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EFerrari

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6. My mom was a single mom

Reply to trof (Reply #5)

Thu Mar 22, 2012, 07:41 PM

Mar 2012

so her brothers were my surrogate dads. Those guys overwhelmed me with attention.

Later, when I was grown up, I accidentally learned one of them was propping up the death squad party in El Salvador. I couldn't put that man together with the kind man who had taken such gentle good care of me. Life happens.

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It's tough to lose a hero, friend, role model because of politics. [View all] trof Mar 2012 OP

Forget it CAPHAVOC Mar 2012 #1

That happened to me with my sil.... Little Star Mar 2012 #2

Only people you love can break your heart. EFerrari Mar 2012 #3

Trusim. trof Mar 2012 #5

My mom was a single mom EFerrari Mar 2012 #6

Wow! Same here. Single mom. trof Mar 2012 #8

I should also add that it's up to you to determine if the friendship is worth keeping... cynatnite Mar 2012 #7

No, not an end to friendship. trof Mar 2012 #9

You might be able to educate him here and there... cynatnite Mar 2012 #10

My best friend is a diehard Christian and I am an atheist... cynatnite Mar 2012 #4