As many of you may know, I have a 14 year old daughter who is gay. Last night, we committed her to the Adolescent Psychiatric Unit at UAB Hospital in Birmingham.
We found out that she has been cutting herself and having suicidal thoughts for some time now. We were lucky, I guess, because she came to us and said, "I need help."
I feel like a failure as a parent, because I feel like I should have known that she was feeling this way. I'm hoping that, since she realized that she needed help with her problems, that we can work together as a family to work through her problems. All I know is that all I can think of is the stories I have heard and read of gay teens being so desperate that they took their lives and feel blessed that my child didn't add to the number. We're also lucky in that, even though we are in a very red area, her school is very supportive of GLBT students and wants to help in any way they can.
I don't know what will happen, but I had to share this story with my Kos family. Please keep Bree in your thoughts/prayers/whatever.