PapaBraus
Active Member
Ladies and gentlemen of the 405th, we need to have a very serious discussion.
I'm going to give a short backstory and lead into what I think we need to discuss.
My grandma passed away last Sunday. We did a memorial today. It has been a rough week. I'm not here to discuss that, but I promised you a backstory. I also promised it would be short. Yeah, so its really short.
Two of my old highschool buddies were contacted about the funeral. One of them showed up and the other didn't.
*Braus, we are in the middle of a pandemic, what did you expect?*
I didn't expect either to show. One did. Someone who I've been trying to contact for the better part of four years. The other buddy was unable to show citing "family problems".
I had two conversations I didn't think I was going to have this week that didn't involve me or my family.
Conversation #1:
"I wish I could make it, but my wife had a breakdown months ago and ended up in a ward"
"Oh, hell, why didn't you call me?"
"It wasn't my story to tell."
Conversation #2:
"I've turned into a recluse, I've been depressed, and I'm pushing away everyone that loves me, and I'm fully aware of that. I'm trying to change."
"Everytime I think about you I call man."
"I know, I'm just losing my passion."
"I'm not gonna stop calling you man."
````````````````````````````````````````````
Two separate conversations with old friends were had tonight where a simple phone call would have helped lessen the severity of their issues. Two separate issues were not handled with support because the support they needed did not exist the way they thought it needed to exist.
I have said this before and I will say this again. This is not a forum as much as it is a family. Reach your arm out and I will do my best to lift you up. Reach out to family and friends as best you can, and lift them back up.
BE HUMAN
Make this world and community a better place by caring ladies and gentlemen. Be there for each other.
Hell, be there for yourself.
I'm going to give a short backstory and lead into what I think we need to discuss.
My grandma passed away last Sunday. We did a memorial today. It has been a rough week. I'm not here to discuss that, but I promised you a backstory. I also promised it would be short. Yeah, so its really short.
Two of my old highschool buddies were contacted about the funeral. One of them showed up and the other didn't.
*Braus, we are in the middle of a pandemic, what did you expect?*
I didn't expect either to show. One did. Someone who I've been trying to contact for the better part of four years. The other buddy was unable to show citing "family problems".
I had two conversations I didn't think I was going to have this week that didn't involve me or my family.
Conversation #1:
"I wish I could make it, but my wife had a breakdown months ago and ended up in a ward"
"Oh, hell, why didn't you call me?"
"It wasn't my story to tell."
Conversation #2:
"I've turned into a recluse, I've been depressed, and I'm pushing away everyone that loves me, and I'm fully aware of that. I'm trying to change."
"Everytime I think about you I call man."
"I know, I'm just losing my passion."
"I'm not gonna stop calling you man."
````````````````````````````````````````````
Two separate conversations with old friends were had tonight where a simple phone call would have helped lessen the severity of their issues. Two separate issues were not handled with support because the support they needed did not exist the way they thought it needed to exist.
I have said this before and I will say this again. This is not a forum as much as it is a family. Reach your arm out and I will do my best to lift you up. Reach out to family and friends as best you can, and lift them back up.
BE HUMAN
Make this world and community a better place by caring ladies and gentlemen. Be there for each other.
Hell, be there for yourself.
