If your child told you that the way you were treating them made them want to kill themselves, how would you react?

If your child told you that the way you were treating them made them want to kill themselves, how would you react?
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I would take it as a huge call to action for both of us. Some very severe soul searching for me and immediate intervention and help for my child. I love my girls so much, it’s really hard to think of either of them in that dark place. I would believe them that they felt that way about me but I hope that our relationship is good enough that we could work things out together
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