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06.18.08, 18:41 PM General Topics
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i'm feeling petty. a lot of people around me are having serious problems in various aspects of their lives. so my more minor problems are being minimized. i realize that other people are having more serious issues and i'm grateful that i'm not having it that bad. but it's never a good feeling to have your issues minimized. [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
General Topics 06.18.08, 06:41 PM Flag
 

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So you're pissed that your whites aren't totally white, meanwhile your neighbors are being evicted? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.08, 06:41 PM Flag
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nice. you do exactly what's making her feel like s**t. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.08, 06:42 PM Flag
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she knows she's being petty [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.08, 06:43 PM Flag
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all the more reason not stomp on her when she's admitting something she's not proud of. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.08, 06:44 PM Flag
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BS, she's passive-aggressively asking us to validate her pettiness [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.08, 06:45 PM Flag
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I think she's being pretty direct. ;) [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.08, 06:47 PM Flag
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LOL. OK, let it out, sweetheart! Your issues are important too! Tell us your pwobwems! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.08, 06:48 PM Flag
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op: it's possible that that's part of it. but it's more than that. people are saying to me "you're lucky with the problems you have" when i don't feel lucky. i'm grateful it's not worse. but i'm tired of people (mostly one person) saying to my face that i had it easy when it was hard for me. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.08, 06:48 PM Flag
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So what are your problems? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.08, 06:49 PM Flag
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the big one was a second trimester miscarriage that really hit me harder than i thought it would. (not that i ever gave it much thought at all until it happened to me). [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.08, 06:50 PM Flag
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Same poster as below--that's huge. I'm really sorry. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.08, 06:52 PM Flag
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thanks. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.08, 06:55 PM Flag
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That one sounds like a real problem to me. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.08, 06:53 PM Flag
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op: yes, i thought so. but some relatives are going through serious ongoing medical issues (one has cancer) and so this sort of pales. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.08, 06:56 PM Flag
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OK, to be honest... I think the miscarriage is a serious issue, but I've gotta say, I wouldn't complain about it to someone with cancer [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.08, 07:00 PM Flag
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Wow, what happened to your friends that's bigger than that? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.08, 06:56 PM Flag
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OP, don't reveal! Doesn't matter what your problems are and put 'em out here and someone will surely minimize them. Whatever they are, sorry for your troubles. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.08, 06:52 PM Flag
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thanks. i don't know if i'll get flamed. and even if i do, it's nothing that people aren't saying to my face anyway. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.08, 06:53 PM Flag
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Sounds like you need to trade in some of your friends. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.08, 06:55 PM Flag
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no, it's not them. i mean, it's a little insensitive but it's the kind of thing i'd say to myself. it's just not so nice hearing it from other people. and plus, i feel stupid crying on their shoulder about my problems when they are dealing with other family/friends that have current problems. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.08, 06:58 PM Flag
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np- you mean like some people are losing their houses and I am upset I can't sell mine. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.08, 07:34 PM Flag
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You're too late! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.08, 06:54 PM Flag
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Well I think having dull colored whites is less of an issue than being homeless. That's all [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.08, 06:44 PM Flag
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no. more like someone complaining that their washing machine is broken when someone else had a flood in their apt. sort of. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.08, 06:45 PM Flag
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i hear you [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.08, 06:42 PM Flag
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Honestly, not petty to worry about your own problems, even if they are not as serious as others. Just because they aren't the worst doesn't make them not worry-worthy. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.08, 06:48 PM Flag
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op: right. and i realize they are small. but being told by other people that my issues aren't comparable does not feel good. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.08, 06:50 PM Flag
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^^^and i feel petty about it b/c i agree with them. and i'd say the same things to myself. but the fact that other people are saying it is what is bothering me. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.08, 06:52 PM Flag
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ITA. You are where you are. As long as you have a little perspective. That hangnail can really effin' hurt. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.08, 06:50 PM Flag
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And as it turns out, a second semester miscarriage is no hangnail. AWful. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.08, 06:53 PM Flag
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