Though I didn't know her well, I do sometimes think of Jennifer. I read your entry here and I couldn't just pass it by without commenting. There's so much here to think on.
I barely knew her at all. My experience of her death was a weird combination of knowing this was Important To Pay Attention To, feeling disconnected by my lack of personal reaction because I wasn't sure if I was supposed to have one, and feeling ghoulish about digging for gossip just to find out what was going on.
I remember how hard it hit you, though, and as I cared for you I wanted to understand better. This post helped me understand quite a bit, and now I know a ghost of her too. I'm sorry for her troubles, and I bet if I'd met her on a good day I'd have really liked her.
Your writing evoked (invoked?) her powerfully and felt very real. Thank you.
It's hard to quantify how much her death changed my life. As i may have eluded to in my reply to Annissa's comment; i really want to honor her in some way...perhaps to bring closure...release...perhaps bring more life...
Thank you for mentioning your care for me, it was so hard to recognize other's empathy at that point in my life and i'm sure i did not acknowledge such.
It's interesting that a life-shaping event happens to one person and barely touches another. Do you remember someone committing suidide at the beginning of 1994? This was my junior year.
Don't feel too bad...if you did not have her as a student, i can understand.
I was disappointed at how the high school (in general) and student body dealt with/reacted to her death.
Have there been many suicides among high school students during your tenure?
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I remember how hard it hit you, though, and as I cared for you I wanted to understand better. This post helped me understand quite a bit, and now I know a ghost of her too. I'm sorry for her troubles, and I bet if I'd met her on a good day I'd have really liked her.
Your writing evoked (invoked?) her powerfully and felt very real. Thank you.
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Thank you for mentioning your care for me, it was so hard to recognize other's empathy at that point in my life and i'm sure i did not acknowledge such.
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Don't feel too bad...if you did not have her as a student, i can understand.
I was disappointed at how the high school (in general) and student body dealt with/reacted to her death.
Have there been many suicides among high school students during your tenure?
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