# What made you sad today? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 21, 2020, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-made-you-sad-today/848313 "2020-02-21T17:04:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![DummyGladHands](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/49beb7/32.png) [@DummyGladHands](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DummyGladHands)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2020, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-made-you-sad-today/848313/21 "2020-02-23T05:18:35Z")
[https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/02/donald-trump-jr-permit-hunt-alaska-grizzly-bear.html](https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/02/donald-trump-jr-permit-hunt-alaska-grizzly-bear.html) because I hate this mofo ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2020, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-made-you-sad-today/848313/22 "2020-02-23T05:38:26Z")
Thinking about yesterday. Kind of a ‘snake eating it’s tail’ kind of thing. ---
**Author:** ![Defensive\_Indifference](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/defensive_indifference/32/6502_2.png) [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2020, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-made-you-sad-today/848313/23 "2020-02-23T05:46:52Z")
My mom had a stroke a week ago yesterday. She’s in a rehab facility now. I went to visit her this afternoon and she looked terrible. She’s always been so healthy and active, even at 85. But now she looks like she’s doomed to a miserable quality of life for her remaining years, with partial left side paralysis, just as her own mother was. I’m trying to be hopeful, but it’s fucking hard. I’m not 100% sure she recognized me yesterday and today. ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2020, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-made-you-sad-today/848313/24 "2020-02-23T15:00:24Z")
We had a really lovely dinner with our son and his girlfriend last night. He has transformed into a man in the past year. I’m so very proud of him. But after I got home, I laid in bed and I realized I missed the child that used to drive me crazy. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2020, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-made-you-sad-today/848313/25 "2020-02-23T16:51:04Z")
My ‘hand me down’ iPad is crapping out:( It has good videos stored. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2020, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-made-you-sad-today/848313/26 "2020-02-23T22:19:13Z")
Nothing made me sad today. It’s just my default state. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2020, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-made-you-sad-today/848313/27 "2020-02-23T22:23:39Z")
My Brother has cancer. And no job. I’ve already lost one brother. Tommy won’t die tomorrow, but…i’m the eldest. Mom always told me to look after the others. ---
**Author:** ![RioRico](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f04885/32.png) [@RioRico](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RioRico)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2020, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-made-you-sad-today/848313/28 "2020-02-24T06:50:10Z")
A reckless driver cut me off recklessly and didn’t wreck their overpriced car nor get stopped by relentless cops. I’m so sad. ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2020, 8:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-made-you-sad-today/848313/29 "2020-02-24T08:04:21Z")
Nothing. Bloody nothing. I didn’t have a spectacular day, but my newly minted teenager wanted to spend some time with me, all my religious school kids did really well, and seemed to like the lesson plan. I got an assignment for my class turned in early, }I had a very, very productive session with my tutor. Walked my dog, and she was in a good mood-- not-- much new in homework, so class will be chiil. As long as weather holds good daycare. If you need help, call or email. ~RM ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2020, 8:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-made-you-sad-today/848313/30 "2020-02-24T08:54:02Z")
An old man in an electric cart tried to steal two cases of Corona. An extraordinarily thin young lady tried to steal cosmetics. Both abandoned their items when it became apparent we were watching. A lady bought $7.50 in lottery tickets saying she hoped Jesus would answer her prayers. She had to scrape coins from her bag to get the cash. Children cried loudly when they didn’t get what they wanted. A customer with alzheimers was taken shopping by his patient loving wife and I wondered how many years of good shopping trips until this is my wife and I. Another couple seemingly of sane mind bickered constantly over their purchases. Good steaks were thrown into the trash after being returned because the customer would not have time to eat them after all. ---
**Author:** ![Machine\_Elf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2020, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-made-you-sad-today/848313/31 "2020-02-24T12:46:06Z")
[The Quaden Bayles bullying video.](https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/events/quaden-bayles-bullying-video) It doesn’t show the bullying, it shows the aftermath: a mom trying to deal with a 9YO kid with dwarfism who has been bullied so badly that he wants a knife so he can kill himself. It dredges up some very, very bad memories. ---
**Author:** ![Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ccd318/32.png) [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2020, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-made-you-sad-today/848313/32 "2020-02-24T13:57:17Z")
The marvelous comic strips of [Jenny Jinya.](https://jenny-jinya.tumblr.com/post/189270205740/full-and-finished-short-story-of-the-black-cat) They will make you cry. ---
**Author:** ![Meatros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Meatros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meatros)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2020, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-made-you-sad-today/848313/33 "2020-02-24T13:58:56Z")
I’m going through a divorce, so there’s a lot. I’m generally bad in the mornings and pick myself up throughout the day. ---
**Author:** ![Ashtura](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ashtura/32/2963_2.png) [@Ashtura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashtura)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2020, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-made-you-sad-today/848313/34 "2020-02-24T15:27:11Z")
I’ve been binge watching Friends. Every time they show the twin towers, I get a little sad. Fortunately Chandler says something hilarious 5 seconds later and it goes away. ---
**Author:** ![TRC4941](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trc4941/32/6792_2.png) [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2020, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-made-you-sad-today/848313/35 "2020-02-24T15:50:07Z")
This happened on Saturday: I was at my 9yo grandson’s hockey tournament. I watched him warm up on the ice, he is an amazing skater - smooth and fast. He turns to skate backward and does crossovers effortlessly. It was like I was watching his daddy (who died 5 years ago). It brought such a smile to my face and made my heart feel so good. But then it turned to sadness because my son isn’t here for any of this and his son is missing out on having his daddy by his side. He was so excited to someday coach his son’s teams. I’m thankful that I have the grandkids, but it is so unfair. ---
**Author:** ![racer72](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/racer72/32/3075_2.png) [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2020, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-made-you-sad-today/848313/36 "2020-02-24T16:09:43Z")
Getting up at 3:30am to get ready for work. Been doing that for about 34 years now. Getting real tired of it. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2020, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-made-you-sad-today/848313/37 "2020-02-24T16:17:43Z")
A fellow Doper ( **kopek** ) passed away this morning. He was a good guy. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2020, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-made-you-sad-today/848313/38 "2020-02-24T16:26:43Z")
**Kopek**! I didn’t know. ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2020, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-made-you-sad-today/848313/39 "2020-02-24T16:28:23Z")
I was in such a good mood till I found out about **kopek**. At least his passing was peaceful… ---
**Author:** ![EmilyG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emilyg/32/364_2.png) [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2020, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-made-you-sad-today/848313/40 "2020-02-24T18:59:20Z")
> [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](#): > > A fellow Doper ( **kopek** ) passed away this morning. He was a good guy. The same with me. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-made-you-sad-today/848313.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-made-you-sad-today/848313.md?page=3)