Struggling with watching the slow motion car crash

I go through phases of feeling this way about the lives of my friends and family. A few things this week in particular have me feeling this way.

  1. friend of mine tells me her son has a concussion from soccer. I've talked to them before about the cumulative effect of sub-concussive hits, she brushes it off. Even though she is a hypochondriac about her own health.

  2. cousin tells me they had to put their dog down. I had advised them to do it sooner than later because of my experience with my dog but they waited until they started hiding and crying from the cancer that wasn't tested for yet.

  3. other friend of mine tells me she got ghosted after her last hinge date. beforehand she was excited about it, the first things she told me about this man is that he was very tall and had all his hair.

I'm not trying to say I have all the answers, I never say I told you so, and I try my best not to give unsolicited advice. I enjoy having all of them in my life but sometimes it's hard watching everyone's fatal flaws get the best of them.

Posted Sep 30, 2026, 3:40 AM UTC

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