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From: will.dockery@gmail.com (W.Dockery)
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Subject: Re: Not my cross to bear
Date: Sun, 30 Mar 2025 02:01:19 +0000
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On Sun, 30 Mar 2025 1:53:44 +0000, George J. Dance wrote:

> On Sun, 30 Mar 2025 1:04:25 +0000, Will Dockery wrote:
>
>>> I'm reminded of a discussion with Corey about the meeting of "Not my
>>> cross to bear":
>>>
>>> https://www.google.com/search?q=not+my+cross+to+bear+meaning&oq=%22not+my+cr&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqBwgCEAAYgAQyBggAEEUYOTIHCAEQLhiABDIHCAIQABiABDIHCAMQABiABDIHCAQQABiABDIHCAUQABiABDIHCAYQABiABDIHCAcQABiABDIHCAgQABiABDIHCAkQABiABDIHCAoQABiABDIHCAsQABiABDIHCAwQIRiPAjIHCA0QIRiPAjIHCA4QIRiPAtIBCDQxMzlqMGo0qAIOsAIB8QXSvkSFCTdHMA&client=ms-android-tmus-us-rvc3&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8
>>
>> We should ask the other regulars of the newsgroup what they think, also.
>> George Dance
>
> Your link took me to this definition: '"Not my cross to bear" means that
> something unpleasant or burdensome is not your responsibility or
> something you need to deal with, and therefore, you are not obligated to
> accept it.' I don't have anything to add to it.

Well, that nails it exactly, George, thanks.