This has been a hard week. Mom and Pip are so sad, there are no more smiles, no more laughs, just heavy hearts. It's so different here without Ginger. I miss her. Even though both Mom and Pip have been here all day every day since Ginger left, it's strangely lonely. Mom and Pip are trying to take care of each other, but they're not as watchful and observant as Ginger was, and Pip doesn't think to take Mom out for walks - she's gonna get fat! It touches me that in all their sorrow, they've still had time for me. In fact, I've been held more, cuddled more and watched more movies than ever before. Three nights this last week Pip and I got story time. Pip wanted Mom to hold her and read to her like she did when she was little. I don't know what it was like when she was little but if it was like this, oh yeah, I'm all for it.
Even though the feeling is heavy right now, I think I'm learning. In the wild there's only survival. There isn't time for what Mom calls connection. There isn't time to enjoy someone you like. Gee it's not even a good idea to like anyone out there, they could be gone any minute. But here, in this house, there is caring. There is connection, play and enjoyment - even with a toad! There is room for love.
And Mom loved Ginger with all her heart. Piper did too. They miss Ginger - a LOT! I do too. We all wish she'd come back home.
Even though the feeling is heavy right now, I think I'm learning. In the wild there's only survival. There isn't time for what Mom calls connection. There isn't time to enjoy someone you like. Gee it's not even a good idea to like anyone out there, they could be gone any minute. But here, in this house, there is caring. There is connection, play and enjoyment - even with a toad! There is room for love.
And Mom loved Ginger with all her heart. Piper did too. They miss Ginger - a LOT! I do too. We all wish she'd come back home.