By icy_in_indiana - 11/12/2013 03:41 - United States - Greensburg

Today, a woman called the store I work for. When she found out it was a wrong number, she started to cry and asked me to stay on the line with her, talking about her dead husband and how she hasn't laughed in years. FML
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icy_in_indiana 10

To those who said I'm selfish for saying FML, I was just following the conventions of the site. Trust me, the situation was awkward for me, but I so feel so much more sorry for the lady who called. She was meaning to call who I assume to be family or a friend to ask for toilet paper, but instead called the grocery store. I stayed on the line for a short while, but since we're not allowed to take personal calls at work, I had to refer her to someone else. I can only hope that she found someone to keep her company.

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adameeo 21

That's a horrible situation :( sounds like she just needed someone to talk to.

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Aspireworks 12

You're an awesome person for staying on the phone with her. I hope you told her about any sales you had going on.

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crazydanilo 13

Poor thing !! She probably has been all by her own all this time...

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buckdharma 36

You should have let her talk to him. I think he was still in the bathroom.

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Rainhawk94 27

Oh you were referring to the fml about the janitor seeing the ghost of a man going into the bathroom

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RedPillSucks 31

@14 I thought it was funny. Sorry people didn't catch the reference.

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carelessxdanger 9

i hope you gave her a little bit of spark again in her tragic dark world. it was probably awkward for you but if you talked to her, you're an amazing human being (: it takes inner strength (:

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worldclassrager 39

Well did you stay on the line with her? My thought is she intended to call someone probably to talk to...

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Wizardo 33

You can't choose when you break down but you can choose when to help, hope you told a class knock knock joke or you're a failure as a situation comedian dammit *waves fist vehemently in air*

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hunts19ketchup 23

You probably made that woman's day. Even the littlest actions can make a huge impact on someone

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ZY1431 24

it may of been odd for you but those minutes on the phone probably made a difference for her

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