Anonymous
11/15/2023 07:00
Subject: Anyone else tear up at the pandas going back to China?
I’m 43 and grew up with the pandas, they were always part of my life. I was also teary when they left. I am glad my own kids got to love and experience the pandas too.
Anonymous
11/15/2023 06:52
Subject: Anyone else tear up at the pandas going back to China?
I think they’re going to be pretty happy actually, they’re going to have a lot more panda friends to play with back in China.
Anonymous
11/14/2023 23:48
Subject: Anyone else tear up at the pandas going back to China?
My older kids were surprisingly nostalgic. My 25 year old told me the next day that she’s never had a day when pandas didn’t live here. We did spend a lot of time at the zoo.
Anonymous
11/14/2023 23:43
Subject: Anyone else tear up at the pandas going back to China?
Op - I think part of what made me tear up was that the video and how Fedex handled it was very much like a celebration of them going home - which dh tells me (after googling it bc I was inexplicably crying and I am not a crier) was always the plan. It felt like such a sweet celebration of pandahood and a lovely way for them to be celebrated as they return. ❤️❤️
I must stress that I am not usually like this. Huge emotional curveball.
I must stress that I am not usually like this. Huge emotional curveball.
Anonymous
11/14/2023 22:39
Subject: Anyone else tear up at the pandas going back to China?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:That washingtonian instagram video with them being loaded onto the pandified fedex plane popped up in my feed and packed quite the emotional punch.
So mean of China to first let us adopt their pandas and then taking them back.
We never adopted the pandas.
Anonymous
11/14/2023 21:31
Subject: Anyone else tear up at the pandas going back to China?
Boy, if the USA acted that way to China’s zoos, we’d never hear the end to it.
Anonymous
11/14/2023 21:31
Subject: Anyone else tear up at the pandas going back to China?
They are not ours... They don't belong to us... They were a part of the agreement we should all knew about ... they are going home ...
It is still ok to feel sad about losing those incredibly charming animals. I will miss them too.
It is still ok to feel sad about losing those incredibly charming animals. I will miss them too.
Anonymous
11/14/2023 21:29
Subject: Anyone else tear up at the pandas going back to China?
It’s very upsetting. Any good will I felt towards China is gone.
What are they going to do with the facilities?
What are they going to do with the facilities?
Anonymous
11/14/2023 21:28
Subject: Anyone else tear up at the pandas going back to China?
Anonymous wrote:That washingtonian instagram video with them being loaded onto the pandified fedex plane popped up in my feed and packed quite the emotional punch.
So mean of China to first let us adopt their pandas and then taking them back.
Anonymous
11/14/2023 21:26
Subject: Anyone else tear up at the pandas going back to China?
They ain’t yours get over yourselves
Anonymous
11/14/2023 21:21
Subject: Anyone else tear up at the pandas going back to China?
No. I'm an animal biologist. They're just as important as all the other animals.
Anonymous
11/14/2023 21:20
Subject: Anyone else tear up at the pandas going back to China?
Yes! It took me by surprise how emotional I was when I saw they left.
Anonymous
11/14/2023 21:19
Subject: Anyone else tear up at the pandas going back to China?
It seems ridiculous that they can’t be shared with this part of the world. The zoo keepers here took such excellent care of them and breeding them successfully and all.
Anonymous
11/14/2023 21:17
Subject: Anyone else tear up at the pandas going back to China?
Same! I honestly never we’d lose them. It’s sad!
Anonymous
11/14/2023 21:15
Subject: Anyone else tear up at the pandas going back to China?
That washingtonian instagram video with them being loaded onto the pandified fedex plane popped up in my feed and packed quite the emotional punch.