In a message dated 4/15/2002 8:41:48 AM Eastern Standard Time,
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> Most importantly, the "bad" things need to cease being things
> that get sweep under the rug and we feel ashamed to talk about them
My sister's suicide was the big family secret. I had ongoing instructions to
lie about what happened. That never seemed like a fair assignment, so if
somebody asked, I told them the truth, and lied to my Mom about telling the
truth.