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WookiMan, I am sure you are going through a lot of emotions. Your wife, those kids, your BIL's family, parents are going through a lot too.
Just do what you should do, and your stress will go down.
Become a VA Volunteer. It will change your life forever.
Act forward for the family, but glance rearward for learning. Sadness might have a genetic component
Honestly emotions are at level zero now (in a good way). What can I (we) do?
BIL #2 today.... Drank himself to death over 2 decades. Feel like I'm too young for this shit. My sister divorced him last year and we knew this was coming, but sad when it does. Two daughters. He didn't want to help himself which is what you need to do with alcoholism.
Weird part is my SIL just had a baby today. One comes in and another goes out. Life is weird. I'm personally in a better place than this OP though. So all is good. Just sad for my sister that has to break it to the kids Dad is dead. That's the most upsetting part.
Sorry to hear, while I agree that personal responsibility includes not removing yourself from those who depend on you you have to keep in mind that this country has been ravaged by the leftoids and sjws over the past 2 decades.
No meds involved. Didn't have life insurance. Looks like someone seriously depressed and we all had no clue. I quite honestly hope there's another explanation for it. I will update if there is. At this point, just seems like he didn't dig spinning on the earth at this point in time.
I hesitate to ask this, but are you absolutely certain this was a suicide, and not a murder?
I am disappointed in myself for not seeing the signs.
richwicks saysI hesitate to ask this, but are you absolutely certain this was a suicide, and not a murder?
No worries on my end about the question. He literally drank himself to death. We saw it coming. He was in rehab multiple times. We tried to help. Alcoholism can only be fixed by the person themselves. Family and outsiders can try to help or even force rehab. The person has to want to fix themselves though at the end of the day. He didn't want help.
The stories that were kept in the dark by my sister are horrible as well. My sister and my nieces went through hell for far longer than I ever even knew. He was always off, but I personally had no clue his bottles of water were straight vodka. Fortunately he wasn't an angry drunk and wasn't abusive to my sister or nieces physically. A bit verbally.
Some are eager to burden others with their problems. Only a minority of people though, thank God.
Then I wouldn't consider this suicide - this is accidental alcohol poisoning.
it's why I like travel. I've seen these lives taken way too early and question whether it was because they weren't having fun.
We don't know people's personal struggles, even if we think we do. Could be a death in the family. Could be something as simple as $1,500 of credit card debt. Could be a spouse
My headline sucks and comes across as I'm a dick. I am. But if there's one lesson from all this. If you have a trip planned for over $5k, get the damn insurance. Just do it. You don't know what's going to happen in the future. We could have lost a substantial amount of money, but due to our trip location being in FL during hurricane season, we got the insurance. $110. We could have gotten massively burned by not going if we didn't have the insurance or had to go on a trip when the whole family is in massive mourning mode. No good outcome, but we were able to cancel everything and not cost a dime.
trip insurance
If you have a trip planned for over $5k, get the damn insurance. Just do it. ... could have lost a substantial amount of money... could have gotten massively burned
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We were booked for a trip leaving Wednesday as well. First vacation we had insurance for if we cancel. Pretty sure we're going to cancel at this point. It's rather mind numbing how fast life can flip you on your head.
It's been a rather surreal day so far. Please check on anyone you think is off their rocker. I don't want today to happen to anyone else if it can be avoided.