================================================ Subject: NCR: My Personal Tragedy From: To: Date: Wed 12 Sep 2001 20:57:33 EDT ================================================ 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