It's Ok To Be Sad

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This old gal…

Swore something stunk in the refrigerator…that husband of hers…smelled nothing…

Days passed…stood at the door and sniffed…the stench getting stronger…leaking into the freezer…one of us…thought she was going crazy…

Then finally…he who had not dealt it…also smellt it…and so…the search was on…deep cleaned…the entire fridge…

And there it was…white fish and tuna…in a sealed container…forgotten on a shelf…for weeks and weeks…fermenting…liquifying…waiting…for sweet little Toby…to come say hello…

Gagged a little…cried a little too…accepting the fact…that after a summer of tomcat foolery in the backyard…best friend Toby…now full time house cat…would visit…no more…

And so it is…some life changes…can leave a hole in the heart…make you miss the way things used to be…it’s ok…to be sad…it’s ok…to be nostalgic…but it’s not ok…and trust an old gal on this…

To leave opened white fish and tuna…in a sealed container…for any extended…period of time…
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And this husband of mine…agrees…