What happened

[Smitty-48]

No regrets.

all I thought was what a wonderful wife I have, how sweet yet strong she is

I was in the moment, it was vivid, the world got very small,

it wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be, I was counting my blessings, living in the now

[Hastur]

sorry to hear about Szabo

he seemed in good spirits last I saw him

especially for his age

he's lived a good life

like I say, he's not in pain, he's just annoyed by the cone

he's sulking, but he's not in distress

I hope he gets better, so you get some more time together. How is he handling having a new dog in the family? Older dogs can have limited patience with the young'uns. Maybe he is too old to care.

[Smitty-48]

sorry to hear about Szabo

he seemed in good spirits last I saw him

especially for his age

he's lived a good life

like I say, he's not in pain, he's just annoyed by the cone

he's sulking, but he's not in distress

I hope he gets better, so you get some more time together. How is he handling having a new dog in the family? Older dogs can have limited patience with the young'uns. Maybe he is too old to care.

oh he's very annoyed by her, getting up in his face all the time

we call him the Fun Police, because he just tries to get in the way and stop the puppy from playing

[Haumana]

it really wasn't

it was growth, my wife & I got stronger

it was a journey, there was pain, but there was joy as well

once we got through the crucible, we were uplifted by the memories come flooding back

Fair enough. I get what you are getting at and I have misspoken. Not sob stories in the way that they are stories to invoke sympathy from othera but yeah crucible where one can't help but sob, at times. Ruff fucking stuff. Those who know know. But there are joyous aspects too.

[Smitty-48]

it really wasn't

it was growth, my wife & I got stronger

it was a journey, there was pain, but there was joy as well

once we got through the crucible, we were uplifted by the memories come flooding back

Fair enough. I get what you are getting at and I have misspoken. Not sob stories in the way that they are stories to invoke sympathy from othera but yeah crucible where one can't help but sob, at times. Ruff fucking stuff. Those who know know. But there are joyous aspects too.

in the moment, all I could think was, what a great life I have

what a romantic adventure this is

it was epic life, feeling it all, living in the moment, seeing what was most important

the Lord was with me, that's what it feels like

[Hastur]

like I say, he's not in pain, he's just annoyed by the cone

he's sulking, but he's not in distress

I hope he gets better, so you get some more time together. How is he handling having a new dog in the family? Older dogs can have limited patience with the young'uns. Maybe he is too old to care.

oh he's very annoyed by her, getting up in his face all the time

we call him the Fun Police, because he just tries to get in the way and stop the puppy from playing

Attaboy!

[Haumana]

No regrets.

all I thought was what a wonderful wife I have, how sweet yet strong she is

I was in the moment, it was vivid, the world got very small,

it wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be, I was counting my blessings, living in the now

That's how it was when I had to put my 1st pup down. 16 year old Border Collie. I never had animals growing up. Chase was my first go at all of this.

[Smitty-48]

like Marty says, I've already had my Mid Life Crisis

suffering from PTSD Hypervigilance, spiralling down into the dark

then I reached out to Christ

and He was there

lifting my shoulders to the sky

I went from spiralling down, to soaring, like a rocket, go at throttle up, literally overnight

miracles happen

[Haumana]

it really wasn't

it was growth, my wife & I got stronger

it was a journey, there was pain, but there was joy as well

once we got through the crucible, we were uplifted by the memories come flooding back

Fair enough. I get what you are getting at and I have misspoken. Not sob stories in the way that they are stories to invoke sympathy from othera but yeah crucible where one can't help but sob, at times. Ruff fucking stuff. Those who know know. But there are joyous aspects too.

in the moment, all I could think was, what a great life I have

what a romantic adventure this is

it was epic life, feeling it all, living in the moment, seeing what was most important

the Lord was with me, that's what it feels like

Yep, yep except the Lord part for me but I get the sentiment. Currently, I am calling it the "lucky penny." Always Heads up. It doesn't come without it trials but I have faith that it will come. Maybe that is it.

[Smitty-48]

I hope he gets better, so you get some more time together. How is he handling having a new dog in the family? Older dogs can have limited patience with the young'uns. Maybe he is too old to care.

oh he's very annoyed by her, getting up in his face all the time

we call him the Fun Police, because he just tries to get in the way and stop the puppy from playing

Attaboy!

the puppy adores him of course, she literally went from the puppy pile to meeting Szabo

so she loves to drive him up the wall

like she'll come barrelling out of the tall grass and just tackle him, she jumps all over him