dear prudence (sitwap): I Killed A Man in Self Defense and Now Folks are Giving Me the Blues
Posted by
Diva (aka Diva)
Jun 25 '13, 13:13
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A History of Violence:
Some three decades ago, I killed a man. He had broken into my home, armed; we struggled, he died. It was clearly self-defense and, frankly, I have no regrets or remorse. A few months ago, my wife's brother did an idle Google search and discovered a report on the incident, which he's shared widely in the family. He's also taken to calling me "Killer." Normally, I'd be amused but some friends and family have reacted quite negatively, with one breaking all ties, another telling my wife that they'd rather not have me around their children, and a couple seemingly eager to either psychoanalyze me or get the gruesome details. How do I get people to understand that I am not interested in dredging up the past and that something that happened long ago has very little bearing on who I am today? I'd happily write off the rude and the stupid but these people are important to my wife.
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Responses:
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people are crazy -- nm
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DaneDukeNuuk
Jun 25, 13:21
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google the brother. he has skeletons in his closet he does not want known -- nm
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peglegpete
Jun 25, 13:19
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in the age of google, it was a bit naive to think this wouldn't come out. but, for now say "that was a terrible experience and i really try not to
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Andie
Jun 25, 13:16
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Have you considered killing them? -- nm
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Mop (190 lbs)
Jun 25, 13:15
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Just tell them, "I'm not here to talk about the past." Works every time. -- nm
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Mark McGwire
Jun 25, 13:14
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ugh -- nm
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Spawn
Jun 25, 13:14
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threaten them with violence if they keep that shit up. nm -- nm
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groiny
Jun 25, 13:14
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wow. -- nm
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loosilu
Jun 25, 13:14
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