Well, I guess I can finally write about it. It's true he was very old and in bad shape but it's still sad when you come to the realization that you'll never see your dog again. I keep thinking of his healthier days, and I miss him. There is a growing part of me that is glad he is finally at rest, though. It was painful to accept at first.
Unfortunately the way I found out really sucks. Billy was going to wait until he came home from work to tell me; he even bought a bottle of wine for me. But one of his aunts texted me around 3pm saying how she was sorry about Jojo, and helped bury him. WOW. I bawled my eyes out, and texted back,
I didn't know that he had passed away, now I got to find out through a text message.But some people don't know how to apologize for anything. They always have to bite first. So of course what does she do. Not a simple, "Sorry, I thought you knew." Nope, she has to go and try to make me feel guilty about her husband who has cancer. Really? Why would you even bring that up? My dog just died. So basically you're saying that my sadness for my dog dying doesn't compare to what you're going through.
She of course had to make the situation about her. Sorry that I haven't dealt with what she's going through. My dog dying is a big deal for me. I don't understand why some people have to be that way. Sure I feel horrible about what she's going through, but why would she even bring that up?
I cried the rest of the day, and I'm sure it will bring tears to my eyes on some random future day, when I sit in the backyard and remember Jojo walking around or playing catch (slowly, of course lol. He was still around 10 when Billy & I got married). I will definitely miss him.
