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Originally Posted by IndieVisible
I do think we confuse sympathy for empathy a lot. The twins story qualifies for sympathy and pity, I am not sure if that would be empathy but what do I know? I'm the one asking!  |
Probably. It felt like empathy to me because I didn't "pity" them, I felt like it was my own sister who couldn't go. (We were all on the same dance team and it was a dance trip.) However, i'm not a fan of pitying anyone (to pity me makes me feel pathetic) so it very well could have been sympathy unintentionally.