tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post1925117144191418124..comments2024-03-26T17:55:50.539-04:00Comments on Cranky old man: YOU HAVE TO PADDLE ONjoehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08520161706680568508noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-78670155470126281192017-09-07T03:18:11.278-04:002017-09-07T03:18:11.278-04:00You've captured life well -- death is just a p...You've captured life well -- death is just a part of life. This was the attitude in my home growing up. Perhaps people who grew up in the days of an agrarian society, or are more in touch with nature grasp this idea more readily. joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09999395062839739698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-62367042275705984442017-09-05T14:17:30.560-04:002017-09-05T14:17:30.560-04:00What a beautiful and touching post. I learned afte...What a beautiful and touching post. I learned after the death of my son, that today's society really doesn't know how to handle death and grief. Even the churches don't really get into all of that. They much prefer to teach all the "fluffy" stuff. I had to learn the hard way, that death is a part of life and that as hard as it is,life has to go on. Too many times, people would enable me, telling me that it was okay to "feel the feelings". Well, I felt those feelings and hung on to them far too long and it almost set me crazy. <br /><br />Observing nature helped me - and even posts like this, continue to cement the practicality of acceptance and moving on. Debby https://www.blogger.com/profile/02574297621214864538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-48723641053274152822017-09-05T10:19:15.000-04:002017-09-05T10:19:15.000-04:00A sad but true fact of life. Good post Cranky.A sad but true fact of life. Good post Cranky.Lowandslowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08608734222483888884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-560473057374950032017-09-04T21:24:26.285-04:002017-09-04T21:24:26.285-04:00There is no such thing as fairness in nature. We h...There is no such thing as fairness in nature. We humans invented the concept to make society run more smoothly, but it isn't real.stephen Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17659054447637207734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-76646842709072648322017-09-04T20:04:52.293-04:002017-09-04T20:04:52.293-04:00Sad but true, we have to paddle on, animals seem t...Sad but true, we have to paddle on, animals seem to handle this better than people do though.Jimmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00079471254681821763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-77367755683339003732017-09-04T18:58:55.863-04:002017-09-04T18:58:55.863-04:00Somebody gave us a kitten, and our other four cats...Somebody gave us a kitten, and our other four cats shunned it. That kitten looked perfectly healthy. He ate and drank, but was pretty solemn for a kitten. We made him a box with a soft towel to sleep on, and kept the box in the garage. One morning he didn't wake up. Not a mark on him. I guess the other cats knew. My boys were devastated. <br /><br />I still tear up when I think of that little kitten. Not so much for the kitten, but my boys' reaction. At the time, though, I didn't shed a tear. That would have made it worse for them.Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13025832536749983018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-56095302278272330452017-09-04T15:25:47.391-04:002017-09-04T15:25:47.391-04:00I've done some work on my family tree. It was...I've done some work on my family tree. It wasn't that long ago (antibiotics only go back to the 1930s or so) that death was a much larger part of life than we're used to now. All but one of my grandparents had at least one sibling who died young. Back in colonial days, it was not uncommon for a man to bury one or two wives, and multiple children. . .Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12044041773404411751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-81191649017643204712017-09-04T15:05:49.424-04:002017-09-04T15:05:49.424-04:00Like Belva, I have seen that in cats several times...Like Belva, I have seen that in cats several times. Often you can't even see what is wrong with the kitten, she just knows something is wrong and abandons it. I found one such kitten. It took a lot of vet care but he lived with me for 17 years. Sadly animals don't have docs on call. Arkansas Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156004753267665579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-73395043417739319102017-09-04T14:37:24.915-04:002017-09-04T14:37:24.915-04:00We do whatever we HAVE to do!!We do whatever we HAVE to do!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-18672469023454458592017-09-04T14:06:03.651-04:002017-09-04T14:06:03.651-04:00Yes, nature can seem cruel .If some thing appears ...Yes, nature can seem cruel .If some thing appears to be wrong with one<br />baby, (I used to notice it on the kid's cats) the mother would just <br />take it away and leave it. The kids would always find it and try to bring<br />back to health, but it always died. The mother knows when one baby<br />is ill and I imagine instinct urges the mother to dispose of it. It would<br />obviously slow a pack down and no Obama Health care. LOLBelvahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01402558570483074059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-43681913776800240562017-09-04T10:04:13.029-04:002017-09-04T10:04:13.029-04:00I used to documet cemeteries for the Ontario Cemet...I used to documet cemeteries for the Ontario Cemetery Project. In the older sections would be stones that read, "The children of...... and then a long list of childrens names" How those parents ever managed to carry on after such losses is amazing to me...but of course....they had to didn't they?only slightly confusedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08165115156889904978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-28276193325101890872017-09-04T09:34:01.487-04:002017-09-04T09:34:01.487-04:00That saying, 'Life goes on,' is true, but ...That saying, 'Life goes on,' is true, but sometimes a very bitter pill.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02743921972328074980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-13996163739113018182017-09-04T08:50:39.895-04:002017-09-04T08:50:39.895-04:00It's not easy, yet you do go on for the sake o...It's not easy, yet you do go on for the sake of the rest.messymimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10649529601786689712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-50625553027280746452017-09-04T01:30:36.771-04:002017-09-04T01:30:36.771-04:00I'm guessing your mum lived in the time before...I'm guessing your mum lived in the time before modern cures and vaccinations, when death was more common from what we now know as minor ailments. Having so many die before you reach adulthood brings acceptance and less fear of when it will be your time.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.com