6 year old girl hangs herself in Oregon

It's going to be a long time before I hear anything sadder than that.

6?

That's still the age of innocence.

There had to be more going on.

And IF it was learned from media, of any kind, then why weren't the parents there monitoring what that little girl saw?

Too many parents want to be their kid's best friend instead of a parent. They think saying no to them is wrong. They think they should be allowed to do whatever they want. Whatever "feels good".

Hogwash!

It's one thing to ruin your own life, but to do it to a child is downright cruel.

~Michael

That is so unbelievably sad.

Wow thats sad. What could be so terrible in a 6 year olds life that suicide would be the answer.

Im betting either it was learned from the media in general...or they know someone that commited suicide.

Cannot wrap my mind around this...does not compute.
At 6...why would a child's mind even include that in possible response to getting in trouble?? I am not sure at that age my kids would be aware of 'ways' to kill themselves much attempt to follow through with action. this just makes no sense to me....
there must be something more to this

horribly sad..
Andie

At 6 I didn't even know the word "suicide". And I certainly wouldn't have even known how to hang myself or even comprehend the concept. I could probably barely tie a knot in the first place. How does a 6 year old even learn how to hang herself??

This is really sad and it does make you wonder where would a child learn this. I am sure when I was 6 I didn't know the word either. Is the media responsible or the parents ? This is a difficult question to answer because none of us should be the one to throw the first stone.

Man, this is ************************STUPID******************** ******

What planet is everyone from!@#$%^*()_?! I Not only knew about death and suicide when I was 7, but I wanted to commit suicide. I didn't see any reason to be here. When I was 8, the FIRST thing I said when I woke up from a car crash was... "Were's Andy? He's DEAD, isn't he?" Yet there was a CONSPIRACY created of which my dad was the second one and sort of a pawn, to try to convince me that he was ALIVE! SUPPOSEDLY, I was too young to understand what I figured out myself in SECONDS. My closest friend at the time, that was actually a month YOUNGER than I was was a part of the conspiracy, and she once said something like "Your dad asked us not to tell you, but Andy is dead.". My reaction was something like "Yeah, I figured that.". I mean he WASN'T in my ambulance, wasn't in my hospital, didn't come to see me or leave a message at any point, didn't tell anyone who I was or where I lived, and wasn't there to pick me up, etc... I was actually in a kind of orphanage for a little while. we had just moved and I didn't know my mothers address,, I never bothered to learn my fathers or andy's address.

It turned out that Andy had a heart attack, smashed into a telephone pole, and the steering wheel went into his chest so he had no hope of being revived.

SO WHY didn't I commit suicide? Why am I not dead? Well, the two things I fear are pain and debilitation. If I coulld just kill myself, I would. HECK, I would have the best vacation I ever could, and just off myself. But I know I felt that way BEFORE I was 8. I was even hoping that in 2004 I would just DIE!

Steve

BTW my rant was because I HATE all these OBVIOUS lies like:

1. Kids are 100% innocent and don't understand consequences.
2. Kids don't understand death,
3. Animals can't think.
4. Kids can't be logical.
5. Bullies don't exist.
6. adults always tell the truth.
7. Boys are always evil mischievous destructive bullies, etc...
8. Girls are always sweet innocent angels
9. etc....

Just makes me VERY upset.

The REAL problem is NOT that a 6yo committed suicide! The REAL problem is that she was in a position where she felt that that was FAR better than being alive. If nobody sees the REAL problem, it will just keep continuing. And THAT is why I get so upset about such things.

I feel just as sorry about her suicide as anyone else. Unless there was some physical malady that caused her grief, she probably committed suicide because of how she was treated.

Steve

Steve,
I hear ya.

I have a 3 year old grand daughter that I would match up to nearly any one here on the
forum logic wise. She understood right from wrong and many other things prior to
being taught. TV has it's pro's and con's like everything else in life. For some, too much knowledge
too fast isn't a good thing and for others(inquiring minds)it could be a God send.

Some children pick up things and adults don't even realize it. The simple things in life
such as speakin to a friend about another friend that committed the S word can stick
in a childs mind until they understand the meaning. When they do it could be more
than they can handle and then they THINK they understand the concept but they
don't understand the end result. They may think I'll show you with out understanding
that the choise is final. Sad but true.

Hell, It's hard for an adult to get through that with all the knowledge they have
let alone a child that has nothing to gage it against.

~MM

Never, ever, EVER blow off anyone who even mentions suicide. If they talk about it, jump on it immediately - don't wait till next time, you might not GET a next time.

I'd rather somebody else say I was the crazy bitch who severely overreacted than for someone to die.

Such a terrible tragedy...

With all the coverage on that girl in Mass., I bet she got the idea from TV or the 'net.
Sad.

I have heard parents saying they want to die and even screaming at each other that they would be better off dead. I have seen a little boy of 6, deserted temporarily by his mother, put his hands around his throat and threaten suicide. Kids get unhappy for many reasons and you don't have to go far to hear the words' kill myself' or they 'killed themselves'. The tragedy in this case is that she may not have known the full consequences of her actions but she did it anyway. Maybe she was seeking attention or asking for help that never came.

