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So you& #39;re probably familiar with the Rainbow Bridge poem, which envisions someone at death arriving at a field where all the animals they& #39;ve ever loved are waiting for them, so that they can all cross over the Rainbow Bridge together.
It is commonly used in condolence cards sent when someone loses a pet.
Anyway, the weird implicit assumption of this poem is that your dogs and cats will predecease you.
This is not always true.
This is not always true.
My mother-in-law died in 2005. She and my father-in-law had bred, raised, trained, and raced sled dogs (in suburban Boston) so needless to say she left behind a LOT of dogs. Also my father-in-law, so fortunately there was someone to take care of them.
Some years later, one of MIL& #39;s favorite dogs died of old age. When the huskies got too old to pull a sled, the particularly personable ones got obedience-trained because MIL liked a challenge, and Kalima was one of her absolute favorite dogs.
I was sorry to hear about Kalima, but immediately imagined her arriving at the Rainbow Bridge, and encountering my MIL with a clipboard and a LIST.
And MIL making a check mark, saying "about time you showed up," and sitting back down with a cigarette to wait for the rest.
And MIL making a check mark, saying "about time you showed up," and sitting back down with a cigarette to wait for the rest.
My FIL died in 2011, and all the dogs are long gone.
But we got news from New England today:
MIL& #39;s horse, Major, has passed away. He was in his 30s. (Morgans live long lives. Major had a long, happy, well-loved life.)
But we got news from New England today:
MIL& #39;s horse, Major, has passed away. He was in his 30s. (Morgans live long lives. Major had a long, happy, well-loved life.)
Anyway.
I think it& #39;s probably safe to figure that my mother-in-law, 15 years after her death, has now crossed the Rainbow Bridge, along with a truly breathtaking array of animals.
I think it& #39;s probably safe to figure that my mother-in-law, 15 years after her death, has now crossed the Rainbow Bridge, along with a truly breathtaking array of animals.
Here is a picture of Major with Kiera. (He loved giving rides to kids, because he was smart enough to figure out that kids are SMALL and LIGHT and EASY TO CARRY.)
