My Heart Is Aching For All Of You, And For Myself, Losing all of my loves Options

[mosmommy]

I guess most of you have not heard from me before, and the rest of you haven't seen any posts from me in a long while.
I haven't felt like sharing any thoughts or pain lately.

On May 21, 2008- I lost my mouse Gordon. The only comfort was that he was not just my furkid, but he was a huge part of the nature program that I worked on last summer, and for over 9 weeks last summer, he touched hundreds of children. He was their favorite animal in the room. ( We also had a snake, a small lizard, 2 toads, 2 crayfish, a red-eared slider turtle, a rabbit, and a few local fish). All were used for educational and compassionate teachings, and all were released back into the wild with the exception of the lizard and rabbit who were adopted, and the turtle and Gordon. I know Gordon served a great purpose, and he also visited a local elementary science club that I did some volunteer presentations for in the fall of '07. The children loved him as much as I did. Mice can have short life spans, but he accomplished a lot in his.

I lost my beloved 15 1/2 year old cat, Rufus on March 1, 2008, and that has been very painful. I raised him form a kitten, and he slept with me all of the time, even during short "cat" naps. I still find it hard to wake up and not have him here.

Now a quick bit of background, I have lost 23 furry children, 8 close humans, and a few acquaintances- all since May 2004.
I am not sure how I still get up everyday, but I keep on trying.

I am so sorry for those of you with recent and painful loss(es) to handle, I do know how hard it is. I honestly cannot say that it gets easier, but the memories do get better.

Thank you to any and all who read this topic.

Peace, Love, and Prayers,
Michelle

This is my Rufus...

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[LS Support]

while this topic seems to have created a bit of animosity, typically i am not one to censor posts that offer unpopular opinions or beliefs.

so understand that i have removed certain posts within this topic not because i agree or disagree with the points made, but because the posts in question took the thread off-topic and outside the realm of its intended purpose. these posts are not deleted if the topic starter wishes for them to return as they were. please message me if this is the case.

its a tough path to tread here, folks. i try my best not to make value judgements. though Ken/Duncan may have been callous in stating his beliefs using the words he chose, they were still his beliefs. nobody can really say whether another person's beliefs are right or wrong...there just needs to be the right time and place to discuss them openly and without retribution. this thread was not the place since it contradicted the original poster's reason to post.

trying to keep the peace, as always....