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OldBaldy1701E

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23. Mine were not either. (TRIGGER WARNING: Suicide)

Sun Jun 29, 2025, 01:15 PM

Jun 29

My grandfather was the president of the local bank. He shot himself in a field outside of town because he was too nice and loaned money to people who did him wrong and did not pay it back. He knew the bank auditors were coming and that was his solution. I was raised to believe he had died in a hunting accident.

My grandmother was head of the county Social Services for decades. She did her job well. Even as she had her own... eccentricities. But, she retired from that job and to this day is considered one of the best people to have occupied her position.

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