{"id":762,"date":"2017-06-13T04:06:00","date_gmt":"2017-06-13T04:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/debbienicholsononline.com\/blog\/?p=762"},"modified":"2017-06-23T04:27:31","modified_gmt":"2017-06-23T04:27:31","slug":"howtodealwithgriefpt3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/debbienicholsononline.com\/blog\/howtodealwithgriefpt3\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Deal With Grief Pt 3"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 25%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-762 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/debbienicholsononline.com\/blog\/howtodealwithgriefpt3\/nappy-bucket\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/debbienicholsononline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/nappy-bucket-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"How To Deal With Grief Pt 3\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-767\" srcset=\"http:\/\/debbienicholsononline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/nappy-bucket-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/debbienicholsononline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/nappy-bucket-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/debbienicholsononline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/nappy-bucket.jpg 506w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-767'>\n\t\t\t\tto throw the nappy into the nappy bucket \n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/debbienicholsononline.com\/blog\/howtodealwithgriefpt3\/funeral\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/debbienicholsononline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/funeral-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"How To Deal With Grief Pt 3\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-769\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-769'>\n\t\t\t\tWe had a funeral of sorts and we buried our kitten in the garden \n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/debbienicholsononline.com\/blog\/howtodealwithgriefpt3\/cat-with-litter-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/debbienicholsononline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/cat-with-litter-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"How To Deal With Grief Pt 3\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-768\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-768'>\n\t\t\t\tcat next door had another litter \n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/debbienicholsononline.com\/blog\/howtodealwithgriefpt3\/lion-cat\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/debbienicholsononline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/lion-cat-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"How To Deal With Grief Pt 3\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-766\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-766'>\n\t\t\t\tthis time one that looked like a lion as it had a mane type of fur down its back and around its neck \n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><strong>Part 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>No cupboards or machines had been left open, therefore he had certainly not hidden anywhere.\u00a0 We searched and searched even through the cat flap, not that it was open in the very small chance that it had gotten out somehow.<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime I was busy with the baby, changing and feeding her while I had the chance.\u00a0 I remember after settling the baby down going to throw the nappy into the nappy bucket and who was in there, obviously drowned \u2013 our kitten.<\/p>\n<p>That must have been the saddest day in our family \u2013 and then to have to explain to a 6 year old because she always helped me with the nappies and it was one of her jobs to put the nappy into the nappy bucket. We both cried and cried for a very long time after that.<\/p>\n<p>We had a funeral of sorts and we buried our kitten in the garden along with our budgie who had passed on earlier.<\/p>\n<p>After a while, the cat next door had another litter \u2013 and with insistence from our daughter, we got to choose another kitten, this time one that looked like a lion as it had a mane type of fur down its back and around its neck which it didn\u2019t lose as it grew.\u00a0 The six weeks went by and so we bought the new kitty home.\u00a0 It was not long before we realised that this kitty was not a very nice kitty.\u00a0 He had a temper.\u00a0 In fact, he scratched for no apparent reason and didn\u2019t seem to like us much.<\/p>\n<p>It was not long before he ran away and for a long time after that we used to see him down at the school below our hill where he obviously had decided to make his home \u2013 he never came back up the hill to our home and even today I wonder how it got fed.\u00a0 He was just one of those wild ones \u2013 and chose a feral life for himself rather than the luxuries of being with a family in a nice cosy home.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks for reading my blog.<br \/>\nPlease comment below and share my link.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/debzebooks.com\/amis-de-chat-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Debbie Nicholson<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/debbienicholson.info\/howtodealwithgriefpt3.m4a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here for your Audio link to this blog<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/cgi-bin\/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&amp;hosted_button_id=DG9G3A3M6HCPW\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/debbienicholsononline.com\/images\/life-happens-volume-1-3d.png\" alt=\"Life Happens Volume 1\" width=\"165\" height=\"219\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Life Happens Volume 1 A Collection of Funny Emails and Facebook Messages Dating From The 1980s To 2012<\/p>\n<p><strong>Our Favourite Links<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thewellgroomedpet.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cathy&#8217;s Well Groomed Site<br \/>\n<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/debzebooks.com\/debbie-nicholson\/thefutureisscarypt8\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Debbie&#8217;s Other Blog<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.catster.com\/lifestyle\/grief-7-things-help-me-cope-with-losing-a-cat\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Coping With Losing A Cat<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.catastrophescats.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Catastrophe Cats<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/catcatastrophes.com\/episodes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ongoing stories<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/catinthefridge.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cat In The Fridge<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/firstworldneeds.com\/cat-lion-mane-hat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Our 2nd Cat<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.officemax.co.nz\/Office-Products\/Desk-Accessories-Organisers\/Rubbish-Bins\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nappy Bucket<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.alamy.com\/stock-photo-model-released-teenage-boy-digging-hole-in-garden-to-bury-pet-cat-29055527.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Funeral<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/debbienicholson.info\/amisdechatbook2.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Amis de Chat Book 2<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/cgi-bin\/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&amp;hosted_button_id=5QMBK9P5UQCEC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-174 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/debbienicholsononline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/506-694-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Amis de Chat\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/debzebooks.com\/amis-de-chat-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New Product Launch<\/a><\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-762-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/debbienicholson.info\/howtodealwithgriefpt1.m4a?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/debbienicholson.info\/howtodealwithgriefpt1.m4a\">http:\/\/debbienicholson.info\/howtodealwithgriefpt1.m4a<\/a><\/audio>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Part 3 No cupboards or machines had been left open, therefore he had certainly not hidden anywhere.\u00a0 We searched and searched even through the cat flap, not that it was open in the very small chance that it had gotten out somehow. 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