Just when you think everything is going okay

Oct 02, 2022 15:40

Today TBG decided to give an old friend a call. Her husband was our hot air balloon instructor and we had gone to many events with them as their crew. John passed away a couple of years ago and then we found out that their daughter had married an old family friend. I suspect that they had been together for some time but because of his wife, they ( Read more... )

rip, real life and not so much

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alton_lust October 2 2022, 22:48:36 UTC
I'm so sorry!! What a tragedy!

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spikesgirl58 October 2 2022, 23:02:46 UTC
Thanks. It was such a shock. I never would have thought it possible.

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pondhopper October 2 2022, 22:56:27 UTC
How awful...truly tragic.
I'm so sorry...

So your friend lost her husband and then son in law and daughter?
That poor woman.

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spikesgirl58 October 2 2022, 23:03:56 UTC
All within a year. I just have no words.

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pondhopper October 2 2022, 23:24:45 UTC
I don't think any words suffice. One person should not have to suffer so much. Life is so tremendously unfair way too often.

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spikesgirl58 October 3 2022, 10:58:14 UTC

We were just caught so flat footed. Anne just blurted it out before TBG had a chance to say anything. I felt badly for him.

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a_boleyn October 2 2022, 23:15:27 UTC

My condolences to the family.

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spikesgirl58 October 3 2022, 10:58:34 UTC

Thanks! I'm going to pick something up today for them.

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halfmoon_mollie October 2 2022, 23:20:22 UTC
oh my goodness how awful. I am so very sorry.

*hugs* because I have no idea what else to say.

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spikesgirl58 October 3 2022, 11:00:01 UTC

I mean, I wasn't this upset when my brother offed himself, but he was struggling with a return of his cancer and none of us blamed him. This was so out of the blue. My poor BG

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