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I feel sad now too. Edit: Jon's sharing of his loss was a human moment that touched me. I sense this post might be perceived by some as mocking, which is not my intent. I think I could have done better with the title, which can't now be changed. Anywho. Thanks to everyone who commented with their own experiences.
This is his dog.
tomgordon55
You know he is just HUMAN
senseicombs
I wish he would run for president.
Freak0zoid
I watched the YouTube video. Jon looks like he could use a hug. I felt so much for him.
JaceCameron
Emotional intelligence in this toxic society? No wonder Stewart is a legend
BeardedXBatman
See you on the other side, Dipper.
ScaredSpitless
It occurred to me while watching this that Stewart is probably as close as our generation(s) get to a Walter Cronkite figure
lovehandlesmessiah
What’s the over and under on Fox News or Newsmax airing it and joking about what a whiny liberal he is?
fishbicyclerepairman
They steal your heart and then they break it
Howlingowl
Then Tucker Carlson made fun of him by saying: Jon’s cheeks are wet, but my wife’s vagina is bone dry.
MagusoftheMoon
Jon Stewart is a man's man. In a day and age where there are genuinely still people who unironically feel that men should not show their feelings. That's a good positive example. All the respect in the world.
OldRetiredDude
Those that do not cry over the loss of a dog have no soul.
whodrankmymilkshake
Based on how much I cried when my dog died a few months ago, there are like 8 people who didn't cry and I got all their soul.
cummygums
https://i.imgur.com/TFMBQ
Timiny
one of us! one of us! one of us!
theGrumptastic
Positive masculinity
takingupspace
Dogs, man. My old pup died in May and I've had a harder time the last month for some reason. Feeling guilty about what else I should have done for her.
whodrankmymilkshake
Exactly. You'll always feel like you could have done more. But for me, personally, I sort of figured out that feeling guilty was a construct - it was something my mind gravitated towards b/c I could DEAL with guilt. I could hate myself and get mad and miserable and ruminate. But without it, it's just unbearable grief and mourning, and I have no idea how to embrace that and work through it. Guilt is familiar. Soul-crushing grief is unbearable.
BigIrv5151
Not a big JS fan, but loosing a pet can be heartbreaking. You have my deepest sympathies.
thereitis101
*Losing*
TheAdjuster
He's not a big fan of spelling either.
painkiller1968
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJ_A2BKCNDs Here's the full clip.
Bloodsense
Him crying on the air after 9/11 was a formative moment in my life. My dad was missing for 12 hours and came over covered in the ashes of the twin towers. I was 18 and full of anger and seeing someone I admired, a man specifically, being vulnerable and emotional in front of the world was what I needed to help process my own feelings.
FreeDadHugs
Wholesome masculinity.
reiseri
i also cried when i saw the video because i remember the day my own dog died and the next day was BRUTAL.
SnoopyDancing
how about the next year? its been 2 years since we lost our husky. had him almost 16 years. still cant watch videos of him
whodrankmymilkshake
I'm with you. I was a mess - beyond just "showing vulnerability in front of my children" - more like "Daddy's having a goddamn breakdown". I saw that video on Imgur ~ a month later, where the guy left a funny recording to play at his graveside, and I realized all I wanted in the WORLD was to know that my dog was happy and ok and comfortable when he died, not scared and sad and miserable. That's what continues to break me.
Vergenbuurg
I was a sobbing mess the day my 18 year-old cat's liver failed and I had to make that devastating choice.
tacoaboutit
ClipMcCain
I also cried. Just now. Watching the video on youtube. :.(
MatrimBloodyCauthon
Hugs, buddy
jfitz
I only have a dog because my wife always wanted one when she was a kid. I had them growing up, so I know what's coming. I can honestly say voluntarily accepting that level of pain into my life should get me canonised.
labtob
I was with Tweety, my old cockatiel from the 90's and 2000's. I came downstairs to check on him and dude was at the bottom of the cage, not looking good at all. I didn't know what to do, so I stuck with him til the end and watched him take his last breath. Fucking heartbreaking man. Crying just thinking about it.
whodrankmymilkshake
Ugh, I'm so sorry. You're a mensch for just sitting with him.
labtob
yeah thanks! now I hang out with two more cockatiels that I started taking care of in 2018. They are such a trip!
MrFancyPanzer
I would too.
NotWhatYouExpect
SAUCE for anyone who needs to see him talk about his good boi https://youtu.be/jJ_A2BKCNDs?si=GOTi929BeKJxRXl8
photog
GemsAreOutrageousTrulyTrulyTrulyOutrageous
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feryooday
“in a world of good boys he was the best boy” I am SOBBING
glovelyday
That's what a decent human being would do. JS is a decent human being.
ih8clickb8
They’re both good bois!
