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Mental Health Support

HereSince1628

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1. I handle them by not being in attendance

Reply to Locut0s (Original post)

Mon Dec 9, 2013, 09:25 PM

Dec 2013

That has consequences, of course.

I learned of my father's death 3 years after it happened from a grade school friend who happened on my fb page.

But, I guess it worked out ok, because I didn't have to deal with anyone at that funeral either.

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This is going to be an awkward Christmas... [View all] Locut0s Dec 2013 OP

I handle them by not being in attendance HereSince1628 Dec 2013 #1

Yeah that's not really an option yet... Locut0s Dec 2013 #3

Over many years of life, I have decided not to allow holidays to cause too much suffering. enough Dec 2013 #2

I'm sorry Locut0s polly7 Dec 2013 #4

I gotta echo this De Leonist Dec 2013 #5

Lol thanks De Leonist... Locut0s Dec 2013 #7

Thank you polly, sorry for the late reply... Locut0s Dec 2013 #6