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3/4 of of the kittens I was fostering passed with parvo while at the vet :( Bonnie is still battling if she survives I’ll be keeping her as my own cat.

Many of them never know any kind of love the entire time they live. These kids got to have a beautiful few days with you. Look how happy they are in that playpen- safe, warm, fed, cared for. You did that for them. You gave them the greatest gift they ever had in the short time they were conscious. Please remember that.

Even if the outcome is not a single adult cat from that litter, the good you did was never wasted. They got to know love, and they had each other.

Thank you for caring for them, and may their memory be a blessing.

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What’s one thing you’re trying to be gentler with yourself about?

I’m trying to let myself actually leave comments, to write things, to make art, etc. I usually clamp down on this as hard as I can, because the idea of anyone reading genuine thoughts or interacting with any actual piece of me is both terrifying and exposing.

But I am in my mid 30s now. I think I understand enough now to know that no one is ever going to be universally liked and supported, no one is ever going to exist without a little bit of interpersonal friction.

Do I still want to run from it every time? …Did I reconsider writing this comment about a dozen times while writing it? …yeah. But I am still trying. For this moment, I have the audacity.

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Damn

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she was 16. a person cannot meaningfully consent at that age. in many jurisdictions it is illegal for someone to engage with a person that age, and it would be considered statutory rape.

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Boys will be boys

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this hurt to read. i hate how well it captures that feeling. why the hell is adulthood like this? we grind people into paste and don’t even realise how much we have lost of what they could have been. sigh.