#1 death of a family member or friend.

#2 significant injury, illness of a family member or friend.

#3 loss of employment or significant income.

#5 separation or divorce.

Today, i receive news of the #4. Received the news over the phone. Couldn't really process what I was hearing. The shock left me speechless. As it become clear what had happened, words could not come to my lips. When the words came, I discharged empty platitudes, false encouragement. Said it was all going to be alright. That I will be fine.

But now, home alone, the loss weighs heavy. I've been told it is important to be around friends when something like this befalls a person, but i don't want anyone to have anyone to see me like this.

I am broken.

Maybe I can search for a support group on line. Probably need to hit rock bottom first.

After I wake up from my tearfully sleep, I will start putting together the pieces of my shattered existence. And i will start to rebuild my saved DVR library, lost when the new unit arrived this morning.

Thank you for your support, Brothers and Sisters.

You'd have been better off with divorce.

Wrong. You've met him. You've met his wife.

He isn't gonna hit the spouse lottery a second time.

What's #4???

When all your porn collection goes up in smoke. [frypan]

How'd you know Mrs 8track's nickname for him?

DVR not DVD.

The IRS doesn't 🤨

My wife and I sent her dad a DVR we weren't using anymore and he let her know that there was still programs on it. Yeah, kinda awkward!![frypan]

It's OK, they show reruns of 16 and Pregnant all the time. You will catch all of the episodes you missed.