Oh, Steph, I'm sorry. But despite your guilt, you did right: you knew when it was time, and you took action to prevent her being in any more pain.
Sometimes a thing gets broke, can't be fixed.
Kaylee ,'Out Of Gas'
Natter 67: Overriding Vetoes
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, nail polish, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Consuela - Jan 21, 2011 4:05:56 pm PST #18226 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Calli - Jan 21, 2011 4:08:23 pm PST #18227 of 30001
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
I'm sorry, Steph.
§ ita § - Jan 21, 2011 4:08:48 pm PST #18228 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Jilli, that's so perfect.
Steph, being grownup hurts, and running from it sometimes (when no one else suffers for it) is perfectly reasonable behaviour.
Cass - Jan 21, 2011 4:13:44 pm PST #18229 of 30001
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
I'm sorry, Tep. I know that you'd never have been ready to say goodbye to Chloe but you loved her and did the right thing. I loved hearing stories about her.
WindSparrow - Jan 21, 2011 4:14:54 pm PST #18230 of 30001
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
We've said over and over since this past summer that we knew she didn't have a lot of time left, but still. I would never have been ready, matter when it happened.
It's always sudden. I'm sorry you lost your beloved Chloe. She was a lucky dog to have you and Tim to love and care for her.
Sue - Jan 21, 2011 4:24:20 pm PST #18231 of 30001
hip deep in pie
No ceremony or funeral; she wants to be cremated, and have us sneak her ashes into the flowerbeds around the Haunted Mansion at Disneyland. No, she wasn't kidding.
That's so lovely!
Steph, I'm so sorry. It's such a hard decision to make, but I know you guys did what was best for Chloe.
brenda m - Jan 21, 2011 4:28:20 pm PST #18232 of 30001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
I'm so sorry, Tep. You did right by her. Hugs to both of you, and Kato too.
I feel like going and draping a blanket or sweatshirt on the dog in her honor.
No ceremony or funeral; she wants to be cremated, and have us sneak her ashes into the flowerbeds around the Haunted Mansion at Disneyland. No, she wasn't kidding.
That's lovely. And knowing how to honor her at this time is especially lovely.
JZ - Jan 21, 2011 4:31:43 pm PST #18233 of 30001
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
Oh, Teppy, I'm so sorry. Having to make that decision when the time comes is absolutely the hardest part of being a good, loving pet owner.
And, Jilli, that's lovely.
Dana - Jan 21, 2011 4:32:29 pm PST #18234 of 30001
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."
Apparently Keith Olbermann just announced that tonight is the last episode of Countdown.
Connie Neil - Jan 21, 2011 4:33:42 pm PST #18235 of 30001
brillig
oh, damn, Teppy. The universe needs to take a fucking break, already. Or be about to dump showers of beautiful flowers and music all over us.
I fully support the Mom at Disneyland project.