30 Things That Someone Said To Folks In This Online Group That Were Too Deep To Forget

This is equally comforting when you're devastated after the loss of a pet. Wise words.

What a lively thing to say to someone experiencing that kind of pain.

That's really a rather lovely way of finding the positive in heartbreak.

it's difficult forever to lose a child,I think it's because it goes against the natural order of things 😒

My heart just exploded

I have a 6-month-old. I have been having feelings like this, but I've never read/heard it articulated so well.

I wish more people understood this. Children are not property. They are gifts. We are their caretakers.

I was not prepared to cry at work today.....

THat's the part a lot of parents don't get

Pass along the message, OP

I have a few s****y parts of my life. Sometimes I wish that I had never made the decisions that led to these s****y parts, but I immediately think "no", because if I hadn't have made those decisions, I would never have met my wife and had my daughter.

Hmm, I like that. Far better attitude than just gnashing teeth over one’s past mistakes.

Congratulations!! My husband is at 1.5 years so far. Had to have a liver transplant, but he's still here and doing wonderful!

My husband is 4 years sober and it is the best time we have ever had

I truly am grateful that I'm a recovering alcoholic. Without all those horrible years, I would never have appreciated the 22 years of sobriety I have.

Near my moms end before she died of cancer, she said "Well, this f*cking sucks" Just before she died she said "Promise me you will pack up smoking. I don't want you following me to the grave because I didn't listen" I promised and packed up. She died 30 minutes after that promise and that promise is branded into my very core

Salute on the behalf of all Pandas to OP's friend

Reminds me of a Reddit post about a Rabbi being asked why God created atheists (no idea if it's true or not, but the lesson is still great): A Rabbi is teaching his student the Talmud, and explains that God created everything in this world to be appreciated, since everything is here to teach us a lesson. The clever student asks "What lesson can we learn from atheists? Why did God create them?" The Rabbi responds "God created atheists to teach us the most important lesson of them all -- the lesson of true compassion. You see, when an atheist performs an act of charity, visits someone who is sick, helps someone who is in need, and cares for the world, he is not doing so because of some religious teaching. He does not believe that God commanded him to perform this act. In fact, he does not believe in God at all, so his acts are based on an inner sense of morality. and look at the kindness he can bestow upon others simply because he feels it to be right." 1/2

Right! People who need the fear of eternal damnation to not do terrible things scare me.

Within Christian theology the requirement for Heaven is mostly just belief in Christ and His Lordship. The reason being God not wanting worship out of fear, but rather out of desire for relationship with Him. Thus if one is living in proper accordance with God you don't do good out of fear of Hell, but rather out of the desire to be good as God has been good to you. We love because he first loved us 1 John 4:19.

The sad thing is, many people would do good just for good's sake. But many many more will not.

If the only thing keeping you rom being a 'bad person' is the threat of eternal punishment in a place that doesn't exist, I'm sorry- actually, no, I'm not sorry to say this- you are already a bad person.

The next generation is going to have a harder life than any of the last three generations. Let the kids be kids for a while and stop bitching about how they're "soft". The odds are they're going to have it harder than you ever did.

But still clear the road of danger when you can. Like not letting zealots take over govt.

Why not? Why not destroy the corrupted system?

Screaming at the sky about 'the system' does nothing. Adapt to thrive in the system and be the best human you can. People are more likely to change when you live by example.

Not possible. Best you can do is prepare the road for your child.

Smile when you argue and somewhere along the way you will both be comparing instead of fighting -My Mom

Comment section is often a cesspool.

That quote was in The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson! Probably didn’t originate there, but that’s where I heard it first.

Also a reminder that people can and do change. Not all of them and not all the time, but if u keep ur mind closed to the possibility, u never will know

'Cancel Culture' is a bit of a red flag phrase for me, I think it's only used by 'Culture Warriors' who see 'wokeness' everywhere and hate it..

When a person throws an insult at you, they're insulting what they see of themselves in you. Which means that they're insulting a reflection of themself. Which means that the person throwing the insult is only insulting itself.