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It's honestly a continuous grieving process for me. I still feel the loss of each kitty deeply. 'sha [ age 10; condition was liver failure, semi-quick once diagnosed and she made the decision that she didn't want any more tubes by chewing all her IVs off ] I received a phone call the day after she passed from my mom who had just found two litters of kittens in the wood pile being raised by raccoons. They were only a month old so I'd have to wait another month to rescue one. I said I would if there was a girl and not a blue-grey- there was exactly one girl and she was a full tabby. So the decision was technically the following day but I had a month of alone time which could have ended up being more. The little tabby came to me very sick but we got her healthy. In the end, she was the only survivor of all the kittens. Bitchcakes [ age 14 years, 9 months; condition was cancer] Her disease was hidden by her arthritis, her pain meds kept her going until she started having problems eating. She ended up in the ER hospital where testing eventually revealed she had cancer. She was given days to weeks. We had 6 weeks together after that diagnosis, careful hand feedings twice a day, heating pad, pain meds and episodes of Metalocalypse. Two weeks after she had passed, I ended up clicking a link I was sent and there was one itty-bitty baby girl in need of a home. A little tuxie. Potato Bug [ age 1 year, 3 months; condition kitten leukemia ] The freshest loss, she went downhill way too fast for such a small kitten. She was being treated for what passed as anemia but when she refused to eat anything one day, we went to the ER. She never came home. This was a few days before I had to head to Atlanta. In the vendors mart, there was a picked over table of random plushies - a small tuxie had been pushed to the side. It stays on my bed in the pillows by my head - Bug used to climb under the covers and hug my neck to fall asleep. About 3 weeks later I was pity-partying on Bug's adoption site and there was a tiny not-a-tuxie kitten that looked like her world was ending too. They said she might be too shy to function. She's currently snoring in the cat tree's highest point after a full day of mischief and mayhem. For me, a kitty is an ESA. A kitty needs me to be functional, non-feral, semi-adult creature so that's what I am. I spoil them, they keep me sane. I still grieve 'sha and that was ~16 years ago. I currently can't watch videos of tuxies playing in the snow and being tuxies or enjoy french fries because those were Bug things only 7 months ago. The Metalocalypse DVDs are gathering dust on the shelf because the last time they were watched, it was while carefully cuddling my little Bitchcake and feeding her puree. They are always in the background, they were family. Sakura isn't a replacement, she's merely the newest family member.

Thought this was a Zeni thread for a moment.

I've never had a household that was devoid of canine and feline family members so that might affect my answer, but, there really isn't a timeline. Just as with a hereditary family member, they're not "replaceable" in the sense one might "replace" a significant other. If you picked up a new kitty a day after losing your long time feline companion, you're not somehow replacing your old family, you're rescuing new family that can help you work through the grief of losing someone special to you. Each pet we take into our homes is a unique personality that can't be erased once they are no longer with us, and it become apparent when you learn to interact with your newest adoptee. What matters is your capacity to open yourself up to loving this new family member: whether or not you are able to process grief with the help of others or if you have to shut down to do so. If the answer is that you can love someone while grieving for another, then you can adopt a new pet right now.

None of my pets ever died. They all went to live on a farm.

uhhh purple has blue... duh

Lil sister is trying to get on a muscle mag. We've been keeping her in first but with 3 days left, she's dropped to second.... YOU can be the difference 1 vote is free and thats all we ask...you can also vote once per day, so cmon... you're already here. https://mshealthandfit.com/2026/jeanetta-mitchell?fbclid=IwY2xjawQS3pZleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA80MDk5NjI2MjMwODU2MDkAAR7upwWB2NKuxtvkkHOM2mfG290-8JIFzsVwQ4AO-DXzZvGzcXc6QzjVLIFspw_aem_o4x-wZTv69hhqN5uipcv1g

I lost my shiba 5 years ago this month. I haven't replaced him. I'm not opposed to getting another dog though. You seem ready to me.

I recently watched a youtube video how much of modern American consumerist culture is based on bullshit identies. Obviously things like designer clothing have been around for quite some time. This has now gone beyond to innocuous things like handsoap. Anyway, I was thinking about the first time Aldi opened near me in the early 2000s. Groceries were still rather affordable, as we remember. Then came Aldi. In these early days, you were forced down aisles instead of being allowed to roam about, the ceilings were low, the paint was darker, the produce was on what looked to be portable tables, and they only accepted cash. Some people were embarrassed to shop there. Today, new Aldi stores allow you to roam about each aisle, the paint is bright, the tables don't look portable anymore, they indeed now accept card payments, and there are Aldi stores in bougie areas where people drive fancy cars. It's almost like this German efficiency is telling American consumerist culture to fuck off. Walmart tried to open in Germany and they failed.

this is how the basic bitches speak over here, as well. never pegged you for one.

one opened here, it's nothing to brag about IMO, but it's there and has some good deals. but i don't typically shop there, that's reserved for every basic bitch in a 50 mile radius.

