Curse or Not????

Very sorry for your loss.

I don't believe it's a curse. I'm a Christian and believe you go when God determines it's your time. IMHO I don't believe any "curse" has more power than God.

You have lost a lot of family members. I don't blame you for looking for a reason. But everything in God's plan. The only thing I ever pray for is the strength to accept whatever he has planned for myself and my loved ones.

Prayers and strength to you and your family!

Not a curse.

People die. I'm sorry for your family's loss...but people do die.

Over the past year, we've lost my 10 year old neice, a cousin (mid 50's), an aunt (60's) and my MIL (70's). 4 people in less than one year.

It's very sad, but I don't believe it's a curse.

You have to trust God for everyday or be ready in 7 years. I would choose to trust God.

So sorry for you loss but I do not believe your family is cursed. We will all die someday. It is simply a fact of life. Also, you can find patterns in all kinds of things. '92 and '99 was a long time ago and I do not see any correlation between the deaths. Seeing a priest though may make you feel better.

See a therapist! You have suffered great losses and that happens-to many!
We place patterns on our losses to help us cope. I know of what I speak afte having YEARS of losses of people close to me die. There is no curse and being freaked of and afraid simply robs you of the precious joy of daily living. See a therapist. Oh and just for some perspective on my life my close friend and the woman who would have been my co mother in law- our friendship dream came true our kids fell in love and planned to marry. Seven months later and 5 months before the wedding she died. Seven months later my sister lost her battle with cancer. Seven months after that a dear friend lost her husband- great guy who had been my sports buddy for years-heart attack behind the wheel. So I found a pattern and lived in fear & started looking half over my life and losses-guess what I found a pattern-every six years of my life I had major losses through death and each loss was roughly 6 to 7 months apart. We cope by finding patterns but the truth is bad stuff happens to many of us and none of it is in our control. See a therapist and learn some coping strategies. You will be ok

I'm very sorry that your brother passed away. My sincerest sympathies to you and the rest of the family.

I don't think it's a curse, but I would want to know what he died of, in case it had a genetic factor or anything else for you all to be aware of.

The year progression sounds spooky, but it's no spookier than, say, a time that some people might suffer when Grandma, Grandpa, Mama, niece, and other family members all pass away within a twelve-month period. That's not called a curse. That's called a really sad year.

As far as your brother's saying he was dying is concerned, I've known that to happen. The husband of a friend of my mother's worked for several hours in the garden on a hot day and came in, very overheated; his wife asked him if she could get him a drink of water, and he said, "It's too late," and died right there. That still sends shivers up my spine, but it does happen. When my older son was still in high school, a friend of his was in a very bad accident, and as the EMTs were trying to get him out of his smashed car he said, "I'm going now..." But he didn't. They saved him.

So sorry for your loss. I do see the pattern regarding 7 years but I would be more interested in what the causes of death were (is there a condition that they all shared?).

I don't think it is a curse but it's never a bad idea to pray.

Do you have some reason to think it might be a "curse" rather than a weird coincidence?

I would only be concerned if people are dying from things that are hereditary. Just keep an eye on those kind of things, and be proactive about your health

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I am sooo very sorry for your loss!!!

You are freaking over something you have no control over. They will conduct an autopsy to find out the cause of death.

You just need to keep living your life. People die. I know it sucks. But it's a fact of life - you can't get out of it alive. The more you freak over it? The worse it will be on you....it will end up being like the self-fulfilling prophecy. You will stress and worry over it sooooo much that you will make it happen - much sooner than it might naturally happen.

Deep breath. let it out slowly. Deep breath again. Let it out slowly.

Again, I am truly sorry for your loss. May their memories be eternal.

I am so sorry for your losses.

I wouldn't assume this was a curse, but I'd be freaked out too. Was cause of death determined for your brother? It could be many things, but given the sequence of events, is there any reason to suspect foul play?

We had bad luck with the number 13. My parents divorced was finalized on July 13th 1999 when I was 13 years old. The following month,August 13th my grandma(my moms mom) passed away.The following month of September 13th my mom got a speeding ticket that she couldn't get out of. I had my spells threw out the years with the number 13th. One year my oldest daughter slam her younger sister finger in the door and we had to make a ER trip which required stitches and this happened on November 13th.lol. The month before the oldest jumped in the tub and had a goose egg and this was also on the 13th. Threw the years i don't try to pay it attention. I'm pregnant with my 4th and due this year(2013) and i'm not worried. I have faith in my God above and i know he'll watch over us. We may just have bad luck with 13 or maybe because we can point everything out so easy with the 13th? I don't know. Sorry for your loss. Things happened!

I'm very, very sorry for your loss. But please... don't scare yourself with by adding the falsehood of a "curse." There has been so much tragedy and loss in your family, don't downplay it and make their losses worth less by saying there's a "curse" on your family. Curses don't actually exist.