{{{Maria}}}.Just adding my voice to the chorus so that you are as surrounded by buffistae love as you can be.

I don't think my family understands how deep internet friendships can feel. I haven't been active here in ages, but just like far-flung children fly home when something happens to the family, this was the first place I wanted to be (even though Maria & I are friends on FB).

Maria have you made your arrangements? Does Rob's family live near you (and/or near your parents)?

I don't think my family understands how deep internet friendships can feel.

I agree with that, Cindy. I was telling my mother (who knows all about the Buffy friends and even met some at the Providence F2F) about how upset I was for Maria's loss, but I could tell she really didn't understand why I would be that upset for someone I never "met". But I am just as upset for Maria as I would be for any meatspace friend who lost a spouse. Even more so in a way because I can't make an appearance at the funeral or do any of the things I would do for a local friend who lost a loved one.

My Dad is kind of agog at how much support he and I got (and are still getting!) from my "imaginary friends on the computer" (as Mom once described you folks). I know I wouldn't have gotten through last year without you.

Even more so in a way because I can't make an appearance at the funeral or do any of the things I would do for a local friend who lost a loved one.

Yes. So very much.

Jilli, I felt the same way when my father died. You people got me through, for sure.

Yes, that makes it harder, sj, in some ways. I can't stop over with food, or go to a wake, or anything like that. Similarly, I have a sick friend who lives far away. I can't help her in any of the physical ways I could, if we were closer. I remember in college, my roommate and I wished we could have all our people within a few blocks.

I remember in college, my roommate and I wished we could have all our people within a few blocks.

Yes, that would be nice.

In what feels like an extremely first world problem right now, the inspection of the house we want to buy tomorrow at 1:30. I'm worried we will find something terribly wrong with the house.

1/2 hour early (since that's when I could steal a minute to post) job-ma, Jilli! May they fully grasp how lucky they would be to get you.

Inspection-ma, sj!

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Since I said it on FB, but think I forgot to here, much peace and comfort to you, Maria.

Job~ma, Jilli!!

Accurate and thorough inspection~ma, sj. And may the results yield issues that can be readily dealt with via negotiating for current owners to fix, or by suitable price offset.

Job~ma, Jilli.