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Replying to your question: Like Agman, I can't be as uninhibited on FB as I can be here. And that makes FB a place that just isn't as much fun. Or cathartic.
In addition, you can't really be as honest with your feelings or opinions on FB. People you know read it and to be really honest is to not care about the repercussions, and I think we all care about how we might affect others.
This is a place where you can adjust the veil of anonymity to your comfort level and act accordingly. And to a greater extent we can be straight forward with our opinions. That said, even here there are civility limits.
As to your situation TKit, I think that that was a bit unfair of your brother to lay that on you. Worrying about him during this rotation is bad enough, but adding to that the possibility that you might have to travel across the country and tell a perfect stranger that kind of thing while you yourself are grieving isn't what he would really want, I think, if he were to think about it and to consider what that would do to you. There's got to be way to get what he wants done that is a bit more considerate. Other than being gently honest with him (and maybe this is a time for honesty) I don't have a suggestion, but I hope a little sympathy for your situation helps.
As it stands, though, let's hope for the best and not assume the worst. Hopefully he will return when this is over and you will get to meet a wonderful woman and be introduced to a generous new in-law family that has season tickets to all the sporting events and a beach house in the Keys.
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