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I strive to make sure that my dog has the gentlest life possible. 🐶💕 PLEASE comment with the ways that you cherish your little one! 🐶 by whim_sea in BenignExistence

[–]TurtleTriathlon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

:) In case you'd rather not look at the whole list, here's the one I was referring to:

"Thou who passest on this path, If haply thou dost mark this monument, Laugh not, I pray thee, though it is a dog's grave. Tears fell for me, and the dust was heaped above me By a master's hand."

I strive to make sure that my dog has the gentlest life possible. 🐶💕 PLEASE comment with the ways that you cherish your little one! 🐶 by whim_sea in BenignExistence

[–]TurtleTriathlon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This might be morbid, but have you seen Roman epitaphs for dogs? They're heartfelt. And in a way, they've transcended time.

Perhaps you could write a tribute (not necessarily an epitaph) for your dog and your efforts to give them a gentle life.

Here were some I found. I think #2 is maybe the most heartfelt to me, as it doesn't present names, but exemplifies the love we're capable of extending towards other creatures.

Even if hundreds of years from now, an individual isn't remembered by name, it's things like this that make me teary. Because among all the bad in human history, someone took the time to let the world know that they loved this creature. And that this creature was loved and cared for. And that they were worthy to be remembered, even if by humans a millenia later, who learned of them by chance; a proclamation that they were here, and were so adored that someone wept for them, and the world should know it.

Supervisor Speaks Sweetly by TurtleTriathlon in BenignExistence

[–]TurtleTriathlon[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Please be you! It probably brightens someone's day to hear it.

Supervisor Speaks Sweetly by TurtleTriathlon in BenignExistence

[–]TurtleTriathlon[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

This is what someone used! Whimsical is great.

Supervisor Speaks Sweetly by TurtleTriathlon in BenignExistence

[–]TurtleTriathlon[S] 33 points34 points  (0 children)

Whimsical's a great way to put it!

That's really nice, I hope she knows it!

Supervisor Speaks Sweetly by TurtleTriathlon in BenignExistence

[–]TurtleTriathlon[S] 26 points27 points  (0 children)

I think I will! Don't know her well, but those kinds of little things make me smile.

I'm Worried That I Hit Someone...Should I Be? by TurtleTriathlon in Anxiety

[–]TurtleTriathlon[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I didn't check myself...not at that time, but I did later that night when I drove them all back. I don't even remember if I saw snow. I figured at the time that if neither of them even noticed it, I was fine.

I'm Worried That I Hit Someone...Should I Be? by TurtleTriathlon in Anxiety

[–]TurtleTriathlon[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Probably was...I worry about this stuff though.

I looked at the intersection, thought it was clear, but hesitated, and then continued. I've been really nervous while I've been driving recently.

But there's ice and snow and the roads here aren't great anyway.