Can I just say, and I'm just being honest...

[Joods]

We dedicate our lives to our pets. They are our family. They are loving, trusting and completely void of any sort of hate based on political or religious reasons. They just love us for who we are. And when they leave this world whether that be due to age or illness, it just hurts so fucking much. 

The decision this morning wasn't easy. She gave us 13 wonderful, awesome years. I tell myself that it was the humane thing to do, but I feel selfish because she was the last thing I had of J's to hold on to. So instead of feeling like I lost one love today, I've lost two.

[J a c k]

We dedicate our lives to our pets. They are our family. They are loving, trusting and completely void of any sort of hate based on political or religious reasons. They just love us for who we are. And when they leave this world whether that be due to age or illness, it just hurts so fucking much. 

The decision this morning wasn't easy. She gave us 13 wonderful, awesome years. I tell myself that it was the humane thing to do, but I feel selfish because she was the last thing I had of J's to hold on to. So instead of feeling like I lost one love today, I've lost two.

Oh no! So sorry, joods. I’m so, so sorry. My heart goes out to you.

[Shell B]

Sorry, Joods.

[unfogged]

We dedicate our lives to our pets. They are our family. They are loving, trusting and completely void of any sort of hate based on political or religious reasons. They just love us for who we are. And when they leave this world whether that be due to age or illness, it just hurts so fucking much. 

The decision this morning wasn't easy. She gave us 13 wonderful, awesome years. I tell myself that it was the humane thing to do, but I feel selfish because she was the last thing I had of J's to hold on to. So instead of feeling like I lost one love today, I've lost two.

I've been there many times, including just a few months back and am expecting it again within a few months.  It's the right thing to do but it is one of the hardest things to do.

[brewer]

We dedicate our lives to our pets. They are our family. They are loving, trusting and completely void of any sort of hate based on political or religious reasons. They just love us for who we are. And when they leave this world whether that be due to age or illness, it just hurts so fucking much. 

The decision this morning wasn't easy. She gave us 13 wonderful, awesome years. I tell myself that it was the humane thing to do, but I feel selfish because she was the last thing I had of J's to hold on to. So instead of feeling like I lost one love today, I've lost two.

You did the right thing. Animals don't understand why they're suffering, just that they are. It ain't right to try and hold on.

I'm confident there will be other days with J.

[outtathereligioncloset]

Oh Joods, I'm new to the history but I sure do feel your pain.

When we have to make that decision ourselves it really is so very hard.  Are we doing it too soon?  Have we waited too late?  We'll second guess ourselves along with the grieving.  All we can offer them is death with a degree of dignity.   All we can offer ourselves during the actual process is a mantra of "we're doing this FOR her, not TO her."

We had 9 and a half of our Jack Russel's 10 and a half to 11 years on this earth, until June of this year and I wouldn't trade one second of it, even the worst of it when he started having terrible seizures right before my eyes in his last two months.  We were blindsided----we'd expected to have many more years with a healthy, happy monkey-dog.  Having him here enriched our lives beyond all comprehension.  It still hurts every day.  My best friend's 13-year-old dog followed about 6 weeks later.  Our hearts shredded together.

My heart breaks for you.  I still think I see him out of the corner of my eye at least a couple of times a week and stumbling across a favorite toy hidden under furniture has undone me several times.

***(Humongous virtual hug)***

[J a c k]

CIJS

I’m seriously considering that I have morphed into a robot.
I know that missing people is real, because I’ve felt it before. I know what pain is like. I understand the fear of seeing someone leave. I’ve said so many goodbyes.

Thing is... I’m in a strange place right now. It’s like I’m standing there and I’m just closing doors left and right and feeling nothing. I keep thinking it will hurt when it sinks in, but it doesn’t. Meh. I can enjoy spending time with someone and feel that I care about them, but then when I feel suffocated, I close the door and it’s great. Not even just lacking in sadness. I actually feel great. Ah. Alone at last. Ah. Silence. So nice. I do remember the last romantic goodbye that hurt... but was it that damaging that this is what’s left? Really? Nah. Can’t be due to that. Could it be that I grew up moving around so much and then as an adult the pattern persisted, causing me to at some point become absolutely numb? I’m thinking this could be true. I’m trying to give in, because perhaps a person deserves feelings, but I feel like I keep going through the motions and at the end, as great as it seems, I’ll end up breaking it and walking away with zero scratches. And IPAs still mean what they did before, no matter how many beer drinkers. Why can’t they have a new face? That's not even funny, though. I mean... come the fuck on!

So a movie then. Cool. Don’t lean your head on my shoulder just so you can read what I’m reading. I feel suffocated. And I need a week off. I can’t listen to myself think with so much... you.

I know. I sound like a selfish asshole. And I am, though! On paper what everyone else has seems so nice and I think I want it, but then when I do it suffocates me to the point where I don’t even feel bad about leaving.

I miss hurting for her. It’s been so long.

[brewer]

You may be growing a new appendage.

[Silver]

CIJS,

I suck, because I never was any good without you.

[Joods]

I am so proud to say that I know this young lady. 

Cheerleader with Down Syndrome inspires many

DALLASTOWN, Pa. —

A cheerleader from York County is inspiring a lot more than the players on the field. WGAL's Brittany Garzillo reports from Dallastown.