The article recounts the heart-wrenching story of a mother who moved her family from New York to Massachusetts to protect her son Alex from bullying at school. Despite her deep love and efforts to support him, Alex faced relentless harassment that drained them emotionally. Tragically, fourteen years later, Alex was killed in a mass shooting, highlighting the unpredictable nature of life and parental decisions. The mother reflects on the lack of perfect parenting, emphasizing the challenges and heartbreaks faced while navigating her son's struggles.
My son was being bullied at school. I tried to spot it until one day he said he wanted to die. That was the final straw.
If there's one thing I have learned since losing my son Alex, it's that there are no perfect parents. We make the best, most loving decisions we can with what we know in the moment.
Alex did well until late middle school, when bullies began harassing him at school and on the bus. We took the proper steps... However, the bullying continued.
I wanted to move back home to Massachusetts to be with my dying mother, and since that option also offered a reprieve for Alex, that’s what we did.
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