To My Dear by Anonymous

[bergann]

To My Dear by Anonymous
translated from Norwegian by bergann
Source: www.canis.no

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[broms_lullaby]

That is so sad, but a good warning. My grandparents got two chiuaua puppied when my grampa was sick and then wanted to put them down two years later because they were too hyper. Me, on the other hand, I really should put my dog down. He is a 12 year old lab but I just can't do it. He lives with my parents because I am in college and he misses me. He can't get up or down the steps anymore and we think he is deaf and is definetly blind. But he still smiles, and as long as he enjoys his life I just can't stand to take it away from him. Maybe when I go off to grad school in a year, out of state and won't see him again it will be time.

[bergann]

I admit to I was sobbing like a babe while I was translating it. Anything sad remotely concerning animals hits me where it hurts the most -- a reason why I can't imagine myself reading or seeing Marley & Me because I know it will tear my heart out & crush it.

I'm sorry to hear about your dog -- it's never easy those kind of choices. I used to walk my neighbour's Husky & was utterly gutted when they ended up putting her down when it was revealed she was sick. Sometimes it's the best choice for them, because your heart can stand to see them suffer, but it never makes it easier. Sometimes the thought of leaving my dog in a year for university terrifies me so completely. They're such wonderful, loyal creatures. You just wants what is best for them & for them to know that you love them with all your heart always.

[nyx_nox]

D: D: D:

I miss my puppy ):

Also no, don't ever watch Marley & Me. I was inconsolable, that movie is like an instrument of torture. Granted I watched it way too soon after my girl passed, and my uncle's other dog is a lab/retriever cross so the whole thing hit way too close to home, but still. I do not advise it at all.

[bergann]

Aw honey *hugs you tight*

It made my dad cry. I have not seen my dad cry EVER until he was reading that book, and that scared me away from it better than anything else possibly could. Because damn, if he cried, I am going to be a wreck.

[entangled_now]

That is so crushingly sad. I had to go play with my dog right after that.

[bergann]

I know :( When I read it on my sister's blog the first time, it was like 2AM and I immediately had to go upstairs to sit & cuddle my dog for an hour.