So close, but yet so far

By socks - This FML is from back in 2011 but it's good stuff - United States

Today, I had to explain to a woman I didn't know that my husband was killed overseas. She replied, "I know exactly how you feel, my dog died last month." FML
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aron33 2

I know how she feels, yesterday I couldn't find my shoes.

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Nico_Belic 0

Some people just don't know what they're saying.

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vfranklin429 0

I'm so sorry for your loss. People don't know what to say. As a dog owner, I'm sure for her the loss of her dog was the most profound loss she could offer in sympathy.

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Taurus_ChicKa 36

I'm wondering why you were talking to a woman you didn't know in the first place. But still, sorry for your loss. Also, to the people commenting saying that comparing a dog to the death of a soldier is disgusting, well, I find your comments disgusting. Animals are just as important to many of us, but that doesn't mean they're MORE important. Losing either one would be hard, and perhaps this woman wasn't married and had a special bond with her dog. You never know, but losing a pet is still losing a member of the family and shouldn't be laughed at. I'm not condoning this woman's method of consoling OP, but still, the people saying mean things about the dog need to stop and have a heart.

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Travis95_fml 8

I am sorry for your loss but you husband died protecting people from terroists. He died for a noble cause and many people are proud of his selfless actions to stand up and protect people without any regard for his own saftey. He is up in heaven with the angles god bless you and him.

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newburton13 26

I'm sorry about your husband. And I applaud his sacrifice for this country. But people like that...it just plain pisses me off. It amazes me the amount of people with single digit IQs in this country, and yet we've somehow managed to keep our independence for over two-hundred years.

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sarah56195 0

I'm really sorry about your husband. And some people Just don't know. Fyl.

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sarah56195 0

I'm really sorry about your husband. And some people Just don't know. Fyl.

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doglover100 28

She was trying to relate but couldn't.

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Dizzys 4

Most people get pets with the expectation that they will outlive said pet. Most people go into marriage with the expectation that their spouse will be around for the rest of their lives. They don't compare, no matter how much one may love their pet or how long they have had it. If you think the loss of a pet is the same as the loss of the person you chose to spend the rest of your life with, then marriage really is no longer sacred.

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