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Am I The Butthole for not going to my mom's house for Christmas and refusing to make my little sister go to?

I'm 17 and my little sister is 15. Our dad died about 10 years ago. It was sudden and devastating.

One day, he kissed and hugged me and my sister and told us he loved us, and then we never heard from him again.

At the time, I couldn't fully grasp why he chose to stay away, even though mom tried to explain it to us.

I am missed him, and I thought that I did something wrong to make dad mad.

I repeatedly called his phone hoping he would answer, but it always went directly to his voicemail.

At his funeral, I realized I would never see him again, and I broke down.

I don't remember much from that day, except that Uncle David helped me the entire time.

He held me throughout the funeral during the drive home, and as I fell asleep that night,

Uncle Alan did the same thing with my sister. It wasn't easy growing up with just my mom and my sister,

but not as tough as it could have been because the two uncles were always a phone call away.

Whenever we needed help with school, one of the uncles was there to tutor us.

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