Posted on 12/07/2023 6:20:34 AM PST by Twotone
I’ve got things already in operation or in the pipline....soon to finalize it all. But then I began making arrangements soon after I took an early retirement.
Sounds like you had a great mom and I know you miss her especially at Christmas. My parents did the same and we did for our children decades ago when we were in our 50s.
It’s precisely to avoid bringing out the worst in families that you do it early. It’s sad to see how some family members break a part for life over material things after loss of loved ones.
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