Generations

Children of Vietnam Veterans have a 3 times higher rate of suicide than others of our generation. There have only been a few studies done on us. What they have found out is boys have usually had it harder because fathers tend to be harder on them. They found that most children fall into one of three groups. The first one being where the child identifys with the PTSD parent so much so that they woory constantly about them. The second one becomes the peacemaker. They have found that sometimes the chidl practically becomes the parents because they share so much of the adult burden. The third group is anti social. They want nothing to do with the family unit.

This is a brief listing of what they have found. I feel not only is there one generation of children who have grown up like this but with the Iraqi War we are going to have numerous generations of children growing up like this.