ST is here for me when I can't vent/overshare elsewhere ... aka FWP of a small town girl. inside
Posted by
JenBro
Mar 25 '15, 12:55
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as most of you know - I'm an insurance agent ... working for my brother's agency since college - back in '82 - and I get attached to clients - many are people who say hi to me when we run into each other out and about - it's a small town and I grew up here - so hardly surprising.
the one thing that always slays me is when there's a split up ... and today I had the call from the husband letting me know and 3 different times he just broke down on the phone and I had to hold it together and not cry myself
it just sucks ... 6 or 7 years ago - they were both sharing with me their plans - there is an age difference (he is older) but their co-owned business was on track to fund them retiring together and going out on the road - I really was so envious of their having found each other and being such a great couple.
I'm friends with them both - and don't know the specifics of the split - but I am sure they are both equally torn up over it and that it didn't happen without a lot of tries to still make it work. He really got emotional when telling me what his last day at their business would be ... and I know it's going to be just as hard for her.
this just suuucks ... and I can't tell anyone at work because it's not "on the street" yet and our office is all about privacy and stuff ... so you guys are my outlet today
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humbled by your strong sense of empathy and your willingness to . . .
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OAE -- Explorer, Antarctica, Old
Mar 25, 14:34
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you are a g -- nm
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zork
Mar 25, 13:57
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Look on the bright side, you could be dignan -- nm
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professor smartbrain
Mar 25, 13:13
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THE biz is broke? or they broke up and the biz is folding because of it? -- nm
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zeitgeist roaming the dark galaxy
Mar 25, 13:07
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big hugs - that does suck -- nm
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Epiphany
Mar 25, 13:04
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you've got insider info!!
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decline
Mar 25, 13:02
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I hope Tom finds the silver lining; and that he realizes he's much better off without Susan. -- nm
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Will Hunting
Mar 25, 12:58
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