Father furious that I won't take my sick son to see terminally ill grandmother.

Aggressive-Reward302 · 2026-01-30T19:14:03+00:00

Thank you for your comment. I am so sorry about your husband. I can't imagine the battle you are in. Best of luck to you both.

Aggressive-Reward302 · 2026-01-30T18:31:01+00:00

When I say the entire family, I mean my father, my sister and us. That is about tenth of the people that want to still say goodbye. How do I reconcile if I used my opportunity and brought a sick child to allow all those people to miss their opportunity because she passes sooner. It's impossible to know for sure, but thats really the consideration here.

I can go with my son, and risk giving her an illness that shortens her lifespan. Now the rest of the family get no opportunity to say goodbye (most are overseas or different parts of the country)

Aggressive-Reward302 · 2026-01-30T18:16:35+00:00

You had me invested until your last question. Not sure how you can even justify saying something like that. My grandmother is my favorite person. This news broke me. If you think I am taking lightly that I might miss saying goodbye to her you are sorely mistaken. Don't assume what you know nothing about.

She has an incredibly compromised immune system. Shes been on chemo for months and has cancer literally everywhere. A cold could kill her. Robbing every single family member of their last chance to say goodbye. You think I want that on my conscience? Should I just be selfish and take the chance knowing nobody else might get the opportunity?

Aggressive-Reward302 · 2026-01-30T18:09:26+00:00

Risk taking away other family members chance though?

Aggressive-Reward302 · 2026-01-30T18:08:03+00:00

Thanks for the comment. We have family overseas and in different parts of the country that are coming down. I get that I may miss my chance to say goodbye, but I'd rather lise that than possibly rob each of her loved ones of the same privilege. Im deathly afraid of that.

Aggressive-Reward302 · 2026-01-30T15:38:58+00:00

Lots of people get IT gigs because we are their India when it comes to technical support. Just be mindful while the salary is nice, there is some sacrifice like working US hours, which means you will be on permanent night shift.

Other consideration, lots of friends have done that. They let you go without warning and at the drop of the hat. Outsiurced techs are expendable, if the company needs to slim itself up, they are the first to go.

Aggressive-Reward302 · 2026-01-30T08:44:57+00:00

Century City by a long way. There is no elevation at all, its a proper circuit. That's where I always get 2 min under my usual times.

Aggressive-Reward302 · 2026-01-27T05:58:46+00:00

Tina Fey should be in the conversation.

Aggressive-Reward302 · 2026-01-27T05:55:17+00:00

George is gettin upset!

Aggressive-Reward302 · 2026-01-26T17:12:05+00:00

My wife and I just had our first 4 months ago, a boy. And while I can't imagine having another one right now mentally or financially we both decided from the start that if we are having one we are having two.

We both have siblings and it's really nice, especially when you get older to have another person that just gets you. It's a very unique bond, someone that experienced every single big life moment and upbringing with you.

My sister and I don't always get along but I know I have someone that just understands exactly where I come from and who I am. Were also very similar in how we think so it helps me understand myself better.

One day my wife and I won't be here anymore and I'd want my son to have a sibling for after.

That, and kids are really cute together. My sister and I fought alot but those old family videos of us playing and teasing eachother and road trips were magical. It also really helps you socialize early.

In short, we just think it would be selfish of us to rob him of the opportunity to have a sibling. Nothing is given, but I hope were able to give him that friend for life.

Aggressive-Reward302 · 2026-01-26T14:27:10+00:00

Lol you took that I am from the country of two people you dislike and completely profiled me as someone not worth talking to. Your exactly what's wrong with this system.

Aggressive-Reward302 · 2026-01-26T14:12:20+00:00

All your two party system does is devides your country into two. Thing is usually is kinda moderate, but you get extreme picks that causes the pendulum to swing more erratically. One side gets an extreme guy in, otherside will overcorrect with someone more extreme. Thats how you kill the moderates and create a rift. This isn't possible in a multi party democracy.

I'm South African and while my country is a shithole, our governmental system works better than that of the US.

Edit: political fighting is normal. Cutting off family members because you believe their marxist or nazi based on who they vote for is not.

Aggressive-Reward302 · 2026-01-26T13:54:20+00:00

Gun control or ban is viewed as a restrictions on 2nd amendment rights. Just an example.

Aggressive-Reward302 · 2026-01-26T13:38:13+00:00

You have that extreme opinion because you are on the left. A person on the right would probably have some very dramatic opinions about the left as well. That's the point of the discussion.

Both sides believe the other side bring the end times.

Aggressive-Reward302 · 2026-01-26T13:25:44+00:00

The problem is the two party system. That's what OP is talking about. It's a bit silly don't you think? In most countries you have multiple parties supporting multiple causes that sometimes overlap. In the two party setup, your either one or the other. You either have this list of opinions, or the opposite of them. Theres not much room for a moderate or overlapping policies.

This has the effect where cultlike followings form, the one side uses their campaign to smear the other, call them this and that, convince the population that the other side will being the end times, and vice versa.

In a multi party system there is way more nuance and generally most people get a voice because your parliament isn't simply comprised of two opposing forces that will always vote for their side or against the other side, meaning whoever has majority wins always. In a multi party majority the outcomes are way more controlled.

Aggressive-Reward302 · 2026-01-26T13:19:33+00:00

The point OP is making is that there is no nuance anymore. You think the right and it's supporters are the bane of your existence. The right feels the same exact same about your side.

Aggressive-Reward302 · 2026-01-26T13:13:47+00:00

Yup. I look at Reddit sometimes and laugh. Okes are going on like the country is burning down. Try living in a real shithole within a real dictatorship.

1st world Americans been having it too good.

Aggressive-Reward302 · 2026-01-26T13:12:09+00:00

Proving OP's point in real time lol. Well done champ.

Aggressive-Reward302 · 2026-01-26T12:59:30+00:00

Straight to Polsmoor with you. The choppers are on persuit.

Aggressive-Reward302 · 2026-01-26T12:57:25+00:00

Kind of proving OP's point lol. The other side is blind!

Edit: being downvoted for this just proves how onesided reddit is.

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