tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2248881149749925934.post996233529636365720..comments2024-01-02T10:09:58.744-08:00Comments on Preaching to the choir: Too Young to Want to Die?Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12429147325673256508noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2248881149749925934.post-61045924793296380082008-11-17T07:21:00.000-08:002008-11-17T07:21:00.000-08:00I think each individual is different.That being sa...I think each individual is different.<BR/><BR/>That being said, if her parents were stringently opposed to letting her do this, I would agree with them, for the same reasons you outlined that children should not be tried as adults. They aren't adults.<BR/><BR/>And you have to be careful, we don't know what her enviornment is like. Is she really tired of trying? Or is she tired of looking at sadness on her parents faces? Is she tired of bringing them pain? Is she mirroring something she's seeing from her mom and dad / guardians? Or is this really an autonomous decision? We can't know. So we respect their decision as - thankfully - it's one we have not had to make.BellsforStacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02032366148476863438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2248881149749925934.post-32995249050509543342008-11-15T23:43:00.000-08:002008-11-15T23:43:00.000-08:00Age is such an inadequate measure for maturity som...Age is such an inadequate measure for maturity sometimes. <BR/><BR/>Like you, I think we have to trust that the adults around her are convinced that she is mature enough to make this decision, regardless of her seemingly young age. And have a lot of respect for them for letting her decide. I don't know many 13 year olds who could hold out on something like that under real pressure from parents to have the surgery.Merylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10483427699554329227noreply@blogger.com