{"id":2653,"date":"2017-04-30T23:21:48","date_gmt":"2017-05-01T06:21:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kevinneal.com\/blog\/?p=2653"},"modified":"2024-10-04T16:07:58","modified_gmt":"2024-10-05T00:07:58","slug":"letter-to-big-sis-in-pet-heaven-at-rainbow-bridge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kevinneal.com\/blog\/letter-to-big-sis-in-pet-heaven-at-rainbow-bridge\/","title":{"rendered":"Letter to Big Sis in pet heaven at Rainbow Bridge"},"content":{"rendered":"

April 30th<\/sup>, 2017<\/p>\n

To: Big Sis in pet heaven at Rainbow Bridge<\/em><\/p>\n

From: Your Bro<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Hey Bella,<\/p>\n

Disclaimer: This is your Mommy and Daddy writing on behalf of your younger brother, Jackson.<\/em><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Ya see, I\u2019m not so good on working the computer keyboard because I have paws and not human fingers, just like you, my beautiful sister. I\u2019m sure you can relate even though you are feline and I\u2019m canine, it\u2019s certainly a RUFF situation. Get it, did you like my joke? Are you going to DOG me about it?<\/p>\n

Hey sis, in all seriousness, I miss you so much but I have great comfort to know that you are comfortable in our ultimate together-forever heaven waiting for us at Rainbow Bridge<\/em>. Sissy, you and I had been together for 9 years, if you can believe it or not. We have spent nearly every night together as brother and sister since the day Mommy and Daddy brought me home to live with you 9 years ago.<\/p>\n

I wanted to share a few memories with you and ask a few questions while I\u2019m at it.\u00a0 Why is it that many times you would stand-guard between me and the doorway that would not allow me in the house? You know\u2026.like those times you would sit right smack in the middle of the doorway and I would have to wait outside and whimper until Mommy and Daddy would come save me from your terror. Were you trying to keep all of Mom and Dad\u2019s affection for yourself? That was kinda rude Big Sis, but it was funny nonetheless. I hope you are nicer to me at Rainbow Bridge<\/em>. 😊<\/p>\n

Sis, it\u2019s been very different in the house with Mommy and Daddy the past few days without you being here with us. We all so much enjoyed our time with you that we were in certain routines. For example, those times that you would come and rub whiskers with me was very precious moments that I pretended to be afraid, however, and in reality, I truly enjoyed.<\/p>\n

Mom, Dad and I have simple Bella-routine items that give us great joy, yet also elicit extreme sadness that you are not here with us now. I\u2019m still in the habit of sniffing around the house looking for wherever you might have hunkered-down but I can never find you anymore, it\u2019s just habit. It\u2019s also just habit that Mom and Dad continually look over to our couch, or your food bowl as if you are still there. It\u2019s very sad actually and we all miss your physical presence immensely.<\/p>\n

Sis, I want you to know that I also sincerely appreciate your mature mentorship as an older sister to teach me great values in the life of a pet. Such qualities as always control Mommy and Daddy\u2019s emotions, or pets always eat on-time or play with me when only I want to on my schedule. Big Sissy, you and I had these humanoids trained like nobody\u2019s business! We deserve a high four-pawed\/and one dewclaw for that! Never once did they catch on to our language of \u2018Bark this\u2019 and \u2018Meow that\u2019. These animal code words worked for our effective communication smoothly and kept the parental units oblivious to our true intentions of driving them crazy with their desire to know what we were bark\/meow-ing about. Shall we enlighten them finally at Rainbow Bridge<\/em>?<\/p>\n

The crazy human parents also used crazy names for both of us which I never completely understood such as \u201cJackson VonMunster\u201d, \u201cBellaRingMoskaDoody\u201d, \u201cBella-A-Jackson\u201d or even \u201cJack-A-Ringa\u201d. What gives with these Mommy and Daddy-type people??? However strange they might be, I know that Brandee and Kevin always had our best interest, care and love as their top priority. They never spared any time, resource or expense to take care of us and I\u2019m sure you are as grateful of them to be our parents as I am.<\/p>\n

I will write you as often as I can with updates and, again, save a nice place for the three of us at Rainbow Bridge<\/em>. Until then, please enjoy your pain-free, youthful energy revitalization among so many great friends and family until we meet again and cross Rainbow Bridge<\/em> together.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Love,<\/p>\n

Your loving Brother, Jackson<\/p>\n

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