history: My dog died and my parents didn't tell me. It was six months ago! They are jerks! My dog died 6 months ago I'm so sorry to hear that_comma_ it's always tough to lose a pet. 
current: Yeah and what made it worse is that I just found out about it. My parents are jerks.
next: Oh wow, that must be tough. I'd like to think they were having trouble dealing with it themselves and that's why they didn't tell you right away.