TomahawkJackson
Normalize it. https://youtube.com/shorts/7N-J3B7bk3o?si=2zMgEGxC4amOLDWD
MatrixDM
Kill dogs so men cry, understood. /s
spiceass9000
What would Jon Stewart do is a good way to live life making the right choices
OhJesus
I love this. I might keep it. 'What would Jon Stewart do?'
SkamanSam
I just saw this 10min ago and somehow his tears ended up in my eyes.
2graves
It's ok not to cry if your dog dies too. People handle things differently
manamongstyou
I assume everyone cries when a pet dies. It's heartbreaking. Personally I believe the time you have with them is worth the heart ache.
darkstar86
I've honestly cried more over a pets death than a family members. I cried at my grandparents funeral, but never cried over their deaths until then, but was sobbing for each of my families cats when I found out. But then I'd see my grandparents once a week at most, wheras I saw the cats almost everyday...
LuminoZero
"Dogs give us some of the best days of our lives, and one of the worst."
bryst
As the saying goes "They may only have been a part of your life, but to them you were their whole world."
SerialChickenLover
There are some people who regard their pets as mere property and whose deaths are mere inconveniences
karenishra
Shit. Its been nearly 20 yrs since my childhood pup died and it still gets me misty eyed.
katiekinsman
I still cry when thinking about beloved furry companions of mine who have crossed the rainbow bridge. Dammit. Now I'm thinking about them.
NYC2BrklynCubz
I think we all know Trump would not cry if either his pets or children died.
manamongstyou
That's a good point.
Idonotkillpeoplethatismyleastfavoritethingtodo
His kids are his pets. But your point still stands.
sniffo
"He died like a dog!"
shotgunz
He doesn't have pets.
lorilith
then what do you call Eric? Check mate libs /s
Warutteri
That's an insult to pets, the vast majority of pets are thought of much more highly and loved much more than the Cheeto Mussolini thinks of any of his children (except maybe for the one he clearly wants to fuck)
shotgunz
😅
tacoperrito
Oof
Warutteri
I still dream of my dog that I had from age 3 to 18... When we had to put him down and I had to carry his body to the vet's car the vet (who was my former boss from when I worked as a vet's assistant) had to help me down the 5 flights of stairs because I was completely blind from tears... I haven't cried that hard even at the funerals of friends, family members or other loved ones. I grew up with that dog, he was like a brother to me. Anyone who doesn't cry for their dog is a psychopath.
whodrankmymilkshake
I'm so sorry for your loss. The absolute worst days of my life were, in order, the day we got my mom's terminal cancer diagnosis, 9/11 (I lived/worked there at the time), the day my mom died, the morning I woke up to Trump winning. But the day we let my elderly dog go (a few months ago) was worse than all of those, by a far margin. And he was sick and deaf and blind for more than a year! And still, it came THIS close to completely breaking me. I never cried so hard. I'm crying now. I'm 55.
Warutteri
I'm 35 btw, so it has been almost 20 years since he died and I still feel his absence, while I'm an atheist I do hope I'm wrong and will be reunited with him one day.
Dociousaliexpilisticfragicalirepus
Agreed. I was convinced my son was a complete sociopath until we had to put my dog down. He was a mess of tears.
allenvasher3000
I wouldn't even have been able to come in to work
Mytherandis
It was a Thursday morning. I just told work matter of factly, "bye, I'll come back on Monday."
Lampmonster
I lost twenty pounds when my dog was dying. Probably would have drank myself to death if not for my friends.
kaoticone
Glad you're still here.
Lampmonster
sailorjurai108
I’ve done both. One time I desperately needed the distraction of work & to be away from the house where he no longer was. Another time I needed to sit with the grief and knew I couldn’t pretend to force myself to be “on” and cheery & focused & knew I’d be crying off & on.
masheenest
Long time ago, I had a Newfoundland Landseer for a best friend. When he passed, I couldn’t keep my mind on work for a couple days. In fact, there were quite a few sorrowful days. My wife finally solved the problem when she brought home a Great Dane puppy. Remember your furry friends, but don’t let the ache of losing one friend stop you from starting a new friendship.
STINKPICKEL
Some wise man once said the only way to get past the heartache is to go out and get another dog . I believe that was right as, I once went three miserable months without a dog in my life .
DracoSicarius
Great Danes are such loveable goofballs
masheenest
He had the most raw personality I’ve ever seen in a dog. I had my Dane for a year when we decided to adopt another. We found out after the adoption that our second Dane was a full sister to our first, one litter older.
showmeallyourkitties
Awww that's so cool! Did they immediately bond when they were introduced?
masheenest
Pretty much. She had been abused by a man in her past we assumed, because it took her a good couple months before she wasn’t jumpy when I came in the room. But after that, she slept between me and my wife on the foot of our bed for the rest of her life. Her brother preferred sleeping stretched out on the bed in the spare room.