the last day you lived here
the last day you lived here as the six of us sat there on those two couches right after you dropped the divorce bomb one of our daughters asked you the question I couldn’t seem to make my lips form is there another woman? you glared at her and said I’m not playing that game right now that’s not an answer I thought to myself but it very much was
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Me to my kid a few months ago: Hmmm. I get the biggest response on social media when I post about my divorce.
My kid: Humans like bad things that happen to other people.
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Is she right? Be honest.
I think a lot of people (myself included) might "like" it as a show of care and solidarity! A little bit like "clicking like is better than saying nothing at all." Posts get more engagement when emotions are activated, and this kind of post hits both sympathy and outrage buttons.
I don't think she is right actually. I don't like hearing about bad things happening to people, but I think my brain perks up and I pay more attention. Like warning! danger! help! red lights flashing! rather than lah, lah, lah, everything pretty ok over here