Sad things thread

[tothebeach08]

I grew up in a small town. No one really had very much money, but one family was really, really poor. Their main source of income was selling worms for fishing. They had a slew of kids and one was "special". Nothing major, just a little slow. Looking back, I can remember how horribly mean kids were to her. They said mean things, and did mean things. I don't ever remember her reacting, she just took it all. Then in the last week of school one year, she didn't come to school. At lunch we all noticed these helicopters were everywhere. Ends up, a guy from our school saw her down by the river and hit her in the head with a tree branch, killing her. I don't know what ever happened to the guy, but her family never recovered, and how could they. The kids in our school, all of us, learned alot from looking back at her life. I know I will never forget her.

[lukethedrifter]

Though I can't find the quote, Francis Ford Coppola expressed it best for me when talking about the pain of losing his 23 year old son. He said something to the effect that we are fortunate-if that is the appropriate word- as human beings to be capable of feeling the pain of such a loss. As counterintuitive as that sounds, I believe it true. For, as tothebeach wrote, there is no love without the potential for pain.

But please, please don't let me feel that pain.

[Hungary Jack]

I think life, when fully embraced with an uncluttered mind and spirit, offers us a natural balancing mechanism that keeps us from getting too high or too low. When tragedy strikes too close to home, it prompts us (as seen in this thread) to count our blessings. When good fortune is plentiful, we have stories to remind us of how fleeting and ephemeral our blessings can be.

The past 12 months for me have been as challenging as any I have encountered, but in a way I am thankful for the challenge because it has helped me focus on the moment, count my blessings, and make the most out of the opportunities that come my way. Thankfully, it does not cost a lot to share a laugh with friends or family, or marvel at the beauty of nature, or appreciate the talents of athletes, artists, thinkers, etc. that shape our society. These little things go a long way toward making life worth living.

May your god bless you fully.

[phins]

Life is a wonderful gift, and no matter how hard it gets, we are all blessed for having another day to "make it thru".

Whenever I'm sad, I try to remind myself that their is someone out there who wishes they could be in my place, and it helps me to feel better. I'm sorry for the losses in everyone's life, I know full well how hard it can be.

The person to whom I was closest to growing up was my grandmother, and when I was 16 she fell sick, quickly and decisively. When I got to the hospital, she was in bad shape. The Dr. pulled us all into a meeting room to tell us they were taking her off life support. Up until that point I had taken it really well, but something snapped and I kind of freaked out and attacked him, telling him he was not going to kill my grandmother. Uncle took me outside and I cried...I really miss her.

[Leroy]

I never know what to say on these threads, so I'll just say thanks to all for starting and participating in it, and my sympathies to those who would like them.

I just read in an online newspaper that a man's trial date is set for December in the murder of a woman who just happened to be my niece (one I was not real close to and hadn't seen in years). Apparently, the murderer is her ex-boyfriend, and this happened almost two years ago already. She had a restraining order against him, but it didn't really matter as he bashed her head in with a tire iron in her own back yard in broad daylight.

[phins]

That's horrible Leroy. My condolences...

[sighyoung]

That's horrible Leroy. My condolences...

Truly horrible. Nobody should suffer through something like that.

Indeed, let me extend by condolences to everybody posting in this thread who have experienced losses of loved ones.

[Tambourine Man]

I'm not sure this belongs in this thread, but I found it sad yet beautiful. Scroll down slowly and read the snippets next to the photos.

http://www.dayswithmyfather.com/#/0

[sighyoung]

Somebody poisoned my neighbor's dog yesterday. The owners put a flyer in mailboxes around the neighborhood. After their family enjoyed a AAA baseball game, they came back to find their dog throwing up and her hair falling out.

They first rushed the dog to the vet, who asked if the dog had gotten into antifreeze. Next, the family took the dog to a vet emergency room, but her kidneys shut down, and the dog was in such pain that the family put her to sleep. An autopsy showed that the dog had been poisoned.

There's some sick people out there.

[AWvsCBsteeeerike3]

Somebody poisoned my neighbor's dog yesterday. The owners put a flyer in mailboxes around the neighborhood. After their family enjoyed a AAA baseball game, they came back to find their dog throwing up and her hair falling out.

They first rushed the dog to the vet, who asked if the dog had gotten into antifreeze. Next, the family took the dog to a vet emergency room, but her kidneys shut down, and the dog was in such pain that the family put her to sleep. An autopsy showed that the dog had been poisoned.

There's some sick people out there.

Probably some neighborhood kids. I don't think grown ups really act that way....at least not outside of trailer parks. That sucks about your neighbor's dog. Pets are like family nowadays and they're never easy to lose.