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Posted By: D on 2005-11-15
In Reply to: Yes, could be, I guess. He still has not shed one tear and it's been 13+ months. SM - MT in GA
When I was going through my divorce, I took my kids to a counselor. The counselor said that kids show depression different than adults. Kids that are depressed will be very aggressive, hostile, threatening, and sarcastic. They will also be more aggitated and forgetful than normal. My son was getting into fights everyday and even kicked his teacher. He was diagnosed as depressed. Being able to talk it out with the counselor by himself once a week really, really helped him. Do you think it is possible that they could be depressed? I mean, watching their mother die of cancer, especially a mother that was obviously very involved in their lives, would cause quite a bit of trauma.
Change is also very stressful, even good change can be difficult for kids. Not only did they lose their mother, but then they had to totally alter their normal routine and enter public school. I don't know these kids, but I'm sure that entering the school system when they were probably feeling angry and upset about losing their mother probably didn't exactly help them make friends.
You also said they the mother's friends had essentially abandoned them. That's got to be affecting them also.
Maybe you should suggest counseling to your brother. I think it might help them.
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