Friends with PTSD

I just came back from Wyoming. While there I visited a friend/neighbor of my mother. He served with the National Guard in Iraq 2 years ago. He made the comment that he should have taken a gun to his head and blown it off while he was over there and maybe he still would. It frightens me that he has those kind of thoughts. When he talked about it, his demeanor turned real dark. I myself have had thoughts of suicide. But I have never gone to the extent of actually getting the tools/devices to do it. What is it in the human mind that makes us feel this way? Is it a chemical imbalance? Well I worry about my friend and I want to be there for him. But he is the type of person that doesn't want any kind of help or concern for his well being. Kind of like "I'm a man, I'll deal with it in my own way in my own time." But I really care for this man. He shows great concern for my widowed mother. In fact he does more things for my mother than my "lame" brother-in-law who lives a block away. I only hope and pray that I can be of some great help to this man and help him somehow through this PTSD.

I feel Sorry

I feel sorry for the old boyfriend. His heart is broke and it will be for some time to come!

Immature daughter

My 16 year old daughter got married 2 days ago to a guy she has been living with. She had sex with an ass-hole when she was only 13, got pregnant, had the baby at 14 and has bounced around from one guy to another for the last 2 years all while she should have been under the supervision of her father. One guy in particular, REALLY loves her and her 2 year old son. Sperm-donor dad is a real loser (should have served time for rape, but because he was only 17....go figure?). The guy she married is under-handed and far from being a real "stand up" man. She recently went from the man she is now married to, to the guy who REALLY loves her, lied her way to my house only to have the "under-handed" "lower-than-a-snakes-belly" guy come to my house in the middle of the night to sneak her out and back to his house. She recently went to court over "keying" someones car. Was found guilty and sentenced to 50 hrs community service. Ordered to live with her dad, get enrolled in school, get good grades or she would lose her son. So that very day her dad signed papers enabling her to get married. I found out about the marriage through the guy who REALLY loves her, who found out from my sons ex-wife (and who knows how she found out!). Once again one of my daughters goes behind my back and gets her father to sign papers to get married all without informing me! It really hurts! BUT.... I am tired of her bad decisions and playing games only to hurt other people. I have told her as long as she is with the loser she is with, I will never go and see her and he (the husband) is not welcome in my home. I can only hope and pray the my grandson will be raised in a good environment and a loving way. I doubt I will be seeing much of him or my daughter.