Today I heard the news that a friend of mine took his own life because of immense stress he had endured for many years.  None of this was necessary.

My friend went through a divorce many years ago and has two teenage children from that marriage.  Subsequent to the divorce, his wife decided to do the unthinkable….to turn his children against him.  For many years she badly disparaged him to his children and told many untruths.  Children are innocent and they only believe what they hear.  Children have such a limited life experience that they are sometimes not able to properly discern between truth and fantasy.  The truth is…and not because he was my friend…that he was a deeply devoted, loving father who loved his children more than any other people on earth.  He was always there for them as any loving parent would be.  He also did not act in like to his ex wife’s vengeance.  Continue reading Something Different →