Comments on: Deaths in the Family http://www.colinmcnulty.com/blog/2009/03/17/deaths-in-the-family/ My humble blog about fitness, health, diet (paleo and zone), CrossFit, PDR self defence, weightlifting, general life musings and occasional jollity. Sun, 05 Feb 2012 20:03:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Colin McNultyhttp://www.colinmcnulty.com/blog/2009/03/17/deaths-in-the-family/comment-page-1/#comment-2112 Colin McNulty Fri, 20 Mar 2009 05:19:42 +0000 http://www.colinmcnulty.com/blog/?p=466#comment-2112 Pets as consumer goods, hmmm never really looked at them that way, thanks Pete! ;) Death is part and parcel of owning a pet and perhaps one of the greatest gifts a pet has to give, in teaching loss. Pets as consumer goods, hmmm never really looked at them that way, thanks Pete! ;) Death is part and parcel of owning a pet and perhaps one of the greatest gifts a pet has to give, in teaching loss.

]]> By: Petehttp://www.colinmcnulty.com/blog/2009/03/17/deaths-in-the-family/comment-page-1/#comment-2106 Pete Thu, 19 Mar 2009 22:58:27 +0000 http://www.colinmcnulty.com/blog/?p=466#comment-2106 As a hardened veteran of 3 guinea pig and one rabbit burials in recent years I worry the other way with my son, his first reaction is "What can we get now?". Although lying on the floor last night stretching after a run afforded me the opportunity to see a guilty looking hamster scuttling about under the Sofa, considering how I plonk myself down after a long run hes lucky to still be here too! As a hardened veteran of 3 guinea pig and one rabbit burials in recent years I worry the other way with my son, his first reaction is “What can we get now?”. Although lying on the floor last night stretching after a run afforded me the opportunity to see a guilty looking hamster scuttling about under the Sofa, considering how I plonk myself down after a long run hes lucky to still be here too!

]]> By: Steve Jhttp://www.colinmcnulty.com/blog/2009/03/17/deaths-in-the-family/comment-page-1/#comment-2080 Steve J Tue, 17 Mar 2009 22:18:54 +0000 http://www.colinmcnulty.com/blog/?p=466#comment-2080 Yours is the 4th cat death I've heard of since Friday... Somebody obviously has an agenda against our feline friends. Yours is the 4th cat death I’ve heard of since Friday…

Somebody obviously has an agenda against our feline friends.

]]> By: Wifeyhttp://www.colinmcnulty.com/blog/2009/03/17/deaths-in-the-family/comment-page-1/#comment-2079 Wifey Tue, 17 Mar 2009 21:00:23 +0000 http://www.colinmcnulty.com/blog/?p=466#comment-2079 If it is any consolation hun, I believe you not being here will be, in the long run a blessing, I think subconciously she does see mummy as the meanie poo poo head that took the cat away and never brought it back, and the harbinger of death which proclaimed the cold stiff body of said rodent departed from this earthly realm. I suspect she will talk to you about this because you have a level of detachment that I currently do not have. Lol it has however brought about some interesting discussion regarding our own mortalities, she thinks mummy being a tree hugging hippy and wanting a green burial rather cool, she has said she wants to be buried at sea and wants to know how you are going to be dispatched aswell, lol expect that conversation when you get home ;) She is more resiliant than you realise though sweetie, she didn't flinch when we put the hammie in the take away tub and stuck her in the bottom drawer of the freezer so that you can be there when we do the biz, I however wish I was 8 again and wish my dad was here to do all these things, humpf nobody tells you that at the grand ole age of 36 I still had some growing up to do :S If it is any consolation hun, I believe you not being here will be, in the long run a blessing, I think subconciously she does see mummy as the meanie poo poo head that took the cat away and never brought it back, and the harbinger of death which proclaimed the cold stiff body of said rodent departed from this earthly realm. I suspect she will talk to you about this because you have a level of detachment that I currently do not have.

Lol it has however brought about some interesting discussion regarding our own mortalities, she thinks mummy being a tree hugging hippy and wanting a green burial rather cool, she has said she wants to be buried at sea and wants to know how you are going to be dispatched aswell, lol expect that conversation when you get home ;)

She is more resiliant than you realise though sweetie, she didn’t flinch when we put the hammie in the take away tub and stuck her in the bottom drawer of the freezer so that you can be there when we do the biz, I however wish I was 8 again and wish my dad was here to do all these things, humpf nobody tells you that at the grand ole age of 36 I still had some growing up to do :S

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