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My dad is passing soon and I‘ve been so distracted that I haven’t been able to communicate with people much. I’ll tell people “I have a lot going on” but one person (who I am not close with) has been flipping out lately because I haven’t been active much.
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Anonymous 13w

I mean u could just be honest although I understand if u wanna keep private and if u do then ignore him ig nun much u can do and if ur not even close with the person then it shouldn’t matter

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Anonymous 13w

When my dad died I turned off my phone for three months and didn’t leave my house. None of my friends ever got mad at me for it, and when I’d gotten through the worst of it they were still there for me. I’m biased but NTA

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Anonymous 13w

Cut him off, you don’t need that in your life. You don’t owe anyone an explanation for anything, my best friend is going through something very similar and I told her the same thing. Before I knew what was going on, I gave her space and time she needed and she told me the truth when she was ready, you don’t owe anyone more than “I have a lot going on, I’ll check in when I can” in order to get the respect and understanding you deserve.

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Anonymous 12w

Seems like he’s the asshole tbh

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 13w

Like I’ve only opened up to my closest friends abt it so far, but me and this dude drifted quite a bit before this all went down and that’s part of my guess as to why he’s taking offense to me not responding very frequently

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 13w

I’m so sorry you’re going through this, lean on the people who you trust and who won’t make you feel bad for having boundaries.

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