Still Missing Her Options

[FourBoyz]

I sit here with tears in my eyes. Today is three months since my Gi-Gi left this earth to join her brothers, Joe, Biscuit, and Gizmo. I still have a hard time dealing with her death under such cir%%stances, as she had to go through. Some things are so hard to understand. Gi-Gi was such a good girl, so sweet and gentle, a true lady. I will always love her.

Our furchildren are such good examples of how we humans should be, kind, unconditional loving, forgiving, and accepting of life no matter what our status or income. Gi-Gi was all of this and more. I still miss her.

As some well meaning people have said, she was just a dog and not family.

Well, they will possibly never know or understand the significance of the relationship of other life and the gifts they can give. Those people often times do not have or understand respect or reverence for all life. The same creator who created me created everything else too. Everything has worth and enjoys life as much as anyone or I do.

I would gladly dance that dance again and accept the pain rather than miss the dance.

Peace,
Alan

[CATTYBIRD]

I had to have my cat Kitt put to sleep in February because of cancer, and of course, I got, "Why are you mourning her, she was just a cat?" Someone suggested that when someone's loved person died to reply, "Why are you mourning, she was just your mother(father, etc.)?" but I couldn't go that far. People just don't realise that animals can leave just as big a hole in peoples lives as humans can. I have two other cats now, and they help fill the void, though they will, of course, never completely replace Kitt. Even though they are just an cat, dog, etc, that doesn't mean you don't love and miss them . They have a place in your life too.