RIP Ratty

I am a rodent girl.  I love them.  I’ve had hamsters, gerbils, mice, a chinchilla.  I’ve always wanted a rat.  But rats were out of the question when I was younger, and when I had my own apartment, mice fit better.  Pet rats need people.  They need space.  They need stimulation.  I could not offer [...]

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Feeling left out

For those of you who don’t actually know me in real life, I assure you, I’m actually a good person.  I think of others, don’t hit my kids or kick my pets.  I volunteer, I donate money to charity.  I let people cut in front of me in the car, I even let people cut [...]

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Beautiful

My mother was on one side of her.  My grandfather on the other. Her breathing had been getting worse.  She had deteriorated quickly over her last hours. She had 8 very bad breaths.  They were quite laboured, but she wasn’t in pain. She turned to my mother and smiled. Then she was gone I love [...]

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She’s gone

I sat down to post that I’d learnt that she had less than 48 hours to live. Then the phone rang. It was my dad. Nana is gone.  Died peacefully. I miss her already.  I’ve been missing her for years as the dementia and mental illness set in.  But now the Nana I knew will [...]

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