I'm so firetrucking sick of the universe using me as a punching bag!  I've been looking for a new guinea pig for months now and yesterday one shows up and she's perfect.  Lately I've been dealing with a med change that didn't work out which has left in a mood that borders on depression.  When I heard about the pig I felt happy and good for the first time in a week.  It was a sign.  This is the pig I've been looking for.  Well, this morning my mom tells me to wait on it because she didn't want to drive all the way out to get the pig, so I did.  Never doing that again.  I asked the guy if we could meet halfway and he's like "I already gave her to someone else."  WTF gives something away when they have an interested party that hasn't said forget it.  I don't take sh*t from the world, OK?  Just look at my member title.  I need to punch back.  But how am I supposed to punch back at the universe?  No one messes me over and gets away with it.  But I don't have a choice and now I'm stuck with a weird combo of emotions I can't even begin to describe!

 

Thanks for bearing with me on this rant.

A family member was looking after my cat recently, and the cat had disappeared. Not only did they not even try looking for my cat, but they didn't even tell me until 3 weeks later! I was raised to treat pets as family, so I can't stand this. Even now I am so annoyed and angry, just writing this has me on fire.

 

I don't know if that will help but it just reminded me of it.

Aw man, I'm sorry to hear about this situation, Joan!  It's messed up how the guy gave the guinea pig away to someone else!  That's just wrong! I'm really sorry to hear that, Joan!

 

Depression is a very bad thing, and having to struggle with emotions is definitely stressful, but I hope you can hang in there!  You gotta be strong, ya know?  Just punch back at the universe and give it the middle finger!  Don't stay stuck and keep yourself in motion, ya know?  I hope you'll feel better!

I'm so firetrucking sick of the universe using me as a punching bag!  I've been looking for a new guinea pig for months now and yesterday one shows up and she's perfect.  Lately I've been dealing with a med change that didn't work out which has left in a mood that borders on depression.  When I heard about the pig I felt happy and good for the first time in a week.  It was a sign.  This is the pig I've been looking for.  Well, this morning my mom tells me to wait on it because she didn't want to drive all the way out to get the pig, so I did.  Never doing that again.  I asked the guy if we could meet halfway and he's like "I already gave her to someone else."  WTF gives something away when they have an interested party that hasn't said forget it.  I don't take sh*t from the world, OK?  Just look at my member title.  I need to punch back.  But how am I supposed to punch back at the universe?  No one messes me over and gets away with it.  But I don't have a choice and now I'm stuck with a weird combo of emotions I can't even begin to describe! Thanks for bearing with me on this rant.

I'll just say this first of all. Please calm down. There are worse things to lose in life than a pet and someone wasting your time. Now, second of all, this is why unless you know the person, you do business with them and not with a stranger. You don't know who this person is and whoever it is could flat out lie on the Internet and it becomes a bad situation, maybe deadly (I've heard about stuff like this on the news). Besides, people don't keep promises so expecting a stranger to do so is very foolish.

I'll just say this first of all. Please calm down. There are worse things to lose in life than a pet and someone wasting your time. Now, second of all, this is why unless you know the person, you do business with them and not with a stranger. You don't know who this person is and whoever it is could flat out lie on the Internet and it becomes a bad situation, maybe deadly (I've heard about stuff like this on the news). Besides, people don't keep promises so expecting a stranger to do so is very foolish.

Yeah, I guess you're right. Although you may want to give whoever founded Craigslist that memo. BTW, there was a picture so I know there was a pig.

Yeah, I guess you're right. Although you may want to give whoever founded Craigslist that memo. BTW, there was a picture so I know there was a pig.

How old is the picture is a question you should ask yourself and if you can simply upload a picture from Google is another question you should ask yourself. You can't simply believe everything you see on the Internet.

That's quite sad to hear. If you want to buy something, but need to put it on hold for whatever reason, websites like Craigslist aren't really reliable. Many of those people sell the item/animal to the first person they can sell it to. If someone calls and expresses interest, but does not go to the designated destination and then someone else comes willing to buy, that person will sell it to the person who came with the money, which is really sad and heartless. I hope this situation clears up for you and you find another ginuea pig that makes you feel the same way as the one that was sold.

I'm sorry Joan, I know how you feel. Its not right, but the first step is calming down a bit. Like the folks above said, there are worse scenarios and situations, and simmering with anger is only a detriment  to your health. Sure, that guy was wrong in doing what he did, and the situation in general is messed up, but holding onto that anger only worsens things. These things are temporary, things get better as life does. You have your lows, and your highs. So don't lose hope for a better tomorrow. Trust  me, as someone with depression and anxiety issues, things ALWAYS improve in life. This is a low point. After a low, comes a high. 

That's seriously unfair, I mean no one sells something to others when one is interested in the thing being sold. Unless the guy was short on time and needed to get rid of the cute little fluffy animal, there is no excuse why he didn't give it to you (that is, unless someone offered him a high price for it). I hope you're able to find an even better guinea pig.

 

 

 

 

 

 

btw, I don't really know you, but I hope we can grow close as friends.