So sorry for your loss 🫂

I also had to let go of my 14 year old boy Juneau yesterday, I take solace knowing he had a friend with him while he went over the rainbow bridge.

Take care today, you are in my thoughts ❤️

Thank you 🙏

Your boy is also gorgeous, they'll make a striking duo ❤️ I will have you in my thoughts tomorrow, sending you strength and support.

I've had and lost a few other dogs, but it hurts just as bad each time. I do know it was his time, but it's so tough when they still have that youthful glint in their eyes. Just grateful that my clinic does at home visits, so he got to go at home with his other animal companions, favorite people, as cozy as possible.

Thank you 🙏 Been crying on and off for the 3 days leading up to today, surprised I have any tears left to shed. And indeed they will, he was such a great, loyal dog. And a hairy one, too, I think I will find tufts of his hair around my place for as long as I stay here. Hairstorm was his special power ❤️

Totally get it, Juneau was okay-ish about clinic visits, but always anxious to get back home. Also helps that he assumed all humans were friends who wanted to pet him, so to him, the more the merrier ❤️

Give your boy some extra snuggles for me tonight, and maybe some extras of his favorite treats, too.

Thank you for your kind words, and I hope you also take care in the coming days 🙏

Thank you 🙏 he really was extravagant, and especially in his old age always cozied up nearby. Gonna miss those old boy snores.

I had a similar adjustment with Juneau regarding stairs, I am also in a 2 level house, though at the time my stairs were carpeted which made them a little easier. I had a downstairs roommate who Juneau would regularly go to see, and even though eventually they moved out, Junebug still liked to make the rounds downstairs after they left. At some point I noticed that he was less stable and safe moving up and down the stairs so I decided to baby-gate off the stairwell and keep him up on the main level. If it's any consolance, it was over a year ago that I had to do that, so maybe as long as you keep Delia on a low-impact lifestyle she'll have lots more good time with your family 💖

It means a ton, thank you 🙏

Thank you 🙏

I'd say I agree with the other commenter. You know your girl best and will be able to tell if she is still happy and able to live her life in a fulfilling way. From what you mentioned, it sounds like she is still able to do the things she loves with you without undue difficulty ❤️

With Juneau, even though he was still happy to see me and his other favorite people, enjoyed barking at squirrels while he meandered about his yard, still wanted to play fetch, good appetite, strong heart, all the same spirit was there, but I knew his physical body was failing him. It was primarily his hips and back legs. He had similar hip problems as your girlie and while they had been manageable for a long time, I'd say in the past several months the muscles in his hindquarters were becoming very weak which really changed his ability to live at his own liberty. He was having trouble lifting his hips up off the ground and the amount of time that he could spend up doing what he liked was waning quickly. Especially toward the end when he did stand he was a bit wobbly and unstable with his hind legs so he could only spend so much time up before having to rest again. In the last couple weeks, I could tell just getting up to drink water, eat his meals, or get out to the yard was more challenging than it ought to be. I know he was still objectively happy with his companions and all the extra time I spent petting him, but he had always been an independent dog (part Pyrenees so while he loved his people/pack, he still greatly valued his space and autonomy) and that independence was pretty much gone.

I hope you and Delia have as much good time together as you can, give her some extra snuggles and snacks for me ❤️

Holy shit this hits so hard for me. In a good way. Was in a bad relationship a while back and got pregnant right toward the end of it. I did struggle with the decision to get an abortion because I was still in this stupid place of sugarcoating how bad he and I were together. But jfc I am SO RELIEVED every time I reflect back on that time and my decision to abort. If I hadn't, he 100% would still be fucking up my life today. Instead I am free ❤️

Jfc that thumbnail of Huffman's face triggered me. How did he manage to make his face look MORE punchable??

Clematis

To anyone with a vagina, this is def not an unknown fact hahaha. And gross is debatable but to each their own

If you start monologuing about bastards regularly I am 1000% here for it, that audio clip is perfection.

Also, eat shit PugJesus 💖

Girl, I am saying this with so much love and compassion for you- any person who is worried about body count is not worth your time. Him asking alone would be enough of a red flag for me that I would be telling him we're done if I were in your shoes. And then when he hears 5, he is sobbing? Massive red flag, I don't care how nice he may seem, he is not mature enough to be in a relationship and you deserve better.

Sex is just a thing that two consenting adults can do, you having sex before you met him is nothing to be ashamed of, especially if you are practicing safe sex. It's also pretty unhealthy for you to take on the burden of his shame over your sexual life. If you were able to get him to come back, I fear his jealousy and insecurity would be riddled throughout your relationship. I spent all of my 20's in relationships with insecure men (I am a cishet woman) and I want to try to advise you against making a similar mistake. I could have been enjoying those ten years either on my own, or trying to find someone who really valued me. But instead I took on their problems and when I look back on my twenties I SO FUCKING WISH I had broken up with those men sooner (it was 2 long term relationships, one was 6 years, the other was ~3.5 years). I don't know how old you are, but I get a young vibe and I just want you to know that you will find someone who sees your beauty and isn't worried about such trivial things. "Forced love the worst love, throw that shit in the can." -a line from YBN Cordae's song Family Matters https://youtu.be/j8Xg0Y60Tr4

As for messaging people for money and some of the concerns about breaking his trust (as well as being accosted by online horndogs), the best you can do is learn from that outcome. I am not going to shit on people who sell companionship, whether that's just chatting, pics, or otherwise, but as you have found, men online who engage in this trade are dick pic machines. My personal takeaway is that whatever money you made was not worth the stress and the damage it wrought in your personal life. I won't, and can't, tell you not to do it, but to me it doesn't seem worth it.

Take care of yourself first and foremost, and know your value 💖

Holy shit I need this in sticker form so I can slap it on every vehicle with a MAGA sticker in my town.

It's the face when you know what kind of opportunity you have, come up with the absolute best use for that opportunity, and execute that plan to perfection. Bravo, Kendrick 👏

Casu marzu, "rotten cheese", NSFL. This is sheep's milk, not reindeer, but still. Horrifying.