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evaisinschool
evaisinschool

My friend's younger sister was murdered back in early 2020. Her older sister and I were very close, so she was basically my little sister that I never had. I know this is an intense sentence, but it's been on my mind when I'm not doing school or at work. Her older sister stopped talking to me after the funeral, and her family says she's been like that since it happened, but I can't help but feel some type of way about it. I already lost her sister; I really don't want to lose my friend either. The reason why I've been thinking about this is because the older sister's birthday is this month, and so it brings up a lot of feelings. sad face. 

GreenEyes727
GreenEyes727
Oh, I'm sorry about your friend's sister. That's horrible! If your friend's family said that about her, then it's certainly not personal to you. Do you think it would be a good idea to send her a birthday card with a "miss you" message?
arfie
arfie
i would be far more worried if you claimed zero feelings or thoughts on a subject that big, evais. sorta. worried in a not-mine-to-sort sort of way. there are times in a life when denial and repression are useful tools.

my youngest son and his wife were killed in a car accident shortly before your friend was murdered. his 41st birthday just passed and ? ? ? do you ever really get over ^it^? i withdrew from all of my friends and associates while i processed the early grief. now you have me wondering what it might be like to get a birthday card from one of those long lost friends.

just wondering. . . no sense to hoping for such an unlikely reach out.
rmb
rmb
Big hug.
evaisinschool
evaisinschool
I sometimes forget to check this platform, but I'm really touched that some of ya'll responded to my post. It makes me feel better that I'm not alone. I really should reach out to my friend with a birthday card, I feel like that's subtle but not too in her face. Thank you guys... I didn't realize how much I needed that encouragment.
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