Does it bother you when someone is telling a funny story but sticks something sad in?

Question

I absolutely hate it when someone is telling a funny story and everyone listening is all happy and laughing, then they add something really sad so everyone feels bad for laughing. It just makes me so uncomfortable. Here's an example, because I don't think I'm being very clear:

My friend Paris met my ex-roommate's mother and great aunt. The two of them were telling about how the great aunt used to be a paramedic. They told a couple funny little stories about how she messed up, or a patient did something silly, and then my ex roommate's mom was like, "And her first call while she was on the job was her own brother!" (My ex-roommate's grandfather.)

Paris: "Hahaha, what'd you do, call him a dumba s s?"

Ex-roommate's mom: "No. He died. That was the last time she saw him."

Silence in the room.

It may just be me, but it really bugs me when people do that!

Answer 1

you not the only one me too

Answer 2

I think you are making too big a deal out of this.  Sad things happen.  Life is not all rosy.  In addition, this was an event that happened years ago.  Everyone has had some time to deal with the grieving process by the telling of the story.

Answer 3

Yea I totally know what u mean. I hate that too and I make it clear to all my friends not to send or tell me any horrific story unless its a true emergency. I know life is hard enough  I don't need to know about every bad incident that happens