He needed me more...
BY JENIECE TORANZO, MESA, ARIZONA, USA - Last weekend, I must say, was a rough time for me. I was going through some personal issues with my sister. Saturday night was the hardest night for me. I decided to spend some time with my parents at their house before they left again to go do a job up in Las Vegas for 10 days. That night was hard on my mom and I knew that this wasn't going to be just a normal visit. When I arrived, she had been crying and I knew not why. I then found out that that night was going to be the night that we would have to put our dog of 15 years, down. He was throwing up blood and decaying inside. The way we had to put him down, I will not speak about. He was more than just a dog, "man's best friend" is how the saying goes and I believe to be true. My mom had a hard time and I just stayed with her and comforted her.
The next day was Father's Day. My eyes were still puffy from the night before and feeling crummy, I still decided to go to church anyway. After church, I went and picked up Jabbes to take him out for Father's Day. After all he is still father and I knew that today would be hard for him. Although I must admit, I came close to canceling on him do to my own problems but changed my mind because I knew that that day was not about me at all. So I picked him up and we went to Olive Garden.
I normally don't go out on Sundays, but this day was special for Jabbes and I made plans with him prior. He told me that he was looking forward to this day and that he was glad that I came. I did not know how important it was to him until he told me his sad news. I will not mention what it was because I believe that it is not my place to say. I then knew that he needed me more. I felt that my situation, although I was still hurting, was insignificant compared to his. I knew he needed a friend there for him and am lucky that I could be there for him. Through our conversation, he made me realize that there will be a lot of heartaches and pain that we all will go through, but we must continue on and live our life to the fullest. We can't stop the inevitable ...
Today I will be there for Jabbes as he copes with his heartache and pain.
Comments
Getting sad news on the eve of Fathers day was one of the most painful experiences that I have had to deal with. Thanks to you for you truly made my day after I had spent the night in tears.
Posted by: Jabbes | June 25, 2006 01:04 AM