Brave Enough To Be Bliss

I was stopped at a red light before Cooper’s third birthday “party” after going to the pet store to buy his birthday cake, and yes, I had presents too. But for some reason, it occurred to me right then that Cooper would someday die. I have no idea why it hit me right then or so hard, but I guess because my daughter was healthy, I didn’t ever have to consider that her birthdays were limited. I did what the majority of us do: assume we will die before our children, even though that doesn’t always happen. As the light turned green, with tears in my eyes, I continued driving to Kylee’s house. I did eventually tell her about my realization just because I wondered if I was really morbid and foreboding joy even thinking about it, or if it was natural when you l ove a pet. And I couldn’t imagine how she was going to bear Cooper’s death, when even I imagined that I would fall apart. She said I wasn’t alone , that she’ d thought about it too from time to time, but she was just enjoying him for as long as she possibly could.

And I realized as she calmly answered my question like a mom, that my little girl really was all grown up. She reminded me how to love without fear by simply soaking up each and every moment, just like I had done with her.

“ Imagine if we loved each other the way our pets loved us .” Unknown

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