Got some unwelcome news first thing today: Someone I've known for many years recently took their own life. Feeling angry and sad and like a shit friend because we lost touch at some point, and I had no idea of their struggles. But I definitely could have been more curious. My response so far since hearing this news has been to reach out to a few people I've not checked in w/ for a while.
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@briankrebs I'm so sorry, I've experienced this too, it's devastating 😔💔
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Sorry for your loss.
Kind of geeky of me but I had a soft spot for Eek the Cat (creation of Steve Savage).
Here's one of his catch phrases.
(FTR, there are many things in the universe which you and I have no control over.)
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You're a good man Charlie Brown
@briankrebs 💚 🙏 Sorry for your loss.
@briankrebs sorry for your loss 😢
@briankrebs be kind to yourself. 🫂
@briankrebs so sorry for your loss. I know this one. It's rough.
@briankrebs so sorry for your and their family's loss
@briankrebs So sorry to hear of your loss. And it was not you who caused this, but I understand your sadness and regret.
@briankrebs 💔 Hugs to you!
@briankrebs i'm so sorry to hear this. this happened to me earlier this year and I had the same instinct, to reach out to friends I hadn't talked to for awhile. <3
@briankrebs At the risk of coming across as cold-hearted, you can't blame yourself for this. I'm sorry for your loss, and this is a tragic and drastic thing to do - to despair to the point of taking one's life. But the odds are 50/50 that you might have been able to prevent that from happening.
Life tends to crush some of us more than others. It scatters people in different directions and, as they get older and move along different career paths, they drift apart. It takes a special (and praiseworthy) effort to track them down over the years. How many people do that?