This is one that hit a little close to home for me, so I'm glad that it, ah, "stuck the landing", so to speak, for you. I don't think death has ever felt real to me, like something that definitely happens; I remember the last time I lost someone close to me, everyone telling me that they were so sorry and offering their condolences, and it was like, "Why? Did you have a hand in this?" ...which is not the right response, honestly, but what FELT right at the time (because "I'm sorry for your loss" feels hollow and wrong; it would have been more honest if they'd said something like, "I'm sorry you just had a massive hole ripped out of you, are you okay?" -- but I digress).
I hope you're doing all right...I saw that you've been quietly lately, and I was wondering. Glad you're still around. <3
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This is one that hit a little close to home for me, so I'm glad that it, ah, "stuck the landing", so to speak, for you. I don't think death has ever felt real to me, like something that definitely happens; I remember the last time I lost someone close to me, everyone telling me that they were so sorry and offering their condolences, and it was like, "Why? Did you have a hand in this?" ...which is not the right response, honestly, but what FELT right at the time (because "I'm sorry for your loss" feels hollow and wrong; it would have been more honest if they'd said something like, "I'm sorry you just had a massive hole ripped out of you, are you okay?" -- but I digress).
I hope you're doing all right...I saw that you've been quietly lately, and I was wondering. Glad you're still around. <3