Today, my 12 year-old dog died. My boyfriend's attempts to comfort me involved him muttering, "At least she knows how to play dead now." 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, after calling my boyfriend and telling him that my dog had just died, he hesitated and stuttered, "She was old, sick, and suffering. Babe, it was her time to go." He then informed me he had to go to his friend's house and hung up. My dog was two years-old, in great health, and was hit by a car. FML
Today, my dog of 10 years died suddenly. My husband’s response? “At least you don’t have to buy dog food anymore." FML
Today, I held my 14 year-old dog as he passed away. He made me a better person and I spent more time with him and loved him more than 99% of the population. I don't know how I'm going to do tomorrow when I dig his grave, and know he's not with me anymore. FML
Today, my girlfriend whom I'm crazy about broke up with me out of the blue. After pleading with her unsuccessfully, I called my mom for comfort and advice. She informed me that my dog had died. FML
Today, I was playing with my dog, teasing her, to cheer myself up after being dumped by my girlfriend. My dog bit me hard and I had to go to hospital. The dog has to be put down. FML
Today, my dog played dead just so I would leave him alone. FML
Today, I had to put my 12 year-old dog down because he had dementia. I was told I got to lay on the floor with him, and say when I was ready. The vet brought my dog out on a stretcher, had the vet tech put him in a choke-hold, and administered the drugs before I could speak. Now, I have PTSD and she has to undergo sensitivity training. FML
Today, I texted my girlfriend to tell her that we couldn't hang out because my dog died this morning and we were burying him. She replied that she wasn't going to get stood up by a stupid dog. She then broke up with me. FML
Today, I knew it was going to be a fun day when I woke up to find that my kids' new puppy had died in the night. FML
Today, I woke up, patted my dog and kissed his nose. He was dead. FML
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taniamw 9
Teach your boyfriend how to roll over by hitting him in the balls lol. That was insensitive of him though.
Hiimhaileypotter 53
I'm sorry about your dog :( your boyfriend most likely is just really awkward with comforting people and was trying to make you feel better about it, but if he was seriously being a douche then you should rethink your relationship. Even though it's a dog, dogs feel like family to a lot of people and it's an insensitive thing to joke about.
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erikshiz 5
some people jusr dont know how to respond in those situations. cut him some slack. although it was a hilarious comment, it was better kept as a thought. he was trying to make you laugh.
Sai_Run614 7
Old dogs do learn new tricks. :)
SApprentice 34
I seriously doubt it happened like that. I'm sure you sobbed, and he held you, and was very consoling and loving. You began to recover, and you and him were probably talking about her, and he said that as a joke. He thought it would help. You're making him sound like a terrible person, but I made morbid jokes of my own when I lost my elderly cat. Humor is part of the healing process, and finding a way to laugh about terrible things usually relieves some of the strain. Just... don't hold it against him. We all handle stress differently.
outoftown 27
#50, Sorry for your loss. I've lost two elderly cats, and have my own morbid humor. The difference here is that you made jokes about your own loss, not someone else's. BIG difference.
SApprentice 34
No, but my fiance made the jokes, too. He would often start them. We both could laugh about it, because we both loved her. I had her for 17 years, she was my baby and my world. I was capable of seeing the humor when he made the jokes, too. So, it's not really that BIG of a difference, because it still goes both ways. I just thought that OP seemed fairly judgmental over something I'm sure was not as severe as she made it out to be.
Schizomaniac 24
Wow. You were able to deduce all that from the story? You're good.
callmekingg 0
I always wanted to train my future dog that(:
ebbalofstedt 9
:(
Knightchaser27 25
That might be one of the worst things he could say
glenna1990 0
Wooow that's messed up!
simply_elle13 5
he was probably trying to make you laugh. I'm sure he felt bad right after saying that.
ItsallFUNNY 0
Gotta admit this would make most ppl laugh at first
mrsmaglietta 6
:( sorry about your dog op