If you see marked lines on your kids arms

[Road Guy]

In case your kids are trying to give you a sign...,

 

[P-E]

He tends to just draw on the walls. if I see green I'll immediately go get some bacon

 

[Flyer_PE]

My son will have to come up with another way. I'm color blind.

 

[csb]

Nice subtle way to ask for help.

 

[matt267 PE]

are kids really doing this?

 

[matt267 PE]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/joe-peacock/depression_b_4426763.html

When you are depressed, the last thing in the world you want to do is admit it. And when you do, more often than not, you're greeted with platitudes.

• "Chin up! It'll get better!"
  
• "Hey man, at least you're not..." (insert anything you want here, because they stopped listening the second you said "at least")
  
• "Want a soda?"
  
• "Tomorrow's another day. It'll all work out."
  

All you want to hear is "I understand. What can I do to help?" And the answer to that question: LISTEN.

 

[csb]

That guy's article was a piece of work. In an era where people are keeping mental illness hidden and not seeking help because of stigma, he's saying, "Hey, this is dumb." I like it, because it is at least giving people a chance to say, "I acknowledge that depression is shit. You're safe with me."

 

[matt267 PE]

I agree with you csb. Everyone needs an outlet and a way to communicate. When some like Robin Williams can take his own life, I realize how hidden depression can be.

I have a family history of depression. It's makes me very worried about my daughter.

 

[Road Guy]

The only reason I found out about this is my daughter had the eating disorder and the anxiety color on her wrist and I asked her what was up with that

 

[matt267 PE]

^ so it works. It allowed you to start the conversation.

 

[Ble_PE]

I don't want my kids to grow up...

Being a pre-teen or teenager is not easy and at least this is a way to shed some light on what problems they are having.

 

[matt267 PE]

I feel the same way ble. I wish my daughter didn't have to learn that the world sucks.

 

[Road Guy]

The teen years can defin. Fuck your kids up! It lends itself to be a time when you don't want to talk to your kids but you really have to.(as I am learning)

 

[matt267 PE]

so you're saying that the "head in the sand" parenting strategy doesn't work?

Damn. I might need to paint myself the anxious color.

 

[Road Guy]

it sucks cause they all (3) come home and go to their rooms and try and be distant. I recommend as much time on the chair lift as possible....

 

[csb]

At night, when we read LOTR, is when my kid will finally open up about his day if something was bothering him. There's something about being able to talk without making eye contact that can be magical for a kid to talk.

 

[matt267 PE]

You guys are making me sad. My daughter's only 7 and doesn't like to talk to me.

 

[Road Guy]

make her hate your wife and then she will start talking to you!

 

[matt267 PE]

make her hate your wife and then she will start talking to you!

At least we'll have something in common.

 

[matt267 PE]

^total joke right there. I am NOT sleeping on the couch, that shit only happens in NJ.