juicy's blog post - All of my life

Wednesday, January 21, 2026, 3:27:02 AM

I can be just existing, minding my own business and people I have never seen before and never will see again have approached me to tell me their woes. I had just that happen again today.

I am always caught off guard but try my best to give some reasonable advice or just listen.

I wish I knew why. I am never in an isolated situation. So, why me?

Have you ever unloaded on a stranger or been approached for no real reason and felt like Lucy, of The Peanuts, with the "psychiatrist is in" sign on your forehead?

I will never know what happens with the elderly woman from today but her story will stick with me.

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balhannah1 on 21-Jan-26 8:02:42

yes but probably because I am a well known lawyer the trouble is you only get one biased side of the story and rarely can you actually help

mortadella5553 on 30-Jan-26 17:13:40

Never happened to me, Juicy, and I don’t envy you. I would have no idea what to say or do and would feel pretty uncomfortable.

Sir_Pumpy on 11-Feb-26 2:32:06

Sometimes yep, I'm fairly approachable though and well enough known in the region for various reasons.
Simply listening without opinion seems to do the trick aka a burden shared is a burden halved and with the amount of negativity we get bombarded with at an all time high these days its a valuable thing you did.