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Grieving Ends. Mourning is Forever

It’s now been seven months since Morgan died. Riley now accepts that she’s not coming home, she’s not coming back and it is permanent. Which is a big relief to me – not having to explain it over and over again. And not to have to bear the burden of her grief as well. And [...]

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I Like That She Asks

Every now and then Riley asks about Morgan. It will often come out of the blue. There doesn’t seem to be a rhyme or reason to it. She just asks. And it hurts. Like a good punch to the stomach. All of those memories come crowding in before I can hold them back. And I [...]

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168/365 The Girl Who Doesn’t Sleep

Naps are gone. Night time sleep is on its way. A mere month ago her sleep at night was blissfully reliable. She’d go down (relatively easily) and then only come into our room at around 4 or 5 in the morning. Thanks to the sibling adjustment period (please, tell me it’s a phase?!) she’s now [...]

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160/365 Memory

This photo was taken the day before I took Morgan to the vet to be put down. Yes, she is sleeping on a pair of Josh’s underpants. She was a strange cat, who also had a love of damp towels and cardboard. Toddlers struggle with concepts of permanence. So it is was very expected that [...]

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157/365 Last Words

My belief systems are pretty hazy which is where being an agnostic comes in handy. I know that there are some things I don’t believe in – like concepts of heaven and hell. But I also know I do believe in an afterlife, even for cats. I just don’t know anything more with that. And [...]

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Goodbye

The ad in the classifieds said that there were kittens for $20. But Morgan was free. The breeder said when we got there that he had just wanted to make sure that the kittens were actually wanted. In the beginning, the kitten I wanted was a black tom cat. I ended up choosing a tabby [...]

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Morgan

My cat is 17 years old. I’ve had her since I was just 15. Recently things have been difficult. She has arthritis which she is on medication for and has taken to incessant and loud yowling all hours of the night. It’s worse than it sounds. On a bad night, no one gets any decent [...]

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Nature vs Nurture

Personality. It’s a strange beast. Every day, a little bit more of Riley’s personality emerges. But it can be hard to tell what is actual personality and what is her being a toddler. It is hard to tell what she was born with and what she has learnt. She’s extremely gregarious. But not around toddlers. [...]

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The Cat and the Toddler

Here they are this morning, enjoying their special friendship. Which means that Riley can kick her (a little bit) and Morgan doesn’t mind. Riley is at the stage where she is very intent on hugging Morgan. She pursues her with the kind of intensity that makes me feel sorry for future objects of her affection.

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No Lunch For You!

My early riser was too sleepy to even attempt the pasta at lunch. Weirdly the cat ate a good portion of it later. Maybe someone should tell her she’s supposed to be a carnivore.

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