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Old Dec 02, 2019, 02:40 PM
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Originally Posted by rechu View Post
Thanks, Blanche. At this point, after giving this all more thought, I have pretty well defined who I can talk to and who is just not worth it. Sadly, my own family is on the not worth even trying list, but it is what it is, as they say. They haven't even asked how I am doing for weeks and when they did it was invalidating. A friend I hadn't heard from in a few weeks texted me the other day and we had a good chat. She was supportive and not annoying. Arguing/confronting people is not really something I have energy for with everything that is going on.

I am an expat, too: I can definitely empathize with what you're going through, although what I've experienced abroad is not as severe as your situation, at least it seems to me.


I mean, if you ever want to send a message to me over this site, I'd be happy to talk about it. I can definitely empathize with the frustration over things like this. Also, it's completely fine if you don't want to do that, either.
Thanks for this!
rechu