Shitty, shitty end to the year.
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Shitty, shitty end to the year.
Some of you might remember I mentioned the family next door who were having an even rougher time than me.
Their little girl died this morning. She was ten. I always knew she had even worse odds than me, but I had been hoping so hard that things would break her way.
Their little girl died this morning. She was ten. I always knew she had even worse odds than me, but I had been hoping so hard that things would break her way.
"Why do we need a kitchen when we have a phone?"
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Post by DrDonkeyLove »
So sad.
Condolences to all and good luck to you.
Condolences to all and good luck to you.
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Post by Hebrew Hammer »
Sorry to hear. It's just devastating to see a child die.

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We're trying to figure out if there's anything we can do for them, I don't know what besides the usual offer of some food, which feels pretty inadequate.
"Why do we need a kitchen when we have a phone?"
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So sorry for that family. Food is about the only thing you can do. A card.
These gestures won't do anything to ease the pain, but they will be appreciated.
These gestures won't do anything to ease the pain, but they will be appreciated.

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Be present, go to the services, bring some food, and be there for them when the hoopla of death is over and they're still grieving but 99% of everybody else has moved on - especially when they want to talk. I never thought that stuff mattered but have seen over the years that it does and tiny acts of kindness might be remembered for years.Schlegel wrote:We're trying to figure out if there's anything we can do for them, I don't know what besides the usual offer of some food, which feels pretty inadequate.
Mao wrote:Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun. Our principle is that the Party commands the gun, and the gun must never be allowed to command the Party
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My condolences.
Echoing DrLove: there will an initial outpouring of support from all their friends and family, and then a lot of those people will withdraw so that their ongoing involvement is less than it ever was. Don't be one of them; continue to make yourself available, let the family know that they can share their grief with you.
Echoing DrLove: there will an initial outpouring of support from all their friends and family, and then a lot of those people will withdraw so that their ongoing involvement is less than it ever was. Don't be one of them; continue to make yourself available, let the family know that they can share their grief with you.
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Saddest possible news, I know it hurts everyone around the family too. Best advice I heard is actions over words, listen rather than talk, and be in it for the long run.
Two best things I read following Newtown...
http://www.ctpost.com/opinion/article/C ... 139072.php
http://www.jewishpress.com/indepth/opin ... 012/12/28/
Two best things I read following Newtown...
http://www.ctpost.com/opinion/article/C ... 139072.php
http://www.jewishpress.com/indepth/opin ... 012/12/28/
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Sorry to hear that.Good advice,that about being for them in the long run.
You`ll toughen up.Unless you have a serious medical condition commonly refered to as
"being a pussy".
"being a pussy".
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Post by Crust Bucket »
Sorry to hear this sadness condolences to all.
RIP little one.
RIP little one.
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Support Brother, do what you can. So sorry foreveryone.We're trying to figure out if there's anything we can do for them, I don't know what besides the usual offer of some food, which feels pretty inadequate.
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Post by Abandoned by Wolves »
DrDonkeyLove wrote:Be present, go to the services, bring some food, and be there for them when the hoopla of death is over and they're still grieving but 99% of everybody else has moved on - especially when they want to talk. I never thought that stuff mattered but have seen over the years that it does and tiny acts of kindness might be remembered for years.Schlegel wrote:We're trying to figure out if there's anything we can do for them, I don't know what besides the usual offer of some food, which feels pretty inadequate.
What he said. Lost both parents to old age/cancer and a cousin to a prison brawl and a niece to an overdose and an aunt to heart failure, and it's always these things that make the difference, both at the time and in recollection years later.
My condolences.
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Maybe I"m just a dick, but what is the point of a thread like this?
Something awful happens to a child. Tell everyone about it? Why?
Something awful happens to a child. Tell everyone about it? Why?
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protobuilder wrote:Maybe I"m just a dick, but what is the point of a thread like this?
Something awful happens to a child. Tell everyone about it? Why?
Fuck you.
It helps to discuss a tragedy.
Bitch.
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Confirmed. You're a dick.protobuilder wrote:Maybe I"m just a dick, but what is the point of a thread like this?
Something awful happens to a child. Tell everyone about it? Why?
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Yes.MarcoFP wrote:protobuilder wrote:Maybe I"m just a dick, but what is the point of a thread like this?
Something awful happens to a child. Tell everyone about it? Why?
Fuck you.
It helps to discuss a tragedy.
Bitch.

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protobuilder wrote: what is the point of a thread like this?
We're trying to figure out if there's anything we can do for them
"Why do we need a kitchen when we have a phone?"
Schlegel
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Proto. The point of threads like this if for no other reason than to bring out total assholes like you. About time you disappeared, you dumb, ignorant, stupid fuck.
Sorry to hear aboutt all your losses this past year, Schlegel.
Sorry to hear aboutt all your losses this past year, Schlegel.
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