I woke up this morning and found our Conure dead. Yesterday evening, I could tell she was not herself, and decided that I’d call the vet in the morning if she wasn’t any better. She wasn’t better this morning.
So, now I’m sitting here, waiting on the sun to rise for a proper burial, and dreading telling my daughter the news. I know she’s going to take it rough. She took the death or a poisoned rat in the back yard rough. She took the death of our dog last summer even rougher. So… now we have a day that has begun with darkness in both senses of the word.
It’s so hard to comfort the subject of death.
Weather it’s a 10¢ feeder goldfish or a purebred dog… explaining how something can be here one day, and gone the next is so hard to convey into words to a kid.
I can only hope that we find a rainbow in today, and count or blessings, and be glad in the years we had with her, and just try not to let the sadness marinate into our life.
I’m not sure how many tears and emotional breakdowns this day will hold. I’m not sure how I’m going to manage to clean and remove her large cage that was a fixture in our living room. I’m not sure which is going to be worst: and empty cage or a empty spot there. I’m also not too sure about the silence of the squawking that I had grown so accustomed to.
Everyday holds it’s uncertainties. I don’t like today’s.
I’m not even sure weather to publish this post, or even how to end it. I certainly don’t want to bum any of y’all out.
I guess the only closing words I may have would be how God gives and takes away, everything is His to begin with; even our children. We are his “babysitters” here on earth. Our job is to take care of what He gives us; and we are to do our best. Don’t neglect. Don’t be “too busy”. Take the time to play and love– both people and pets. Because every living thing is a blessing, and every living thing matters.
Today I’m going to take a little more time to play with my kid and dogs and other critters I’ve been blessed with.
I’m going to cherish today despite of it’s darkness.
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It’s so hard for a child to find any sense of understanding of death. We had a “pet cemetary”. We celebrated each animal for the joy that they brought to our lives. Wishing you strength and the wisdom to know the words to comfort your precious girls. I’ll be thinking of you!