LGBTQ+ Poultry Keepers

[Canadian Wind]

Ugh, what a day...

Was going into the city to meet my ex for lunch (we are still very good friends, as you will see), and got a flat about 10 minutes away from my destination. Started changing the tire and texted him about the delay, and he came to help.

Got the spare on and...

It was flat.

sigh

Carefully, and slowly, drove it off the highway to a parking area, then went into town and got a pump to inflate the spare, then back to the shop to get new tires. I admit it, they were bald. Like, no tread left at all. I'd actually planned on getting new ones after lunch.

My ex paid for the tires, and my oil change. And lunch, although we never did make it to the Chinese buffet we'd planned on.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

I got my taxes done. Hope next year is better refund-wise

 

[Aquira]

I got my taxes done. Hope next year is better refund-wise

Best of luck! We never got our refund from last year

 

[KikiDeAnime]

Had a bit of a cry today. Facebook reminded me that it's been a year since we put our Siamese cat Lotus to sleep. I still miss him everyday.

 

[Aquira]

Had a bit of a cry today. Facebook reminded me that it's been a year since we put our Siamese cat Lotus to sleep. I still miss him everyday.

It's a hard thing to go through for sure

 

[JacinLarkwell]

I got a painting commissioned of my brother's cat we lost a few weeks ago and my mom got teary looking at it. The artist got it down to a T, it's almost like a filtered photograph. You can totally see Tiger's personality in the painting

 

[BelovedBirds]

I got a painting commissioned of my brother's cat we lost a few weeks ago and my mom got teary looking at it. The artist got it down to a T, it's almost like a filtered photograph. You can totally see Tiger's personality in the painting

I'm an artist and did this for my aunt who's dog died, a while ago. I surprised her with it a while after. It made her cry
I have another aunt who also lost her dog, recently, and I need to do his portrait next

 

[fluffycrow]

I don't know how I feel about having a portrait of a passed pet. I fear it will do the exact opposite of helping with grief. But, everyone deals with grief differently

 

[JacinLarkwell]

I don't know how I feel about having a portrait of a passed pet. I fear it will do the exact opposite of helping with grief. But, everyone deals with grief differently

I like having something to remember them. My memory after being sick is crap and I'm afraid I'd forget them faster. Except that I don't want to jinx them, I've considered getting some of my cat and dog that are still around while I can still get pictures for references. It wasn't until I was trying to find pictures of Tiger to send that I realized I barely had any of him.

 

[Aquira]

I don't know how I feel about having a portrait of a passed pet. I fear it will do the exact opposite of helping with grief. But, everyone deals with grief differently

It definitely hurts early on as it's a reminder of a sad part of your life. But I found them helpful after you've learned to live with that sadness for awhile.