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sent my sister an email that pretty much said I wasn't interested in any contact with her unless her life changes dramatically ( Read more... )

That my absolute stark raving ass of a sister called my dad, on the day of the funeral, to talk about a ring that my mom had promised her? She'd just pawn it for drug money, if my mother did indeed promise it to her. You know, I'm not apt to hold a grudge often, but this just smacks of the time when my uncle died and his kids went to ransack his ( Read more... )

You Are a Lynx
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"The bitterest tears shed over graves are for words left unsaid and deeds left undone."
-Christopher Crowfield, Little Foxes, 1865

My mom passed away in her sleep this morning. It has been just awful for everyone for a few days now because she kept dying and coming back so we had to deal with a lot of "this is the end" moments ( Read more... )

For years, my parents have not been close to anyone. No members of the family, extended family or friends. They have acquaintances and such. They talk to the relatives and see them occasionally. I don't remember them being close to anyone since I was about 9 or 10 years old. My parents never hugged us, never told us they loved us, until we ( Read more... )

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