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Was it inappropriate for this contractor to talk about his personal life to me?

live with my mom. My mom knows an independent contractor. Ill call him ed. He's done a lot of work on our house. Well, his son just passed away from a massive heart attack at 27 years old. I hungout down stairs with him in case he needed some help. I dont know him very well at all. Just talked to him a couple of times. Well, while I'm standing there he starts talking about his son, and how his daughter and ex wife are blaming him for his sons death. Ed drinks and they are saying that because Ed drinks that his son was drinking, and that's what killed him. His sister is having a memorial at an open bar, and that Ed isn't invited. Ed said its inappropriate to have his memorial at an open bar when his daughter says that his son died from alchole. At least I thunk that's what he was saying. I thought it sounded inappropriate too. I told him I'd be upset if they didn't invite me to my own sons memorial. Ed apologized for venting to me. I said it's okay. I felt kind of uncomfortable because he teared up a little bit, which I think is understandable because he just lost his son. I just thunk he desperately needed someone to talk to so he started talking to me. I guess if I was the wrong person then I might be turned off by him talking about his personal life with me, and wouldn't hire him again, but I don't feel that way. When he was leaving he shook my hand and thanked me for listening. So do you think it was inappropriate for him to talk about that with me?

Was it inappropriate for this contractor to talk about his personal life to me?
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