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When tragedy creates outcomes you secretly wanted

My ex-wife died in an accident and our kids want to live with me full time now, but I feel guilty that her death solved our custody battles in my favor.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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Getting what we wished for through someone's suffering can make us feel complicit in their misfortune.

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