The sad Adam Lanza thatās never talked about. I think these are really important to remembering who he was.
2008: āBy 2008, when Adam turned sixteen and was going to school only for occasional events, Nancyās e-mails describe his escalating misery. āHe had a horrible night⦠. He cried in the bathroom for 45 minutes and missed his first class.ā Two weeks later, she wrote, āI am hoping that he pulls together in time for school this afternoon, but it is doubtful. He has been sitting with his head to one side for over an hour doing nothing.ā Later that year: āAdam had a rough night. He moved EVERYTHING out of his room last night. He only kept his bed and wardrobe cabinet.ā
Spring Quarter 2008: The German class, in particular, is cited as a personal struggle in Adamās life: āSchoolwork often triggered a sense of hopelessness. āHe was exhausted and lethargic all day, and said he was unable to concentrate and his homework isnāt done,ā [Nancy] wrote. āHe is on the verge of tears over not having his journal entries ready to pass in. He said he tried to concentrate and couldnāt and has been wondering why he is āsuch a loserā and if there is anything he can do about it.ā He had been taking classes at Western Connecticut State Universityāfor high-school creditābut he struggled there. āHe wouldnāt speak on the way home and had his hood completely covering his face,ā Nancy wrote one day. āHe went straight to his room and wonāt eat. I gave him time alone to compose and have tried to speak to him twice now, but he just keeps saying, āIt does not matterā and āleave meā āI donāt want to speak of it.ā ā Two months later, Nancy recorded his despair when faced with some coursework in German: āHe finally and tearfully said that he canāt complete the German. He canāt understand it. He has spent hours on the worksheets and canāt comprehend them.ā
Late January/February 2010: Adamās parents express concern to each other about his mental state as he approaches adulthood: āIn early 2010, when Nancy told Peter that Adam had been crying hysterically on the bathroom floor, Peter responded with uncharacteristic vehemence: āAdam needs to communicate the source of his sorrow. We have less than three months to help him before he is 18. I am convinced that when he turns 18 he will either try to enlist or just leave the house to become homeless.āNancy replied, āI just spent 2 hours sitting outside his door, talking to him about why he is so upset. He failed every single test during that class, yet he thought he knew the material.ā Later that day, she wrote, āI have the feeling when he said he would rather be homeless than to take any more tests, he really meant it.ā Nancy said that Adam had been pretending to go to classes and passing his time in the library.ā
August/September 2012: Nancy tells Peter that Adam cannot see him, citing that Adam has had a ābad summerā and admitted he was a shut-in: āIn early 2012, Nancy said that Adam had agreed to see Peter in the spring, but nothing came of it. Nine months later, Peter protested that Adam never even acknowledged his e-mails. Nancy wrote, āI will talk to him about that but I donāt want to harass him. He has had a bad summer and actually stopped going out.ā
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