Have you ever had to be the bearer of bad news? What bad news did you ever have to give? How did it make you feel?

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 10 Jul 2015 00:56:28 -0400

I was house sitting for a "friend" of mine who was out of town. I went in to water plants, collect all the mail, turn off and on lights, and feed the cat. One Wednesday after work (i'll never forget), I went to feed her cat and water the plants and the cat was stuck in a vent in the floor. How the cat got in there I had no idea. Samantha (the cat) died. Now what was I to do, do I tell her over the phone? Do I get her another cat? Do I wait till she gets home? I had to be the bearer of bad news.

Long, crazy, story short.......

She is no longer my friend because she thought that I killed her cat.

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Response by LTC(P) Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 10 at 2015 1:39 AM

LTC(P) Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 10 Jul 2015 01:39:27 -0400

I was assigned as the Casualty Notification Officer for a Soldier who was killed in Iraq. I was to notify his father in Louisiana while another CNO notified his mother in Florida. During the 40 mile trip to his home, my PSNCO, who was accompanying me, never said one word to each other as I attempted to memorize the scripted notification. Though I could never seem to get it memorized due to visions of how my mother would react to a Soldier notifying her of my death in combat. I also thought that if I could just get through this one notification, that I would kindly request to be taken off of the CNO list. You can imagine my selfish pleasure when we arrived at the father's home to find out that his son's mother had already informed him, and had began travel to Florida to assist in making arrangements. Needless to say...I still asked to be removed from that list.

Response by Capt Seid Waddell made Jul 10 at 2015 2:33 AM

Capt Seid Waddell — Fri, 10 Jul 2015 02:33:46 -0400

Love the cat poster.

Response by PVT Robert Gresham made Jul 10 at 2015 3:44 AM

PVT Robert Gresham — Fri, 10 Jul 2015 03:44:04 -0400

SSG Jennifer Wingfield, not to belittle any of the answers given, or the question, but for every cat........every dog has HIS day.......

Response by PO1 John Miller made Jul 10 at 2015 3:46 AM

PO1 John Miller — Fri, 10 Jul 2015 03:46:06 -0400

SFC Private RallyPoint Member, I had to tell my Dad over the phone that his sister/my aunt had passed away. I found out myself from my cousin (aunt's daughter) over the phone. My Dad was the oldest of 6 and had already lost 2 sisters (3 counting this one).