DEAR ASH, I AM SO SORRY YOU LOST YOUR LOVED ONE. AND I CAN UNDERSTAND YOUR BROTHER'S FEELINGS ABOUT YOUR BIRTHDAY. BIRTHDAYS ARE A SPECIAL DAY. I HAVE A GRANDGRAUGHTER THAT JUST TURNED 11. MY DAD PASSED AWAY ON MY NEPHEW'S BIRTHDAY, AND MY BROTHER PASSED AWAY ON MY NIECE'S BIRTHDAY. SO YOU CAN'T ENJOY A SPECIAL DAY, FOR BEING SAD OVER YOUR LOSS.
YOU'RE TRYING TO COPE WITH YOUR PAIN, AND ALSO FEELING YOUR BROTHER'S DISLIKE NOW OF YOUR SPECIAL DAY. LIFE DOESN'T CHOOSE WHEN OR WHERE THINGS WILL TAKE PLACE. GOD DOES. AND ONLY HE KNOWS THE REASON. IT'S NOT TO HURT US OR MAKE US SAD. THE BIBLE SAYS ''TO EVERYTHING THERE IS A TIME AND SEASON'' PERHAPS, SOMETIME SOON, YOU AND YOUR BROTHER CAN CELEBRATE YOUR BIRTHDAY, AND THEN TAKE A MOMENT TO CELEBRATE AND HONOR YOUR STEP MOTHER'S MEMORY.
I HOPE I'VE BEEN SOME HELP TO YOU. I WILL PRAY FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY. GOD BLESS YOUR HEART.
