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| Saying goodbye! | We all have at one time, or will have came across that special dog that we refer to as part of the family. You know the one that you take with you everywhere and it just seems normal. And for some reason you do not take your dog with you they sit at home and pout when you return home.
For me it was a very special dog by the name of Missy. She was a mixed breed, part Golden Retriever/Rottweiler that we adopted from our local animal shelter. As a pup she was extremely easy to house break, sure she did have her issues with chewing but she also soon outgrew that. She was such a fur ball as a pup and her first winter was adorable. The way she would romp and play in the snow was comical to say the least.
Well it has been 5 years now since that time and we have had to put her down. That was the hardest decision we ever had to make. About a year ago she was diagnosed as being diabetic and I would administer her 2 shot a day of insulin. It was not long,about a month after this that she went totally blind from this.
Being foolish and selfish we did our best that we could to provide her the best living space we could so we could hold on to our dear Missy. The idea of putting her down just because she went blind was not even in our minds even though the vet suggested it. He told us sure she will be able to maneuver around the home but outside she would be lost and it would be easier now then later to have put down.
To me this just seemed dumb and cruel to say the least. After all this was our baby and like a child to me. She was the one who would listen to me when no one else would . She was the one who was there with me while I was recovering from surgeries. And to have her put down was like asking me to have a child put down. Missy did do well for the last year of her life,she never complained or whined and did her best to be herself, even though she was not able to do the things she once used to.
It was hard to see her run into the walls at first but after time I was able to help guide her through the home and she did so well.
Last month the time came to finally decide to have her put down. She started to get worse and when she just laid on the floor and refused to eat her favorite food(which was candy and sweets), I knew it was time to do what was needed. It was hard for the family to say goodbye as she was loaded into the car to be taken to the vet and sent on her way to a peaceful afterlife. I had to assure myself that she would be better off and that she would not be suffering anymore.
Even though it has only been a month since she has passed it is hard to hear and see the house so quiet without her being here. I just wanted to take some time and memorialize her here and wish everyone who does have that special pet in their lives to take the time now to give them a big hug and tell them just how special they are. Sure you might think it silly but trust me your dog will know what you are saying and will you be better off knowing they know.
Missy you sure will be missed and you were loved by so many.
To the best dog ever
Missy you were the greatest!!!!
| | Posted: 10/3/2008 at 11:47 | Read 68 times | 0 comments | Leave Comment |
 | MLM | Well what is there to say about the world of MLM?
I have been trying now for the past year and a half to learn what I can about the MLM aspect of the internet and have found a few things out. As everyone knows MLM stands for Multi Level Marketing but it should stand for My Lost Money.
There are 3 phases to the world of MLM that everyone should consider when you decide to enter into this business.
The first phase is getting your spouse or loved one to belive in you and to come on board with anything it is you plan on doing. Because without their support you are going to fail no matter how sucessful you may think you are being. You could have great sucess for years to come but the day the adventure goes south they will there in the wings to say I told you so and rub your nose in it like a puppy who just peed on the new carpet. Sure life is about taking a few risks to get ahead and maybe they work and maybe they don't but in order for this to realy work by all means have your loved ones blessing to proceed ahead. If for some reason they do not back you and you do go ahead with your plans just be warned of the I told you so and constant negative remarks you will get from them.
The second phase is finding the right business to get into. What is right for one person may not be right for the other. You have to find something that you belive in and would stand behind yourself. Sure it is easy to say I can make money getting peole to sign up under me in this business but if you really do not belive in what it is you are selling then why even sell it in the first place.
And finally the third phase to MLM is your upline. If one is to have sucess in any venture then there must be some support from your upline as well. Just remember this though as you do grow a downline of your own. If you are brought in and just left to figure things out for youself then there is no way you will ever sucede. A few well done words of help and encouragement are worth alot in any business,and not just those phoney autoresponders either.
I hope that those who do try to make a living doing MLM all the best of luck and many happy returns on your investment. | | Posted: 2/21/2008 at 03:17 | Read 47 times | 1 comment | Leave Comment |
| Dealing with the loss of estranged family members | My father,who recently passed away suddenly,was estranged from me for close to 5 years now. He was not the typical father in the sense that he was there for his children while we were growing up.
Being the second of 5 boys,has as could be expected,not always been then easiest but I have learned to cope with that. The hardest thing to deal with is the life my father had chosen to live.
He was an alcoholic who never would admit he had a drinking problem and would blame us boys for everything that went wrong in his life. On many occasions I was the brunt of his beatings and bore that growing up. He had admitted tome he wished that I had never been born and that I was a mistake. He had always wanted a girl,and thank goodness he never had one.
The abuse,both physically and mentally,we had to endure at his hands was one thing but his lack of support for the family was another thing in itself.
He was capable of getting and maintaining a job but he had took the path of living off of the system and chose to drink his life away. It was from the upbringing I had from him that I have used to form my own
method of raising my daughter. No I might not be perfect as a parent but I have vowed to give my daughter the things that I never had growing up,and not all material things either, the love and nurturing that was missing I have tried to give my daughter.
Now that he has passed away and upon hearing of his death (Feb 01 2008) has caused some mixed emotions on the matter. No I am not glad that he has passed away yet neither am I totally torn up over the matter either.
There are so many question left unanswered and unasked. Like why he did the things he did,why he never cared what happened and so forth. He never was a person who would talk to us and when I would reach out to him to talk it was the old story from him.
I can at least rest in the knowledge that I did try to speak to him but that he chose not to speak to me. No it does not make things easier to deal with but it does give me a sense of calm in that sense.
He chose not to have a funeral but to be cremated instead,sure us boys did have a small grave site gathering when they placed his ashes. The closure is there in that sense that we were able to say our goodbyes to him and to gain a sense of calmness in the mess of the matter.
Now the healing has to come from the years of hurt and pain yet the key to the matter is never going to be here to help unlock the answers. the answers will have to come from me talking with my wife and taking from his life the things he did wrong and try my best not to inflict those same wrongs on my daughter. give her the love I never had and the support a father should give their child.
I still have no clue to how I should feel but the mixed feelings I have went through are normal in my mind and for all those who have gone through the same in their lives I am truly sorry. For those who have yet to deal with this it is not easy but rest assured that there are others who know the pain and uncertainty of the feelings. It is normal to feel the way we do and the best thing we can do in my mind is move on and try not to dwell on the past yet forge ahead and reclaim your life.
| | Posted: 2/10/2008 at 03:44 | Read 72 times | 7 comments | Leave Comment |
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