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Some of us have mentioned that when the Companion Animal Memorial Thread comes up, it often means that someone has suffered the recent loss of one of their animal companions. There's definitely a need for a thread to share such sad news... but it is sad news.
For some time now, I've been wondering if it would be a good idea to have a discussion thread for sharing good memories of our animal companions who have passed on... adoption anniversaries!... birthdays, when we know them... their favorite things... our favorite things about them... but AFTER the initial hurt has receded. I'm not saying we eventually stop hurting completely. I don't know if that ever happens for any of us- and I'm pretty sure that we grieve in our own individual time: some animals' deaths hit me like a truck immediately, but with others, I felt it more years later. I just think that eventually we can focus mostly on all the good times we've had with our animal friends and not feel like we're making light of their passing.
I'm thinking of my family's cat Peasant. My sister and I found her in early Autumn of 1963(!) coming home from school; she lived until early 1972. I've known a lot of wonderful animals, but there was something about her...
Okay, a LOT of somethings....
I want to post about her, but not in haste. Maybe it's partly that she was the first animal I REALLY bonded with.
For some time now, I've been wondering if it would be a good idea to have a discussion thread for sharing good memories of our animal companions who have passed on... adoption anniversaries!... birthdays, when we know them... their favorite things... our favorite things about them... but AFTER the initial hurt has receded. I'm not saying we eventually stop hurting completely. I don't know if that ever happens for any of us- and I'm pretty sure that we grieve in our own individual time: some animals' deaths hit me like a truck immediately, but with others, I felt it more years later. I just think that eventually we can focus mostly on all the good times we've had with our animal friends and not feel like we're making light of their passing.
I'm thinking of my family's cat Peasant. My sister and I found her in early Autumn of 1963(!) coming home from school; she lived until early 1972. I've known a lot of wonderful animals, but there was something about her...
Okay, a LOT of somethings....
I want to post about her, but not in haste. Maybe it's partly that she was the first animal I REALLY bonded with.