Parents murder their kids in many ways and this is probably just another example of bad parenting with consequences

Norma

Ya know, I was on a forum and knew a girl that was like 16. She seemed to have everything going for her, smart, had a nice hobby, knew at least 3 languages, she was pretty, etc.., She had some problems, some people harassed her, and she killed herself.

Michael Oksa,

The list was not meant to be exhaustive, etc... And some people simply have a chemical balance problem or similar. I think that is MY problem, though other things exacerbate it. And my opinions are NOT merely my own. I have known others that feel the same, and some HAVE killed themselves.

KenThompson,

I can't help it., It isn't like it affects my entire life. If my immediate conciousness were filled up with all the grief, I would probably just take my gun and shoot myself.

You know, I actually had a biology teacher that LAUGHED at the idea of holding your breath until you die. Because, of course, you would become unconscious, start breathing, and wake up. He was right of course, but a person failing would just find another way. HECK, when I was younger, people decided to overdose on sleeping pills. They had to remove them from the market. If I have trouble sleeping, I would have to go to the doctor, or just suffer. The OTC pills in the stores do NOTHING for me!

Steve

It is unbelievable. What is very serious - believe me this is covered up (around 10 years ago I remember hearing in semi-hushed tones about stuff being covered up that have blown up now into the public gaze; embarrassing), anyway if you forgive the syntax what is being covered up is A LOT of these high profile 'this is unbelievable scenarios' have behind them, the increased medication of people - younger ones more and more.

That some of these incidents are drug related is covered up quite a bit! And some of the medications carry FDA warnings now. I have no idea if there's medication involved, there may not be, but this is my 2 cents worth

Ohh that is really sad.

Wow that is really sad.

But I have to agree with Steve on this.

My little sister's first suicide attempt was at about 8, and they continued from that point forward.

Granted she has a mental disorder that has caused her behaviour, she still tried it the first time very very young. And no she was never allowed to watch TV shows that showed things like that. We were raised on Disney and kid shows. My mom never liked to watch the news because of the horrible things going on in the world (I am now the same way as an adult, I will read the paper etc, it's not a case of not knowing what is going on in the world, it's a case of the world has become so negative I don't want it influencing my daily life.) I wouldn't go blaming this on the mother, for all you know this child was mentally disturbed. We are often too quick to jump to judgements of others without knowing the full story.

At least now the child rests in peace from whatever drove her to such a permanant point.

Sylvia

I read several reports of this and most said the same thing, at 6 years old she wouldn't really understand the consequences of her actions. That doesn't make it any less sad though.

The part I bolded is beyond comprehension to me. Whether I beleived it or not, such comments need to be addressed/discussed immediately.

Also, the fact that an almost 7 year old threatened to kill herself after being reprimanded by a parent tells me that there is more going on there than any one of us will ever know.

Perhaps kids have progressed. In my young days it used to be a big enough pain for parents when kids threatened to run away, and many did and still do. Now its suicide or other things. What about kids of 9 and 10 who are murderers? Do they understand the consequences of their actions?

In Melbourne a few months ago a mother called the police to bring her son home. He was a bit erratic at the time and had flung some abuse and threats at her and took off. The police found him in a park and when he abused and threatened them they shot him dead. He was 14 years old. So how is that mother feeling?

Its all too horrible

I would believe anything but this!
Anyway, things happen always. let's pray the movie industries stop deceiving us.
In the same vein, let's re-orient our children about fallacies they see in our movies.

Sad to learn about this news, I think her parents hurt most now and hope they can get on with their life.

SAD! Electronic media is spoiling our young generation.

At this growing year, Parents are the one responsible for this. Proper management and discipline within the house should be establish for I don't think of any reason why a kid can do this at her innocent mind if only parents guided her well. But still, these are just my personal opinion, we don't have to judge them right away for we never know the real reason behind this and the cause of all this.

how do they know how to do stuff like this at such a young age?

And I just read today about a 15 year old girl in MA who hung herself because she was being bullied at school. She was sexually active and had slept with someone's boyfriend. Her parents didn't seem to care much. Pity.

So bad with that girls.

Its all over the parents responsibility how they prepare their child, for future face.

A few months ago, I say on a newspaper frontpage a photo of a 7 year old girl and 4 year old boy lying dead on the ground. They had jumped off a 7 floor buildling in Canton, China. Apparently, they killed themselves when their father refused to take them for a swim. That photograph ruined my whole morning.

Since the children are dead, it is only the parent's words. There could well be other reasons behind it such as severe child abuse. I hope that in cases like these, the parents will be thoroughly investigated.

Derek

The child must be really upset to do that. God, she's too young to think of killing herself.

"She's officially the youngest person in Oregon to commit suicide."

In OREGON??? Really? How about EVER?

He who kills himself will go the hell. God says in the holly Quran.

These kind of stories always gives me the sad feelings. One should not suicide.