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Mel Remple's avatar

Omg I love this post!! Your writing is fabulous!

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Cyn's avatar

Why, Thank you! I appreciate that encouragement!

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Cyn's avatar

I also love your kitten pic; what its name?

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Mel Remple's avatar

That’s Figgy. One of our 4 rescue kitties.

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Cyn's avatar

What a great name! I had cats all my life, and now a single rescue dog, who is a headstrong terrier mix, so unlike my previous Goldens, but such big part of my life. His name is Jazz, short for Jasper, from whence he was rescued (Jasper, TN).

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Mel Remple's avatar

Jazz is a great name! I’ve had cats for most of my life too and Fig has lots of nicknames: Lil’ Fig, Miss Figgy, Figarillo. 😻

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steven manning's avatar

Flashback 65 years ago to dad and I watching Sunday cartoons. Popeye finds out he has a dad and goes to see him. At which point Popeye's dad says "II hates relictives." After a laugh, I say to my dad

"Is that how it is? He replies " Yes" I make a mental note in the boilerplate that is 12 year at old boy's mind. "That's how it is." Luckily for me, my spouse's dad was a drunk who ruined every one of her childhood holidays, I have screwed up Christmas, but our children know we try. It's always about family.

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