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Tesha

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8. People are people

Reply to LuckyCharms (Original post)

Thu Jul 2, 2026, 01:22 PM

Thursday

They respond to you not based on you but based on themselves.

The alcoholic? He was responding by how he felt about himself.
The kid with a heart? Your experience made him feel…

You can never really understand another person.

Sorry about your dog.
The only time I ever saw my dad cry was when he came home from the vet’s without our Charlie.
Tears me up to remember, even after 60 years.

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I have so much on my mind, but I don't know how to express my thoughts... [View all] LuckyCharms Thursday OP

I wish there was something, or anything, that I could say UpInArms Thursday #1

Lucky, it isn't at all unusual for people to grieve more after losing a beloved pet than after losing a highplainsdem Thursday #2

Be sure you tell 19 year old how much you appreciate him. Im sure you have or will. Srkdqltr Thursday #3

Take the love Marthe48 Thursday #4

It seems like the older you get the more incomprehensible the world becomes. Ocelot II Thursday #5

We none of us can truly understand all that goes on in our bizarre, insane, niyad Thursday #6

it all seems normal if there is such a thing Kali Thursday #7

People are people Tesha Thursday #8

I completely understand the level of your grief. I've often wondered why I would feel so much more sadness over Vinca Thursday #9