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One time, at a family gathering, I asked where a relative named Cindy was. The entire room got silent and stared at me. I found out later she'd been dead for a
by JohnMakin 3y ago
One time, at a family gathering, I asked where a relative named Cindy was. The entire room got silent and stared at me. I found out later she'd been dead for a few years and I somehow had not noticed or had forgotten.
- mgdante 3y agoKinda assholes for staring
- Jeff_Brown 3y agoHad they been trying to make him feel bad, maybe. If they were simply shocked, surely not.
- glitchc 3y agoThis sounds like the definition of clueless. Note to OP, not looking to insult you, just that deaths are pretty significant events and deserve notice.
- goles 3y ago“What’d I do? She fuckin’ dead or somethin’?” - Uncle, a six pack deep
- JohnMakin 3y agoLOL, that's almost exactly how it went down
- gardenhedge 3y agoThis is actually a fear of mine. It often makes me hold my tongue because I need to think "should/do I already know this?"
- gs17 3y agoI stopped asking people about family or work unless I already know the answer. I have terrible luck and always end up asking people who just went through tragedy.