Strange Intersection

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Originally posted by j03L10T
... I ran over a fully grown cat last night that could have been some little boy or girls pet. I feel like cryin', and at the time felt like throwing up. I am crying.

Something an adult does not get over. I still remember a cat jumping out of the medium's high grass while I was moving 60 MPH in the left lane. Saw it emerge from the corner of my eye as it bounced off the driver side door. Saw it stumble back into the high grass in my rear view mirror. All too fast to realize what had happened until the cat was long out of sight. That was over 30 years ago. It still bothers me. I can only hope it survived with a big bump on its head - and a lot more caution. The lessons of age vs the recklessness of youth.

Regardless of age, the posted regret is what adults do.