𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚 𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐤𝐞𝐧 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞.⁣

I’m spending this rainy afternoon stacking Jenga towers and laughing as they fall alongside my girl. Her big heart is bereft at the loss of a small animal.⁣

Sadly, we just buried this sweet little rat named Jack who was as much a best friend as pet. He was bought as a companion to the blonde one leaning n for a kiss. If you are hearing the two names together and feeling a sense of familiarity, yes, they were named for the Cinderella duo.

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She had named her first rat Gus because she simply thought it was a great name for a rat. When she learned that rats need friends, her brother was the one that suggested Jack (Jacques) and it stuck. Originally, she feared that two boys would fight but I nixed a female partner for obvious reasons.

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Friends forever

The fears proved unfounded, however. The two lived up to their namesakes and became best friends instantly. They cuddled every night, seemingly defying physics by both crushing into the wooden house to sleep.

So despite her sitting on the precipice of teenage-hood, there have been lots of tears, cuddles, and old fashioned playtime. This Momma heart hurts to see her in pain and struggle with loss. ⁣

Does time heal a broken heart?

When they say time heals a broken heart, they usually mean that the passage of time does the work. I think its more active than that. Hearts need attention, care and comfort. All of those things take time. And I am willing to stop the world to give it to her.

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𝐇𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐤𝐢𝐝𝐬 𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐚 𝐩𝐞𝐭? 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐝𝐢𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦?⁣