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DesideriScuri -> RE: Best Wishes to Hilary Clinton (1/1/2013 4:17:02 PM)
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ORIGINAL: dcnovice
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Warmest sympathies, DS, on the death of your aunt!
I've been blessed with some wonderful aunts and uncles and know the pain of losing them. Each passing leaves a huge hole in one's emotional ecosystem.
Here was someone who could offer an adult perspective and insight without the "static," for lack of a better word, that can cloud a parent-child relationship. (When Uncle Bob told me I really did need to submit my college applications on time, I could hear it as sage, worldly counsel rather than nagging.)
Here too was someone who knew the family landscape and could help one understand the forces that shaped one's parents and one's own self. (When Aunt Brenda said my folks were good people who deserved the trust I'd been withholding by keeping my homosexuality a secret, I could appreciate and act on that advice. And yes, she was right.)
All this to underscore that an aunt is no small loss. My warmest sympathies and prayers are with you.
And so, dear fellow poster, is my respect. We often seem to wind up on opposite "sides" of political questions, and I'm guessing your bumper's never borne a Hillary sticker. That makes all the more impressive, in this hyperpartisan era, your gentlemanly compassion in reaching across the aisle to wish the Secretary well. May this new year bring robust health to her and to all of us.
dc, thanks for the sympathy and the heartfelt comments. Her passing was sudden and completely out of the blue. I got to hear some stories about other relatives and visit with relatives I haven't seen since last year. It was the 4th death close to me in the past 21 months (I include my dog in that), and 3rd in the past 13 months. Add in my divorce 7 months ago, and it's been one helluva 2 years.
Unlike some political followers, I don't see those that disagree with me as enemies or foes (they're usually just misguided [:D] ). It's not the person that bothers me. It's the beliefs or the belief system. Thus, I bear little to no animosity towards those who disagree simply because of political leanings. Disrespect me or mine, and my animosity levels may increase, but it won't be because of politics.
I do think that on the boards, there are too many people getting upset with too many others when it's the beliefs that are causing the issue, not the people themselves. Not to say the people don't sometimes deserve the ire, but...
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