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SusanCalvin

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2. I am in tears.

Reply to Fumesucker (Original post)

Sat Oct 24, 2015, 10:29 PM

Oct 2015

What I've dealt with as an atheist (out as a child, closeted as an adult) is nothing next to this.

Why people can be so horrible because you don't believe in the proper imaginary friend has always been beyond me.

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It’s funny how inconvenient my lack of faith as a bereaved mother can be for those on the outside. [View all] Fumesucker Oct 2015 OP

That's a horrible thing to go through. rug Oct 2015 #1

Did people react with anger because you did not express your grief as they would? Fumesucker Oct 2015 #5

No. The peple I kave close to me are sane. rug Oct 2015 #6

Not everyone is so fortunate Fumesucker Oct 2015 #7

I'm sorry you did not have the support you needed then. rug Oct 2015 #8

There isn't much anyone else can do, we all have to work through these things ourselves Fumesucker Oct 2015 #9

I am in tears. SusanCalvin Oct 2015 #2

I don't think people are deliberately trying to be horrible Fumesucker Oct 2015 #13

OK, then they are deranged. nt SusanCalvin Oct 2015 #14

Many people have to jump some high hurtles to get through this life. BlueJazz Oct 2015 #3

This aggressiveness of believers is a confession Yorktown Oct 2015 #4

How nice it would be if the salvation and afterlife were true. Hoppy Oct 2015 #10

There is no better place. This is the better place. roody Oct 2015 #11

Powerful piece, thank you. nt mr blur Oct 2015 #12