Fort Wayne, IN- Ryan S Kelly, a prominent advocate for the Parental Alienation movement took his own life, on Tuesday. Kelly was awaiting sentencing for not paying child support.
Kelly often campaigned across the country for Father's Rights groups. He was well known among thousands of supporters. This is his final Facebook post on Tuesday, September 10th.
“This is the hardest post I’ve ever had to do. By the time you all read this I will be gone.
I’m so sorry everyone, I’ve lost all my strength to carry on.
I have become a burden on my children and friend’s. I drag everyone down. I have been fighting to stay alive for years and I just can’t do it any more.
I understand many will judge and hate me for this and I’m so sorry to my children. I will miss you all. I am so sorry to my kid’s moms too.
I’m sorry to my friends and landlord.
I hope one day my children and friends will forgive me. Please let my children grow up to be successful and happy.
Please keep me and my children in your prayers as I say my final goodbye. I love you all.
My final request is to not be cremated . I don’t believe in that. I have other reasons .
I messed up recently and caught a case. I can’t keep up with my fines and am facing jail time. I am not cut out for jail. Once I get out of jail I’ll be sent to jail in Decatur for non payment of child support.
Once I get out of there I won’t have a phone. There also is no homeless shelter there. I will have no where to go or way to eat.
I will be no good to my children or anyone.
Please God forgive me and take me home.”
Fellow Father's Rights advocate Andrew John Teague, who often mentored Kelly about the Parental Alienation and Father's Rights, stated , “I have spoken with Ryan in the past. Most of the time, on his gloomiest times, to help pick him up. It is very sad and heartbreaking."
“His family, children and anyone who knew Ryan will be shattered into pieces.
The world needs to know exactly what goes on with so many. Children left behind never to see their dad again.”
To acknowledge World Suicide Awareness Day, Facebook issued this statement. “The social network, like others in the space, has to walk a fine line when it comes to self-harm content. On the one hand, allowing people to openly discuss their mental health struggles with family, friends and other online support groups can be beneficial. But on the other, science indicates that suicide can be contagious.”
Kelly's Facebook account has been removed.
In another interview, Andrew John Teague said: “It’s an epidemic, people are not seeing their children and not even knowing when you will ever see them. It cripples me having to deal and help these vulnerable parents. I’m not ashamed to say I have had tears roll down my face. There needs to be reform before more and more become just another statistic. It’s barbaric the way these parents are treated.”
But Andrew also points out that it’s not only dads who are driven to end it all. He has had to deal with moms and grandparents who feel they’ve reached the end of the line.
He said: “A mom was rushed into hospital (and is) lucky to be alive. She had to be revived. She has endured over four years fighting for her children. I can understand what the mother of the two children has gone through, heart-breaking. But, I can only imagine the pain, hurt and suffering the family must feel seeing their daughter in this condition and feeling powerless to do anything." “How many more need to go through this? It’s hell on earth for any parent, grandparent and family members.”
Click Here to learn more about Parental Alienation Syndrome from Psychology Today.
Click here to learn 1 person dies every 40 seconds to suicide. Published by the World Health Organization.
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