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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

My step dad committed suicide after losing our rent money at the video poker machine at the bar.

It had such a big impact on our family that four years later my mom did too after struggling with depression over it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm so sorry for your loss, hope you are doing ok.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Thank you, it's been five years since the loss of my mom. You never get over it, just better at dealing with it. I was never close to my step-dad.