Only uses pens that are filled with squid ink.

Episode 766: Luffy's Decision! Sanji on the Brink of Quitting! Sideways Side Mission Having made the decision to speak with Sanji directly, Luffy begins to formulate a plan. But when Luffy plans, the Straw Hats tremble... ONLY TOONAMI

I'm resisting with all my might the temptation to turn on our AC. That shouldn't be a sentence typed in early March. I've got the fan on, window open, a laptop coolpad in my lap, and a wearable fan around my neck. I can't hear anything but I feel good.

I got another cat before my very old cat Sox died. I didn’t plan it. I didn’t want it, but he needed me. The CDS does stuff in its own time. a year seems like a long time. Look at it like this, your old pet would want you to help another like how you helped them.

I miss Kudasai.

I may be wrong, but I think there are AI datacenters that are hiking up prices.

It's been about 10 months with Biscuit and I don't see getting a new cat anytime soon. I want one so bad, but the time isn't right.

The last dog I lost was probably at least 5 years before I got my current one. I had the same feeling when I decided to get the one I have now. Almost like it was a betrayal of some kind. I’m definitely not trying to convince you either way of what you should do. Sorry if this isn’t much help.

Convinced Mr. Hoonie to rub his bald head all over Frankie Froesty.

Went to go lay some pipe on Frankie Froesty.

Okay, I don’t ever do this, but…I need to talk about this thing. It’s like a Big Mac and a Quarter Pounder had a baby, then dressed that baby up in designer clothes. Absolutely nothing about this should work, but it very much does. Would I ever order it again? Probably not. Do I regret it? Only the price, but I can’t complain.

I know an Aldi product when I see one. 😅 Anyway, Japanese curry.

McDonald’s…for the second time this week. I wanted to try that Big Arch thing, strictly out of curiosity. Will probably update with complaints and regrets later.

This and making a salad

I enjoy Aldi, though you have to know the things that are way better there, and avoid the not as good stuff. Luckily for me there are more hits than misses.

Can't even formulate a statement

Only recently immigrated Europeans. White Americans tend to get enraged that the cashiers are allowed to sit down.

Most of their stuff is hit or miss with me but they get shit no one else does...like pink lemonade pop tarts, and a frozen deep dish pizza... haven't seen one of those for years Their beef is trash, but that's what my local butcher is for so I dont fault them for that...no worse than those gray ass cuts from Walmart. Their bananas are dogshit (joy and Carmelita) but the strawberries are always sweet. The peaches are ok, but I most eat canned peaches and pears...not for health, i just like canned peaches and pears. Its my go to for eggs and milk....much cheaper than anywhere else. I cant glaze em like Benji, but Aldi definitely gets a portion of my money during refrigerator reup time.

Uh... Am I the only one who thinks Andre looks like a shade of purple, and not a shade of blue?

Shes back in first...thx guys. 2 more days and ill stop bothering you about this

There’s this narcissistic Carvana ad with shack and this little brunette lady which makes me wonder how turned on sexually she’d be with the teammates he’d dump a bucket of fecal shit on.

Spent years and a lavish amount of funding, trying to develop the first ever spaghetti popsicle. Needless to say, it was a colossal failure that ended in a lot of tears and hurt feelings.

I didn't even need to click that vid and the song's still stuck in my head now, lol.

Middle school is such a serious thing. These problems matter.

whispers in cursive

Bad voice acting, even if it’s kind of the point, absolutely kills video games.

BLEACH: THOUSAND YEAR BLOOD WAR EPISODE 39 The Visible Answer The time has come to rally The Soul Reapers and the Visoreds are working together. The Soul Reapers and the Arrancar are working together. And.... ONLY TOONAMI

"mature adults" 🤣

Brook getting dog piled. Literally. LMAO And Robin just leaves him to them. Man, she's cold-blooded. Then Luffy and Zoro get cat smashed. Too much silliness.

Same kind of eyes? What eyes? LOL How can he see anything through that hair.

Probably could leave if they really wanted, but not without having to forfeit their chance of ever being on the national team.

LOL that guy looks like Ichigo with a perm. And we have a guy that looks and acts like Bakugo and sounds like Inosuke. 😄

I can't be around the general public anymore. I have a public-facing job, but I can't fake being nice, I can't even muster patience. I've become incredibly sardonic, like I can't control it. Not sure how to fix this.

is currently writing a live action screenplay about the ACTUAL seedy side of aquarium life during the filming of 'finding dory'

uses the local and mostly vacant mall as his personal track and field practice arena.