It's Been A Year...but I Miss Her Like Yesterday Options

[Hailey-Comet]

Hi All! It's been a while since I posted but it's comforting to see familiar posters.
I helped my best friend cross the bridge 2 days after Christmas last year. I was afraid my kids would corralate her death with the holiday and ruin it for them forever. Well, they were fine this year but I was a mess. If it wasn't for them, I would have slept my way until New years.

It's weird...her Bday was in November, & I was sad but I bought gifts for my other fur pets and had a little "party" celebrating her life. But Xmas brought back all the memories of her agonizing health decline, her undefeatable spirit and the excruchiating pain of saying good-bye.

Do anniversaries ever get easier?

[Furkidlets' Mom]

<-- ^ WHOA!, anartist! Your Jacky (& maybe even your Jilly!) looks SO much like my Nissa-girl! And I also have many pics such as the one you posted (that I just viewed) showing you cuddling up with your baby on a couch or bed, or wherever. Just had to mention this, I was so blown away by these grey cat look-a-likes.

I still often write of my kidlets in both tenses, because it's not as if they're REALLY dead and gone forever. It's awkward (was/is, were/are, etc.), but more honest. Their soul essences live on, and I feel using language properly is an important part of re-wiring our (and society's) minds to reflect what we really believe.