Think of me once in a while, take care

(My rendition)

[darthvaderthegamecat]

To grieve deeply, is to have loved fully.

[JNReditz]

You never really think about how much personality animals have, until you lose one and never meet another like them

[squirrall]

I held my cat as he died. He was old and even though I knew the signs, I stayed because I didn’t want him to be alone.
He was abandoned once already and I just felt like I had to be there until the end.
It’s 1 month since then and I miss you Leopold.

[rickholland]

This is my 4th Christmas since my wife, Penny passed away suddenly. I knew her for 43 happy years.
We worked as EMT/Paramedic partners on the ambulance together for many years (decades). We were a great team on and off duty, building a successful life together.
I can tell you they don't make women like Penny anymore. I love and miss you, my wonderful wife. But life goes on, it definitely goes on.

[animecat]

Eepy cat. So very sleepy. What do you dream about, Eepy cat?

[anarkkee]

Its going to be okay, but its going to be different.

[antiquephoto]

On may 5th, my cat died after growing up with me. Its been 2 years, going onto 3 but every time I think about him still I cry. We had to say goodbye to him, after a tumor started growing on his cheek. I held him in my arms but couldnt handle opening my eyes. Every day when I do a chore, when I go to sleep, or just sit in silence, I remember that he used to get under my clothes and sleep there, he used to get under the blankets and lay in my arms, or just lay next to me so I could feel his warmth. Its been 2 years, but I can still hear his cries to come in when I close my door, can still feel him in my arms. I love you still Buddy.

[SHAO-ffnt]

Years ago I found out my dad didn't die of sickness when I was little. He ended his own life. I met his former co-worker during a visit to my old hometown and he assumed I already knew. Later that day, I told my mom that I just found out, and that was the first time I ever saw her cry.

She explained that every day she would wait for my dad to come home in the evening and had a chat before having dinner together. The day my dad died, she had a migraine and went to bed early. That decision haunts her still, and to this day she'll have dreams of what could have been, had she stayed awake that evening.

Throughout my childhood until my 20s, I never had a father in my life. By the time I got into college, I thought I got used to it. When I found out about this, it felt like I lost my dad a second time.

[nukomao]

i clicked for the kitty, wasn't expecting such a genuine comment section

[potatlerr]

-see cat in thumbnail
-click
-confused
-see comments
-cry

[sutlac_gullac]

I lost my mom three weeks ago. It still doesn't seem to be real for me. I feel like she's at home, waiting for me to return from university. Sometimes the truth that I no longer can hear her voice, cuddle her, hits me, my heart hurts.We had so many dreams together, what do I do now without you? I don't disappoint you mom, I will do my best to make you proud of me.I love you mom ❤

[robinrudzinski]

Grew up in a very emotionally abusive environment and matured into an adult who drifted from one abusive household to another. I adopted a cat one day and she got me through years and years of torment. No matter how awful life became or how hard my soul was crushed, coming home and seeing her waiting at the door for me, with her beautiful smiling face and crystal eyes made me feel like no day could ever be worse than that. I spent years living alone with only her for company and I feel some days that she made me understand what love and compassion truly is

In about one week it will have been a year since cancer took her from me. I'll never forget how, even in her final days she was so beautiful and so filled with love. She passed sleeping and purring in my arms

My heart is exactly as you left it. Sleep well Bianca, and someday we'll meet again someplace warmer

[xeesos]

my mental health has stolen so much from me. i grieve the teenager i could’ve been.

[affanalam]

'What is grief, if not love preserving'
- one of my favorite quotes.

[blessedangel]

when i was little, about 10 years ago, i read a book about a girl who’s grandma had a memory disease which made her forget about her family including the little girl. She didn’t know why her grandma couldn’t remember her and i didn’t understand at the time either. I used to read the book and get sad because i didn’t understand what was happening.


Three years ago my grandma got diagnosed with dementia. We became complete strangers to her. She thought she was in danger and would constantly try to escape from something. She didn’t recognise me, her granddaughter whom she always knew. She didn’t recognise her son, she was scared of him. I lost her this year, but for some reason I didn’t cry. I believe it’s because I had lost her way too long ago. From the moment she forgot me.

I am now 18. I only remembered about the book today. I found it in an old box and cried. I now understand.

[ornjcatVA]

to love despite knowing that grief is inevitable is one of the strongest things someone can do.

[Goose_Dude]

December 18, 2023.
The day my cat died. She had been with me my whole life, she was older than I was. My parents told me about when I was a baby the kitty peeked into my car-carrier seat and slept with me when the brought me home as a baby. That was 16 years ago, and my companion and best kitty friend was the best cat anyone could ask for. Close to the end of her life, she developed a tumor in her stomach, and eventually we had to say goodbye. In my arms, she slipped away to a finer place. I still see her in my dreams. Every now and then I still catch a glimpse of her sitting on my bed, looking out the window in the sunshine. She's gone, but never forgotten.
I love you and I miss you, Ebony.

[Td_o]

December is that time of the year when we all cry together

[baconiam]

Lost my elderly kitty two weeks ago to heart cancer. Grew up alongside her, she helped me get through some rough times. I could never forget her.

[Under]

I like when I find pockets of the internet like this, dirt roads that split off from the highways of the internet. No judgement. No opinions. Just humans understanding one another for who they really are.

Humans.

Because we are a beautiful species. We fall and overcome. We destroy and rebuild. We hate and love. And for all we know we are one of a kind in the vastness of space. We are all we have.