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Tikki

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14. I am sorry you have to go through this. It truly is mind-boggling that
Sat Sep 10, 2022, 06:04 PM
Sep 2022

someone who is family acts so unattached to other family members.

Just want you to know you are not alone in this.

My brother, older not wiser, never ever called until one day out of the blue
he called to tell us he heard the aerospace company my husband worked
for, for twenty years at the time, was laying off workers.

That is how he started the conversation, didn't ask anything about how we
were doing, didn't even greet us with a "hello."
He was just going on about the layoffs.

My husband told him that, in his job classification he had seniority
and would be the last out the door. My husband mentioned that
layoffs had already happened at his plant and he was secure.

The phone went Click and that was the end of the call.

I would like to think it was his way of making sure we were OK.
I don't know...Glass half full and all.


Tikki

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So sorry your brother drank the koolaid SheltieLover Sep 2022 #1
Thank you. I do feel like I have kindred spirits here. Maraya1969 Sep 2022 #2
Dunno, but guessing your bro isn't such a nice guy. 😏 SheltieLover Sep 2022 #3
I'm so sorry. Hugs. onecaliberal Sep 2022 #4
It takes time to heal. multigraincracker Sep 2022 #5
((Maraya)) blm Sep 2022 #6
I'm sorry, Maraya. brer cat Sep 2022 #7
my sibs and i drifted apart after my mom died. mopinko Sep 2022 #8
I'm so sorry Maraya. zuul Sep 2022 #9
What kept me from sliding into the abyss is my "friend family" TigressDem Sep 2022 #10
I'm so sorry, Maraya1969. Yorkie Mom Sep 2022 #11
I am so sorry. I just lost my mom in July. yardwork Sep 2022 #12
+1 to all the posts here. Tetrachloride Sep 2022 #13
I am sorry you have to go through this. It truly is mind-boggling that Tikki Sep 2022 #14
That's sad Rizen Sep 2022 #15
You have my heart. Collimator Sep 2022 #16
Don't know why some bury their empathy so deep inside themselves delisen Sep 2022 #17
It doesn't work for everyone but it's an unspoken rule that we don't discuss politics at family Pepsidog Sep 2022 #18
One hopes the fever will break eventually Warpy Sep 2022 #19
I know what it's like, my Mom died 2 years ago, October. Archae Sep 2022 #20
I'm sorry XanaDUer2 Sep 2022 #21
I am sorry. It is a very sad situation. We are all here for you. LoisB Sep 2022 #22
Our brother is on the koolaid too lostnfound Sep 2022 #23
I'm so sorry cate94 Sep 2022 #24
So sorry. ❤️ littlemissmartypants Sep 2022 #25
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