My Best Friend Options

[Ginger4ever]

Yesterday was the hardest day of my life. Many people will say that, after having a bad day at work/school, but it was true. It was horrible enough for the past weeks to have seen my hamster and best friend Ginger suffer, but yesterday it ended. Ginger hadn’t been doing well for a long time. She was bleeding, blind, deaf and, overall, old. However yesterday, she was paralyzed from waist down, and I knew she was in pain. I was the one who asked for my mom to take me to the vet’s to have her put down. Usually, a parent will say either “Sweetie, we think it’s best if you put him down,� or “Honey, do you want to put her down?� but no. Not with me. I was the one who asked my mom. And I’m just a kid, I’m only 11 years old. I don’t want to be the mature one. I wanted comforting, for my mom to tell me it’ll be okay, but in about two hours, we came home from the vet’s with a dead hamster to burry in the backyard. I know people here know what it’s like, but it just hurts so much. I miss Ginger. She was my best friend.

[lynette]

Hi there.

What you're feeling is normal. It's been over a year since I lost Lily and I still have those moments. Usually something triggers the memory but sometimes it seems it just comes out of nowhere. I cry for a few minutes, and then it passes.

We just lost one of our mamma cats a couple weeks ago. She came to us the same year as Hunny and Lily. She was killed by neighbour dogs. I was so angry - we'd had her for so long. Seems like the number eight is unlucky in our family. Lily and Hunny were both also eight when they died.

Anyway, enough about me. Sorry.

I'm glad you're keeping busy with school, but perhaps you do need to slow down for a few minutes here and there. It will get easier. Honestly, it will. I know that for a fact. I've lost enough pets throughout my life to know.

Anyway, I'm glad you still come back here now and then. I come here everyday usually to check what's going on. I don't write much though. It's getting easier. Yesterday I wrote on someone's blog and I didn't even cry!!! Of coure, I was really sad, but I think that's the first time that the tears haven't streamed down my face. My voice still cracks when I talk about Hunny and Lily and I can't talk about them for more than a minute or so, but I know in time it'll get better. It will for you too.

Take care.

Hugs.

Lynette.