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What is a major life-changing event you have experienced that coincided with the onset of COVID19? (See more details below.)

May include, but certainly not limited to:

 

births in the family

deaths in the family

child speaking first word

child taking first steps

high school or college/university graduations

teen began driving lessons

teen got first drivers license 

you, a family member or a close friend struck with serious illness or injury

you, a family member or a close friend recovered from a serious illness or injury

finally went on a dream vacation

bought your first house/signed first mortgage 

paid off a large and/or longstanding debt

got your first car

got your first new car

started your first job

started a new job

received a promotion

transferred to a new job location

got laid off or fired

real estate foreclosure

lost a home/other residence

dropped out or were expelled from school

got arrested, charged, tried, convicted, incarcerated

charges dropped, reduced, expunged, dismissed

acquitted, found innocent, not guilty, case dismissed, hung jury

released or escaped from custody, completed parole or probation

retirement from employment

got married 

got separated

got divorced

adopted a child

gave a home to a foster child

received an enormous sum of money through gift, inheritance, prize, etc.

lost an enormous sum of money

survived a man-made or natural disaster

 

In my case, many things have hay, but the most prevalent is that just before summer, I was placed on mandatory (and early) retirement after having always worked for over thirty years. It is especially poignant for me, a consummate workaholic.

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Posted - October 9, 2020

Responses


  • 9778
    Death in the family. Very unexpected and tragic. It happened in Seattle just as the shutdown there began, so no services or family gatherings were held. Even months later it feels unreal.
      October 9, 2020 9:53 PM MDT
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  • 52905

     

      I’m so sorry you and your loved ones had to endure that, especially the disconnect of not being able to have services as expected. 

    :(

      October 9, 2020 10:54 PM MDT
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  • 9778
    Thank you. Due to the pandemic there are thousands and thousands of people who share my experience and all of them deserve our sympathy.
      October 10, 2020 6:46 AM MDT
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  • 32529
    Sorry for your loss.
      October 10, 2020 8:42 AM MDT
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  • 32529
    Forced to close business for 1 1/2 months.
    Youngest son graduated high school
    Met a step grandchild for first time. 
    Family member who cannot get medical procedures because of the virus. 
      October 10, 2020 8:41 AM MDT
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  • 52905

     

      Thank you for your answer!

    ~

      October 10, 2020 11:39 AM MDT
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  • 10037
    Yes.
      October 10, 2020 8:46 PM MDT
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  • 52905

     

      I’m not taking the bait, Lady!  Grrrrrr.

      October 11, 2020 6:23 AM MDT
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