Yes, the media coverage plays a part....one person does it, and other say, well, Damn, he had the balls to do it, so can I! And Off we go....

Pat,Karen, there is nothing I can say that will ease your way, but know that we are thinking of you, and raised an 'angry' son too. No, it was NOT fetal anything abuse....he went to school on his First Day as a normal(I thought)by and came home ANGRY. He had been fine at home (only child at that time, etc...) He is STILL an angry person, but after years and years he is beginning to learn to control it because he has a son of his own now...and he doesn't want Owen to bear the brunt of his anger.

Took 3 years, but he was finally diagnosed as ADHD (ADD at the time). I'm still not sure that is what it is, or that the diagnosis helped at all. Six months in the county jail seemed to tho. He NEVER wants to go back there....and there is a lot I just don't have time to type.

He is alive, never killed anyone, and doing well at age 28 so there is HOPE.

PS-a lot of the current popular song lyrics don't help much either, IMO.