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There is certainly cause for active concern. Your sister-in-law is likely suffering from post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and may be in need of psychiatric help. In situations where a person is faced with extreme violence, brutality and/or disaster, the tendency is to go into fight or flight mode. Without proper care and attention after the terrifying experience, affected persons will become stuck in this hyper-vigilant state and be unable to find release...

Children must learn and grow. Eexperiencing life lessons helps to develop character and intellect. Parent's, however, need to be fully present and positively instructive so that their children can mature under the best possible circumstances, with optimal guidance and direction. Your son is too young to make such a life-altering decision on his own, yet old enough to be held accountable for his actions and plans. What this means is that you and your husband, as parents, are required to let...