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#1
10-19-2005, 05:50 AM
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How do you handle a crying stranger you unintentionally interrupted?
This is bothering me, and I'd like a line on it.
I went to the train station 2 days ago, and walked into a waiting room and interrupted a young lady crying to herself - just me and her. I did my best here - and I think I helped a little. I sat away from her, and stayed still. I asked if she was okay and asked if I could get anything for her, and she said she was okay. I said if she'd like to talk to someone, I could be a good listener, and she said no. I said 'stuff just happens, huh?', and she smiled a bit and said, 'yeah, stuff happens'. We sat there for about 5 minutes, just quiet, and she stopped crying and composed herself, and her train came, and she left, and she said goodbye. I said 'take care now', and she smiled, and said 'yeah, you take care too'. Was I doing okay here? I feel bad about it - sometimes I feel I should have left her alone, sometimes I feel I did fine cos I at least showed concern to someone probably feeling pretty isolated, and sometimes I feel I should have tried harder to get her to open up a bit, and maybe I woulda helped better... Did I do okay? How would you handle this differently? 
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#8
10-19-2005, 06:31 AM
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Re: How do you handle a crying stranger you unintentionally interrupte
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at some point while talking to her you should have unbuckled your belt, and said, "I'll give you something to cry about." just to see the reaction. [/ QUOTE ] FYP
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#9
10-19-2005, 07:09 AM
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Re: How do you handle a crying stranger you unintentionally interrupte
Yeah you definitely should have dawbed away her tears with your scrotum.
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