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What is your greatest moment of being empathetic?

Posted - June 2, 2022

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  • 53502

     

      When I realized that some people from a very young age grew up eating avocados, and that since they became so accustomed to them that it’s second nature to eat them, I should not hold them in poor esteem. Grrrrrrr.
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      June 2, 2022 1:02 PM MDT
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  • 10052
    What about mayonnaise?
      June 2, 2022 4:56 PM MDT
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  • 53502

     

      Oh, believe me, the complete list is rather quite long; it’s not just the avocados.  Grrrrrrrrrrrr.
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      June 2, 2022 5:27 PM MDT
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  • 53502

     

      I have probably had much more than my fair share of anti-mayo tirades on AnswerMug so far. I have to give equal time to ranting against avocados.
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    This post was edited by Randy D at June 5, 2022 1:10 PM MDT
      June 5, 2022 12:18 PM MDT
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  • 10052
    Well, I don't like avocados at all. I'm a coffee and mayo defender. So rage against the avocado all you'd like. 

      June 5, 2022 1:11 PM MDT
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  • 53502

     

      Wait, you’ve known about my aversion to avocados all these many years and never revealed that we share it in common? What other commonalities are you withholding from me? Do you only eat ice cream that’s slightly melted or soft serve? You abstain from biting your fingernails, don’t you? Do you have a tiny scar near your left eye from an incident in your late teens or early twenties? Is kite-flying a passion of yours? You still have your tonsils and appendix, am I right? Your third grade teacher was from Kansas? Do you bowl? Is your coffee table oval, or is it rectangular? Is your navel an innie or an outie? Your birthday is on an odd-numbered day, right? When added together, there are more letters in your full real name than in your user name, correct? Your birthmark is on one of your limbs, I’ll bet!

     See? This is all evidence that we should be together! Pack a bag and I’ll go fluff up the pillows in the guest room. I’m only 30 minutes from the San Diego Airport, so call me as soon as the landing gear is down so that I can be there as you’re clearing baggage claim! Don’t just sit there gaping! Pack, pack already; time’s a wastin’! Bye!
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      June 5, 2022 2:17 PM MDT
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  • 1498
    I'm not sure... But I started believing in good again when I saw my 2-year-old brother share his bottle of milk with a doll.
      June 2, 2022 2:16 PM MDT
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  • 10052
    Beautiful! 
      June 2, 2022 4:56 PM MDT
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  • 23570
    I'm with SavvyAnsley, for sure. 
      June 3, 2022 9:14 PM MDT
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  • 1498
    Thanks, both of you :) The arrival of that kid changed many things for the better.
      June 5, 2022 10:42 AM MDT
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  • 10052
    Amazing how that happens, isn't it? 


      June 5, 2022 11:04 AM MDT
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  • 1498
    And a big reminder of what matters. 

    (Hey, between your profile picture and the frog prince... you wouldn't be trying to adopt me?)
      June 6, 2022 12:47 PM MDT
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  • 53502

     

      Be careful, Bub. She’s already parceled out the spare bedroom to me, so the couch is the best you’ll get for the time being.


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      June 6, 2022 1:21 PM MDT
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  • 1498
    Why so threatened? Is it because you just realized that the planned act of "parceling out" contradicts any idea of a legal obligation, especially where new (more handsome) factors must lead to revised consideration? And this after you reaffirmed your dietary weak points?
      June 6, 2022 2:30 PM MDT
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  • 53502

     

      “Dietary weak points”? She doesn’t touch avocados and neither do I! We’re so compatible it’s practically written in stone! Besides, I don’t oppose the adoption at all, not one bit, you’ll be related to her on a familial level, I’m in line for more amorous designs, less handsome or not. There’s a hierarchy here; spare bedroom beats sofa-surfing by a mile.
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      June 6, 2022 4:46 PM MDT
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  • 10052
    Your memory is really slipping, or the delusions are back. Slow your roll!  I believe it was air mattress in the garage with potential access to the screened porch. Is that ringing any bells? 


      June 6, 2022 5:27 PM MDT
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  • 53502

     

      Meh, since you were kind enough to include privileges for nocturnally knocking on the bedroom door in the fine print, air mattress it is. You think of everything!



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      June 6, 2022 6:28 PM MDT
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  • 10052
    Oh, I didn't even think of that. Hehe! I just love frogs and was excited to see it in the gift selection! 
    If I were looking to adopt another son, I would be most honored! Auntie Savvy seems right to me. :)
      June 6, 2022 5:24 PM MDT
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  • 23570
    Yes, :)
    Children so often have a way of teaching and enlightening me.
      June 6, 2022 6:45 PM MDT
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  • 23570
    Cool.  :)
      June 5, 2022 7:24 PM MDT
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  • 10052
    I can't begin to quantify it in the way I think you're asking for. 

    I would say that my ability to be empathetic has vastly improved since I've realized and accepted certain truths about myself. 


      June 2, 2022 4:54 PM MDT
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  • 2999
    It is a big part of my personality, so every day. 
      June 3, 2022 2:30 AM MDT
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  • 2126
    My friend was down on his luck one time and had a young toddler child and needed food money so I gave him like 50 bucks to get what they needed. In this case, the adage, that no good deed goes unpunished is definitely not the case. This post was edited by CosmicWunderkind at June 6, 2022 6:45 PM MDT
      June 5, 2022 12:21 PM MDT
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