So close, but yet so far

By socks - This FML is from back in 2011 but it's good stuff - United States

Today, I had to explain to a woman I didn't know that my husband was killed overseas. She replied, "I know exactly how you feel, my dog died last month." FML
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Top comments

aron33 2

I know how she feels, yesterday I couldn't find my shoes.

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Nico_Belic 0

Some people just don't know what they're saying.

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Comments

amandaelyse 1

I am so sorry for your loss... Speaking as someone who lost my fiance overseas... People will say CRAZY things to try and relate. From the bottom of my heart though, i am sorry for your loss.

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Brooding99 15

Sorry to hear that OP, some of us actually know how it feels to lose someone in the sandbox.

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j_ortiz27 7

How can anyone say that YDI? Idiots.

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soccer_lover_714 4

Dude, your picture is really disturbing... just sayin'

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Bree12345 15

I'd be sad if my dog died ):

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fthislyfe 22

Maybe she loved her dog more than her husband.

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BellaBelle_fml 23

Losing a family pet is a sad thing. But no where near as sad or tragic as losing a husband overseas, who was probably fighting for our country's freedom. There is just no comparing the two.

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ikickgingers 15

25 - thank you for saying that, I would not have been so nice. I was thinking more along the lines of "**** you dumb ****". (to 19)

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Steplo 5

Since when has your country not been free?

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badluckattack238 0

I've lost a dog and an uncle. I cried for years about the dog, and the uncle not so much. Some people handle loss differently.

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xXT9Xx 0

Haha i like that word :p ****

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FunwithBumperCar 0

Could've been food poisoning you'd never know. But losing any family member is much more traumatic than losing a pet.

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Buttsexpirate 9

"No, you do not know exactly how I feel." Sorry for your loss OP

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perdix 29

Sorry for your loss. It is not a good time to have to encounter a dog-******. Did she smell like peanut butter?

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brainsoverbeauty 21

Great Nip/Tuck reference. That episode was sickening.

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leochow9 4

I would hv beat the shit out of her if I were you.

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Alexunited1212 2

Oh, because that will make things so much better. I am pretty sure she meant it in the nicest way possible, not to piss anyone off and/or start a brawl.

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