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I was sitting at my desk when I got the text...

Theo, Your Father has had a stroke. Call when you can. Best, Your Bitch Stepmother, -Becca

My first thoughts were awful, and greedy, and egocentric.

What if my Father couldn't think, or talk, anymore? How could he ever apologize to me for what he did? What if he doesn't remember what he did? Will that asshole get away with it?

Slow down, Theo. He didn't have a stroke to evade apologizing to you. That is the madness of a Poet, the Egocentricity of an Alcoholic.

No, he had a stroke for a different reason...

But why?

He most certainly needed to forget.

After all, how could he live with himself if he remembered the way he treated me during the Pandemic, when I alone was not invited to Thanksgiving, because I alone was not "vaccinated"...

For although he had committed that sin, in late 2022, he has since forgot...

And will continue to forget...

And I want an apology...

For something he can't remember...

God Bless Being Right, And God Bless Being Wrong.

This is a pile of shit we must work on.

I was sitting at my desk when I got the text... >Theo, Your Father has had a stroke. Call when you can. Best, Your Bitch Stepmother, -Becca My first thoughts were awful, and greedy, and egocentric. >What if my Father couldn't think, or talk, anymore? How could he ever apologize to me for what he did? What if he doesn't remember what he did? Will that asshole get away with it? Slow down, Theo. He didn't have a stroke to evade apologizing to you. That is the madness of a Poet, the Egocentricity of an Alcoholic. No, he had a stroke for a different reason... But why? He most certainly needed to forget. After all, how could he live with himself if he remembered the way he treated me during the Pandemic, when I alone was not invited to Thanksgiving, because I alone was not "vaccinated"... For although he had committed that sin, in late 2022, he has since forgot... And will continue to forget... And I want an apology... For something he can't remember... God Bless Being Right, And God Bless Being Wrong. This is a pile of shit we must work on.

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My wife and I discussed your post. In our family we lobbied aggressively against the vax. Although our parents and siblings all got jabbed, no one pushed us away due to our choices. But I can easily see how the delacate dynamics in some families would be warped or even shattered in the face of the pressures we were all put under. I came within 12 hours of quitting my engineering job of 28 years, cashing in our 401k and moving to a new state, but my religous exemption was granted. Many people lost their jobs. Everyone faced new kinds of pressures they never faced before and it was an ugly time. I hope your family can find ways to mend and your father recovers over time. Clearly you care deeply about your family and that is what matters most.