Today, I shared the story of my younger brother's unexpected death with a friend. After telling him the story, I looked at him with teary eyes and he looked back into my eyes and said "I understand how you feel. That is almost as bad as when I lost my cat last spring term." FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, while I was at work, I was on the verge of tears. My coworker asked what was wrong and I explained that I recently had to put my dog down. He then replied, "Cool story, bro. Tell it again." FML
Today, my little brother learned about mortality when our dog died. Since then, he's gone a little nuts and keeps ranting that he sees no point as to why our other dog should live. He's 16. FML
Today, I was crying because my cat died. My boyfriend cupped my face in his hands, looked me straight into the eyes and said, "I love seeing you cry." FML
Today, I had to put my 17 year-old cat down. I cried the whole way up to the vet's office and back. After finally coming to terms with the situation, and trying to forget, my dad's friend walks up to me and says, "So, I heard you killed your cat?" FML
Today, my sister asked me how my boyfriend was doing. He died two years ago. She was the first person I told. FML
Today, my brother called me up. He said he needed to talk to me. Whenever someone says that, I naturally I get nervous. He said, "I gave one of my friends your number." I was shocked and asked why. "Your life makes me sad." FML
Today, my brother's life was ripped apart. His wife has chosen to no longer be his wife and is trying to keep his dog as well. My brother has always been proud of his family and hopeful for the future. He will spring back, but this came out of left field. FML
Today, I realized how friendless and lonely I am. I cried this morning as I recalled my older (20 to my 16) brother visiting last weekend. He began his visit by hugging me and saying, "I love you sis', thanks for letting me be your brother." His affection to me is the only hug someone not my parents has given me in two years. FML
Today, I introduced my coworker to my friend's boyfriend. When I mentioned his name, she started crying. Apparently he has the same first name as her twin brother, who died shortly after birth, so that name has become a bit of a sore spot for her. I didn't even know she had a twin. FML
Today, I got a new, short haircut. Now I look like my little brother who died two years ago. FML
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Ellowise_fml 0
Ohh what a jerk :( I'm sorry for your loss...
trebizond 0
Death is a competition, didnt you know?
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LongJohnnie5 0
o no my comment messed up
gigi2009 0
i think people who lost pets they were close to can also feel as sad as you, but i am so sorry :( my dad lost his brother 27yrs ago and it still hurts a lot
Brit120684 0
hey peoples I have a little story. Well my faturnal twin died 2 years ago and we were so close and it was terrible I still feel it. Well last year I decidedi would try to move on and I went to the shelter to get a dog. And I spoiled it rotten and I felt better because dogs are the real unconditional love they don't give a damn if your ugly or fat or weird because to them it doesent matter about outside. Anyway well a couple months ago bryson died (the dog) died of heart problems and it hurt. I would say the same amount of my twin maybe cause I had lost both of them it was hard the second time but honestly a life is a life but we choose how we view it whether your higher then all other beings or we are equals opinion is opinion
Thunderbender 2
Well honestly your situation is different. If your dog died only two years after losing your twin and the reason you got the dog was because of that hole left by you twin then yeh feeling the same amount of pain is perfectly justified. Since you've had to deal with both lossess your probably one of the few people who can actually compare the two. But unless the guy in the Original Post or any of these other ignorant assholes have felt both the loss of their pet AND a loved one they have no buissness saying they are the same thing. And I may be biased but losing a dog is different from a cat >_>
gamerboy13666 0
honestly i love my pets more than alot of people i know so its depends how his friend said it imo
Thunderbender 2
The fact that there are people equating losing a cat and losing a younger sibling makes my brain hurt already but then the fact that some people are actually calling the OP insensitve... thats gonna give me an aneurysm.
Calculate900 4
I'm coming to the defense of your friend. While I'm sorry for your loss, as a cat person, I must say that you can't possibly imagine how one can become so attached to pets. If either of my cats died, none of my friends nor immediate family would hear the end of it. What you need to understand is that your friend wasn't trying to be hurtful. Heck, I still miss my dog.
the_advantages 0
I get that you would miss your cats. I'm sure that their loss might hurt very much. But would that seriously hurt as much or more than the loss of your immediate family or friends? If your mom died would that hurt less than if your cat did? If you had to choose for one of them to live would you choose your cat? Because if you would, you are truly a ******* idiot.
Thunderbender 2
Agreed #101
Raytestrak 3
It can be ... I love my cats more than my sister. Maybe his pain was real!
iCandyFreak 0
In my opinion, you can't really compare the death of a sibling to a death of a pet. Losing either one has a different type of pain to it.
Phobic_fml 14
men SUCK with this kind of stuff. we're not trying to be assholes, we just don't know how to handle it :/