Have you ever spent an extended amount of time without family or friends of any kind?

Have you ever spent an extended amount of time without family or friends of any kind?
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Yep. My sister and I slowly drew apart. It was mostly her doing. My Mom lived 2000 away in Washington and my Dad lived 2000 away the other direction. I have another sister and she moved to California. It saddened me, but I just dealt with it. I rebuilt my own family over the last 30 years. This year we’ll have 18 people at Thanksgiving!
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