================================================ Subject: Re: NCR: My Personal Tragedy From: "Alexis M." To: Date: Thu 13 Sep 2001 00:34:10 -0700 ================================================ OMG Kerri! That's so sad! Have any of you been able to get a hold of him? Well either way, you WILL pull through. Just hold on. First step will be to find him. On Wed, 12 Sep 2001 20:57:33 EDT KAC905@AOL.COM writes: > The day after the national tragedy, my family experienced a > personal > tragedy this morning. I came home from school to find my mother > home. She is > never home this early. A few minutes after I arrived home, my > mother walked > down the stairs in tears. She had some bad news. After 28 years > of > marriage, my father emptied his closest, packed his belongings, > wrote a note, > and left. My parents were not even arguing. They never do. This > was out of > the blue for us, but not of him. On the note, he wrote down the > phone number > of his lawyer. The lawyer has not called us back yet. > > My father did not make this decision in his right set of mind. For > years, he > has had depression. It runs in the family. When he job went into > jeopardy, > his depression was even more concerning. My family has tried > desperately to > get my father help. He always refused it. My family and his > friends (even > his best friend) do not know where he is or why he left. In the > note, he > said he was staying with his best friend. Except, his best friend > called for > him at our house. She was surprised to hear about this event and > stated that > he was not there. My family has been trying their hardest to keep > my > mother's spirits up as much as they can with the circumstances. My > father > ran away like a confused teenager. He is an adult though who took > the easy > way out for adults. He blamed my mother when she was never the > problem and > was probably the only one who kept him a sane as he can be with his > condition. > > I am just scared. I am scared for the worst. I am less scared of > being that > divorce statistic than that my father is leaving us for good by > means of > distancing himself from the world or even ending his world. I don't > know > what to think or how to feel. I suppose time will tell the tale. My > prayers > are with everyone who anyone who is going through any tragedy right > now. > > > Faith, love, health, and happiness always. > > Respectfully, > Kerri > > To unsubscribe or change your preferences for the Creed-Discuss > list, visit: > http://www.winduplist.com/ls/discuss/form.asp > ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. To unsubscribe or change your preferences for the Creed-Discuss list, visit: http://www.winduplist.com/ls/discuss/form.asp