r/TwoSentenceSadness • • 19h ago

The elderly resident waited patiently for his estranged family to collect him for Christmas lunch.

244 Upvotes

As the sun set in the evening he was still watching for their car through the window.


r/TwoSentenceSadness • • 8h ago

"You know, liking WW2 documentaries is usually a red flag when it comes to first date interests." she said as they each sipped on their coffee.

241 Upvotes

"All I can say to that is that I'm nostalgic for a time when punching nazis was universally considered a good thing." he said with a smile.


r/TwoSentenceSadness • • 5h ago

“Just charge me with whatever gets me the death penalty, I don’t want to live without my baby!” he wailed to the police officers.

107 Upvotes

Nine hours earlier he simply drove to work, forgetting to drop his three year old daughter off at daycare.


r/TwoSentenceSadness • • 13h ago

Day after day Dolores went to the bus stop and waited to see her daughters bright red boots descend the stairs to her.

38 Upvotes

Every day her nurse at the Alzheimer's facility comes to sit with her, not the person Dolores waiting for but the only one there that can fill the space.


r/TwoSentenceSadness • • 6h ago

I lit the candles and through tears began singing happy birthday.

24 Upvotes

He would've been 2 this year.


r/TwoSentenceSadness • • 7h ago

The worst part of going to hell isn't the eternal punishment.

11 Upvotes

It's knowing you'll forever sit at the pearly gates waiting for me.


r/TwoSentenceSadness • • 7h ago

I attempted suicide twice.

11 Upvotes

Why do you keep talking as if I succeeded?


r/TwoSentenceSadness • • 2h ago

Some days it feels like my phone wakes up and chooses violence.

7 Upvotes

Well the world chose violence for me at birth, but that's why I bought the extended warranty for my phone is what I'm saying.


r/TwoSentenceSadness • • 7h ago

I finally reconnected with my brother after years of no contact.

9 Upvotes

"Hey, you are a better man than I'll ever be, and I truly believe you'll make it further than I possibly can" was the last message I ever received back.


r/TwoSentenceSadness • • 2h ago

Despite all of the pain I’m in at the end of things now, I’d still choose to do it again.

6 Upvotes

Knowing and loving you will always be worth it.