Kevin didn't get the promotion.
Again.
Somehow, I don't know... it just... I don't understand it, and I don't like it. Not to mention I'm not happy about having to live with Kevin and his mood.
In the meanwhile, my father's sister died and I'm in that strange place of not really caring, but feeling guilty, because I feel vaguely like I should.
But I don't.
I barely know the woman. I haven't seen her in over nine years, since my dad got married and that was only for about ten minutes. Before that, I hadn't seen her since... oh, I don't know, when I was sixteen maybe. And I never saw her much, maybe two or three days a year, when I was growing up.
And I just... don't care. I mean, I'm sorry my dad is upset, but... I dunno.
And I feel guilty for not caring.
Posted by tisfan at November 18, 2005 08:52 PMVery sorry, again, that Kevin didn't get the promotion. Although... yes, it sounded like a good situation and I would've been overjoyed had he gotten it, I can't help thinking that this company has treated him *very* shoddily on numerous occasions at this point, and perhaps he'll be better off looking elsewhere in the long run. Although, again... yeah. ::sigh:: I'm so sorry for both of you. :(
On your aunt-- sounds to me like you're not so uncaring as you think you are, if you're feeling guilty about how you feel. Sure, normally, an aunt would be considered a fairly close relation, but it sounds like you saw even less of her than I've seen of some of my German second-cousins-x-removed. It's hard to be upset about someone's death if you weren't given the chance to know them in life. I think your care is in the right place-- with your dad, who's faced with the loss of a sister. If you feel like you should be doing something, he might appreciate just knowing that you're sorry for *his* grief, even if you weren't close enough to your aunt to share in it.
Posted by: Gris on November 19, 2005 06:45 PM