not F2F
Definitely on the phone. Had it not been, I don't think I'd have handled it as well.
Though I might have twigged to the deceit sooner if I could have seen his face.
Xander: We just saw the zebras mating! Thank you, very exciting... Willow: It was like the Heimlich, with stripes!
'Him'
Spike's Bitches 48: I Say, We Go Out There, and Kick a Little Demon Ass.
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
beekaytee - Sep 30, 2014 9:57:48 am PDT #13498 of 30002
Compassionately intolerant
Strix - Sep 30, 2014 10:44:00 am PDT #13499 of 30002
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
Had it not been, I don't think I'd have handled it as well.
Oh, in very deed! And with total justification!
sj - Sep 30, 2014 11:54:13 am PDT #13500 of 30002
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
My uncle passed away this afternoon. Thank you, everyone for the ~ma yesterday. I was going to go visit him today, but I am coughing and sneezing and I didn't want to get everyone sick, so I stayed home. I thought he had a few more days, and I'm feeling kind of guilty about that decision now.
Calli - Sep 30, 2014 11:55:42 am PDT #13501 of 30002
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
I'm sorry, sj. While it's a good call to avoid bringing new germs to the already ill, I'm also sorry you didn't get to say goodbye face to face.
Fred Pete - Sep 30, 2014 11:56:57 am PDT #13502 of 30002
Ann, that's a ferret.
All sympathies, sj and family. And don't feel guilty -- if you may be contagious, it makes sense to stay away.
Connie Neil - Sep 30, 2014 12:08:21 pm PDT #13503 of 30002
brillig
It's always sudden, sj.
EpicTangent - Sep 30, 2014 12:45:36 pm PDT #13504 of 30002
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty
So sorry for your loss, sj. It was an unselfish decision for you not to get everyone else sick, too. Sorry that it meant you missed the opportunity for one more visit.
Strix - Sep 30, 2014 1:22:14 pm PDT #13505 of 30002
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
sj, I'm very sorry to hear about your uncle. I understand why you feel guilty, and people feel what they are going to feel...but I think you did the right thing.
No one's omniscient.
WindSparrow - Sep 30, 2014 5:49:05 pm PDT #13506 of 30002
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
sj you were doing the best you could for your whole family. I'm sorry that you did not have the chance to say goodbye to your uncle, and I'm sorry for your loss.
sj - Sep 30, 2014 5:53:10 pm PDT #13507 of 30002
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Thanks, everyone. I made some calls to let the extended family know what happened, which is the best I could do from where I am. I swear I used to have a certain amount of social skills or could at least fake having them when I needed them, but I have apparently lost that ability because I had no idea what to say to anyone.