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Yes, it is credible. Grief is a horrible thing and losing a child is just about the very worst thing that can ever happen to you. Grief can make you do and say pretty horrible things. The best c...
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2019-12-20T00:40:38Z (almost 5 years ago)
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2019-12-08T10:53:45Z (almost 5 years ago)
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**Yes, it is credible.** Grief is a horrible thing and losing a child is just about the very worst thing that can ever happen to you. Grief can make you do and say pretty horrible things. The best cure for that is time. But if this man is still hell bent on destruction 8 months later, the grief has morphed into something else. He is not unreachable. Sometimes all it takes is feeling 100% listened to and understood. That doesn't suddenly snap him back to normal (he'll never be normal after this tragedy) but the goal isn't to cure him, it's to give him awareness over his actions. So, yes, the right stranger can make all the difference and set the character on a path towards healing. Or at least focusing his emotions in more socially acceptable ways. He knows right from wrong, the grief and his desire for vengeance is just blinding him to it.
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2019-02-14T22:40:40Z (almost 6 years ago)
Original score: 1