Boy, 10, kills himself after being bullied for wearing colostomy bag: mom

Precious youngster: You never, ever deserved what happened to you. I adore you, sweet boy. Your suffering is over. We'll take it from here. SSG(P) (Join to see)

As a father of a 10 year-old with autism, I'm constantly on the lookout for the welfare of my son. Yes bullying has and always will exist. Most of us have dealt with it in one way or another. But these "easy targets" need extra attention. My heart goes out to this boy and his mother but her lawsuit against the school is BS. Typical in 2019, but BS nonetheless. Unless there was some sort of gross negligence, then perhaps. But the schools are not responsible for giving our children a reason to live. We as parents are.

I hammer into the heads of my children that they are loved by their parents and by God no matter what anyone else tells them. I tell my sons that I love them and am proud of them and that they never have to do anything to earn their daddy's love. I also keep a close eye on them as they play in the neighborhood with other kids. When an instance of bullying occurs, which it does because kids can be mean (mine included), I take the opportunity to tell the bullies that I won't stand for that kind of behavior (if my kids are in the wrong, punishment ensues) and as for the bullied (especially if they are my children) I use the instance to try to teach forgiveness and reiterate that they are loved.

We can't protect our kids from the world and the bullies that reside there. But we can give them a safe place to fall when they encounter them. A place where they can talk or cry openly and a place where they know they will always be accepted. That is our jobs as parents. No one else's.

This was on our local news last night, very sad, not sure why the school system did not step in and do something. The mother said they had actually had him signed up for a different school starting next year.