself speaks to me. Also, I like the melodic strum. As a former musician, I appreciate the musical composition. Just like many, many others.
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@Clairekirby1990 , as Spandau Ballet said “this much is true”. 
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