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[quote=Anonymous]I'm sorry, it sounds difficult. It doesn't necessarily sound like they're specifically upset at you. It just sounds like their spiraling because this thing represents their son and they would somehow feel if they don't reach their goals that their son wasn't treasured enough or something. And I get that you intended to help push them down the finish line, which is really sweet, and that they still have two year and are technically on track. It probably doesn't feel that way to them, though, because in their minds even if it's a 5 year timeline they will probably feel anxious until it's done. And maybe they figure the more time that passes, the less people will remember their son or care, so they don't feel halfway there but feel really far away from the goal. I'm not saying it's rational, but they probably see this as an expression of how much people loved their son, and it's really embarrassing and hurtful for them to not be close to the goal. They probably in the back of their minds imagined themselves telling people something like "we wanted to raise 25k for our son in 5 years, but there was such an outpouring of love and grief for him that it only took 2!" (not saying this is reasonable) [/quote]

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