The Power of "Me, too" Friendships

by Emily Conrad




Two little words have packed a lot of power to encourage me this week: Me, too.

I called a dog trainer for help after my dog was attacked for a second time inside of six months last week. The employee who answered (not the trainer herself) asked me to describe the problem.

I explained that we've put a lot of effort into training Sadie to walk nicely, even when she sees other dogs. And I explained how frustrating it was that despite our work, she's now being attacked and I don't know how to protect her.

I had the same thing happen with one of my dogs, the employee said. The trainer helped me through it, so I'll have her give you a call when she gets in.

And just like that, I had so much more hope, all because of one little sentiment: me, too.

The dog situation is important to me, but it's not as vital to my soul-level well-being as other things, like my writing or my faith or my identity. Whatever power there is in a dog-related me, too statement there's even more punch in a me, too when it comes to those other areas of life.

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