I have some bad news for my charity supporters: Your November Signature Incentive Link Gifts will be delayed some.

Why? I'm not sure if I should be glad you asked:
Redwood City: Man struck on Caltrain tracks, taken to hospital - San Jose Mercury News

Man injured in Redwood City when Caltrain hits him

Caltrain Strikes Person on Tracks in Redwood City - Burlingame, CA Patch

I woke up this morning to a suicide voicemail and text message from my father. He tried to commit suicide by throwing himself in front of a fast moving train. It nearly tore his right arm off (they spent all day putting his bones back together and broke his foot)... by a millisecond his jump was mis-timed and it saved his life. He also attempted suicide less than a week ago by trying to OD on his sleeping pills, but made me promise not to tell my brother because it would upset him and that my stepmom would just use it against him. He's alive. The muscles that allow his fingers to flex are all gone and so is the skin, that will take extra things to work on... he's spending the night in the ICU. Prayers and good vibes are accepted on behalf of both of us.

Wow, i am so sorry to hear that hun. That's just terrible. :( *huggles*
Things must be pretty bad for your dad if he's trying to do this to himself. I hope that you get him help and fast!
My prayers are with you and your family :hug:

My father's first name is Ritchie. It helps to have some sort of association for the person you are praying for.

Night Phoenyx

-comforts crow-
I hope all is going to be well sweets.

I try to keep up a tough persona, but this has hurt my really badly. I am a child of two divorces and I have seen my parents dragged down into horrible depression and in this case two suicide attempts on my dad's case. It still hasn't been a whole month since I spent two nights in psychiatric emergency, myself due to "adjustment disorder" and my panic attacks, and slicing my arm so bad, blood dripping down my elbow that it took 13 industrial strength staples without anesthesia to staple my lacerations back together... not to mention I just found my toothbrush for the first time since living in the motel. -_-

I am sorry that you have to be put through such tough times Crow-Sama.
If I had to deal with that...I don't know what I would do. I already know my dad's a cheating bastard, and I've been through two divorces
but atleast no one is trying to kill themselves because they think that their life won't get any better
it's a rather sad state to be in and no one should have to go through those kinds of trials at all, alone of with someone.

Aw, sorry to hear about your Dad, Crow :( *huggle*

Is he still in hospital?

Hm... **comforts Crow some how.** I really hope things get better for you. :) Oops! didn't read the page before! :cry:

My dad isn't doing well and I hadn't heard from him at all. I hope he doesn't die. :(

At least he is alive (your dad I mean), but that must had been traumatic for you to get this news. :cry: I'll pray for you and your family.

As for me, I am a bit better... My relative and I might move to another state if she gets fed up enough. :S

I won't comment at this time, because i have a very strong view on people who harm themselves which you probably won't like. >_____x
All i can say is, i wish you and your family the best. I hope your dad is goin to be okay, and i hope that things get better for you all. :hug:

That really is quite awful, Crow. I'm sorry to hear about your father. *hugs* I don't pray but I'll think be thinking of you and your family dearly and sending good vibes your way.

A sincere thank you to everyone who is helping in whichever way they feel most comfortable with.

Roachi- I know it's not a good thing to self harm. On the bright side before being almost homeless and accused of being a liar by my loved one... it had been about six months since I harmed myself. I am on medication and I even saw a therapist today. I don't exactly need to be chewed out, but I know it's not healthy and I am working on minimizing such actions.

Well your doing great hun, taking responsibility and taking care of it the best you can. That's all one can ask for. I know people and things in our life's get us down. Heck i've thought of ending my life too countless times. But no matter what, i cannot justify doing it. For one thing it would break my mothers heart, which i just can't do. Secondly i'm a coward lol. And three, i know personally how hard it is on people when someone does that to themselves. We lost a very good friend just over a year ago, who hung himself. I don't know how to express myself in this situation. All i know is that i really hope it gets better for all of you. I do hope your dad finds some happiness, enough to realize that he has people in his life that love him dearly.

As I've posted in one of Scribbled's previous threads, I am acutely aware of my physical and mental problems and am actively seeking to make myself a better person.

I hold myself to be very honourable, with highest integrity, honest to a fault, and am the most trustworthy person you can ask something of. I did fear that my mention of self harm might have caused you to think less of me, Roachi. I tried to see a therapist today but got short-changed. It is so frustrating that I literally am screaming and crying for help at times and they offer to lock me away and contain me. Not the answer I need. I want to be a better person, and I hope that you do respect me for continuing to try. I'm also open to advice as long as it's not "tired old advice I've heard twenty times".

I don't think less of you at all. :) It's just a subject that i can't really talk about, as i'm not a professional and i'm afraid of saying the wrong things. Lol.

On an aside, if I wasn't in a situation of crisis I would ask you to hold off on all the 'sweets' and 'hun' nicknames for me as they would normally make me uncomfortable, but as I'm already pretty damn disheveled and if that is your way of attempting to send positive messages and comfort I'll let it be. It's the intention, not the word itself that matters more.

I don't really know how to help in these kind of situations. I wish I did, but the most I've been good for is a shoulder to cry on and someone to hold onto.

Hm... I'd just watched a Magic School Bus Muckumentary to make me laugh. :) I don't know if anyone else wants to laugh at it. :S Also It might break Mene's TOS if I post link. :(

Hello to everyone by the way.

'ello, Lizzy. :D

I'm baking muffins this morning before I go into work around noon. I'm a hungry, hungry hippo at the moment. *considers gnawing on the thread while she waits for the muffins to finish baking*

Hello everyone!
Sorry I've been gone for so long D:
How are you all doing today (:

Tana is sad!!!!!!
I losted my Pentacle! T_T *cries*

Oh no!
*Doesn't know what that is*
How could you lose it! D:

it was my necklace, and the chain broke while I was running for the stupid PRT, it got tangles so I tugged on it, I had it untill it was time to go, now I can't find it T_T
http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:a..._3.svg.png&t=1
That's a pentacle

Oh, that's terrible, Tana-chan! I'm so sorry for your loss. -sadface-