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Rebl2

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4. My father

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Tue Aug 31, 2021, 09:19 PM

Aug 2021

died a couple of weeks ago. He was in his nineties. It has been sad and troubling to watch his health fail over the past ten years. I did not cry much over his death because I have witnessed the misery he has gone through. I have happy memories of him and am thankful for that. I do not appreciate it when people say oh he lived into his nineties how wonderful. No it wasn’t wonderful. He suffered a lot and it was NOT wonderful to watch him suffer.

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A Better Place [View all] babylonsister Aug 2021 OP

Kickin' Faux pas Aug 2021 #1

It can be so awkward to try to comfort people who have lost loved ones. Frasier Balzov Aug 2021 #2

Oh man cate94 Aug 2021 #3

My father Rebl2 Aug 2021 #4

Koreans say "They Returned" IbogaProject Aug 2021 #5

So true. I personally have very strong beliefs PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2021 #6