How does Richard answer, “Do you have any siblings?”

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This one minute video shows how Richard answers the question, “So how many brothers or sisters do you have? It illustrates the awkwardness of the question when you are a 26-year-old single guy in Los Angeles, California.

Charles suffered from addiction and depression and died by suicide but that’s more information than Richard is prepared to share with another young adult he doesn’t know very well.

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Richard on the left. Charles on the right.
What Richard said after his brother’s suicide

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AnneMoss Rogers

AnneMoss Rogers is a mental health speaker and suicide education trainer and consultant. She is author of the Book, Diary of a Broken Mind and co-author of Emotionally Naked: A Teacher's Guide to Preventing Suicide and Recognizing Students at Risk with Kim O'Brien PhD, LICSW. She raised two boys, and lost her younger son, Charles, to addiction and suicide on June 5, 2015. She combines lessons learned from her experience with proven strategies to help organizations build a wellness culture that drives results and saves lives. She speaks at conferences as a keynote, at workplaces,and at K-12 schools and universities.

4 thoughts on “How does Richard answer, “Do you have any siblings?””

  2. Richard is absolutely right the way he answers. I find younger individuals are judgmental or don’t know what to say. When you get to know someone you do feel more comfortable sharing as you feel that you know that person better. His answer is perfect!

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