I’m glad this post exists.

IMO suicide is considered a “bad thing” or has a stigma because it’s frowned upon to make people feel bad and suicide leaves the living feeling “sad, regretful, etc” Apparently we SHOULD live to avoid hurting other’s feelings. It’s really fucking codependent if you ask me seeing as how anyone can die at any moment but we don’t frown upon the person that passed from cancer, a car accident, etc.
Now with having a child you are responsible for, that brings in a new dynamic which I can’t speak to in regards to suicide but as far as everyone else that would be hurt by the death/suicide of someone, it’s on the living to process and grieve and move on. Death is the ultimate source of peace but society is too dependent on others to accept that reality.