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Aug 10, 2023Liked by Peggy Van de Plassche

Peggy, thank you for sharing the story of the day your lost your brother. I remember two weeks after I got my drivers license I was waiting for on coming traffic before I turned left on a green light. The honks behind me intimidated me but I could not see the on coming traffic due to a truck. They kept honking for me to turn left and when I finally got bullied into turning there was a car coming and he swerved and hit the back of my brand new toyota. It was my fault. It could have been a lot worse like in the case of your brother. I vowed after that day to never let honkers behind be push me to move one inch until I am ready to move. I am so very sorry for your loss dear Peggy. See you soon in my office. (September) xxxx

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Dear Karen, Thank you as always for your thoughtful and candid words. It is an unfortunate lesson that I wish people will be able to learn without having to be collateral damages or perpetrators. I have always wondered what the people honking behind the driver came to realize, if anything, when they saw the accident. Did they even think they played a role in that? Were they already back to their mindless driving the following day? In your case, like in my brother's, the real "guilty" parties were not the ones to deal with the consequences of their actions. For most people it makes it tough to learn a lesson in that context.

See you very soon! Can't wait to visit your office!! xo

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