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Ms. Toad

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11. One can be magnanimous

Reply to applegrove (Reply #10)

Sun Apr 14, 2024, 01:46 AM

Apr 2024

without using a flawed analogy.

Contracts are voluntary; cancer is not. That doesn't mean that contract relief is never warranted. It just isn't the same as relief from something which was never voluntary on your part.

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Tyralindquist1: "I got breast cancer on my right side when I was 44. Then again on my left at 58. The VAST improvement [View all] applegrove Apr 2024 OP

Always celebrate anyone's good fortune. MOMFUDSKI Apr 2024 #1

Congratulations on your doing so well Botany Apr 2024 #2

It was not me. Why i put it in quotes. Was someone on Threads. applegrove Apr 2024 #3

Free Advice Botany Apr 2024 #5

The poster I quoted compared cancer treatment to student loans being forgiven. It was applegrove Apr 2024 #8

Yes! Times change and so do people. Hope22 Apr 2024 #4

Similar situations by proxy: forgotmylogin Apr 2024 #6

Glad you and your peeps are okay. Science is amazing. applegrove Apr 2024 #7

Not really a similar situation. Ms. Toad Apr 2024 #9

She was being magnanimous. Not a bad way to be. applegrove Apr 2024 #10

One can be magnanimous Ms. Toad Apr 2024 #11

Not all student loan stories are the same. Some people got robbed by sketchy educators. applegrove Apr 2024 #12