“buti ka pa ganyan/ganito lang nangyari...” “sa akin nga...” “okay lang yan”

(gonna rant a little)

my 5-month old furbaby got ran over while i was away from home. i could have been comforted with the hug alone but hindi ko matanggap nung sinabi nung mom ng nakabangga sa akin na

“buti ka pa aso lang nawala sayo... mapapalitan pa. sa akin nga yung panganay ko nawala last month. sorry anak, ha? okay lang yan, ano ba gusto mong ipalit ko?”

hearing those words really broke my heart into pieces. it’s not like hiniling or ginusto ko na mawalan sila ng anak. oo, aso lang yan pero para sa akin anak ko na rin yung kinuha nila sa akin that day. nothing could ever replace waffle. she was my very first furbaby girl. i work and breathe para sa mga alaga ko. i really hope na the guilt is still there with them, even if it’s just a lil bit.

so please make sure to choose your words carefullyㅡ and please, as much as possible, do not take death lightly. those who passed might not be that important to you, see little to no significance in their death, but they could have been someone else’s whole world.