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I was a barista in college and this guy came in every Tuesday, always ordered a black coffee, and told me one thing about his wife who had passed
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cora51821h ago
How do you even handle that as the barista? My regular who lost his kid would just talk about his favorite baseball team. I learned to just listen, maybe ask one small follow up question about the game. It wasn't about fixing it, just giving him a normal minute.
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paul_taylor211d ago
Wait, he did that every single Tuesday? I mean, that's years of Tuesdays just to tell one person these little things about her. I can't even imagine holding onto that much love, or needing to say it out loud to a stranger like that. It's just so heavy, but in a quiet way, you know? Makes my heart hurt for him.
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