It's so sad......
loisflan
2 years ago
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The Cat Carol - Why do they make sad Christmas songs??? OMG!
Comments (4)*sobs* ah... so sad. I belive that people write and sing sad Christmas songs for two reasons: 1. They explain. They enlighten. They teach. They reveal. They convey meaning. They cause emotions. Sad ones, yes, but aren't those the ones that you remember the most? The ones that stick? That you want to listen to again, depsite their sadness? 2. It's a sad, sad fact, but these aren't just some sad fairytale. True, they might not have actually happened, but people go through things like this every day. Winter can kill someone, even when it's not the season outside. The winter in one's heart, it's cold fingers grasping them tightly. Children alone, forgotten, abandoned. Teens abused, neglected, twisted. Adults abused, misused, suffocated. It's a part of the world we wish to turn a blind eye to. All the hurt... all the pain... These songs keep us from neglecting those in need. The remind us that there is someone out there that needs a hand this Christmas, and try to get us to be the one that reaches out. To help a soul in need. Maybe we don't need to lay our life down, maybe all they need is a smile, but I believe that sad Chrismtas songs are God's way of touching other's hearts, compelling them to offer a hand. In the Cat Carol, the cat gave the mouse a place to stay warm. In turn, though, the cat lost it's life. But it's spirit lays on, and it paved the path for other's to follow. Say that wasn't a cat? Say it was a teen, and the mouse was a child. Say that the teen had been walking, a runaway from an abusive, neglective home, and the child was an orphan, neglected, alone. By chance the two are brought together. They huddle in the snow, hoping that morning will bring light into their darkend world. Santa's a sympathetic adult, who walks over to the homless duo, offering their house on Christmas Eve. The teen is gone, having layed down their life for the child they wanted to protect from the cold. You see. It could happen. Maybe not a cat and a mouse. But two helpless children, two helpless people, two helpless souls left in the cold, lost in the winter. I made myself cry writing that. >.Anyway, I didn't mean anything by that. It's my opinion, and it's not there to hurt feelings or make other's look bad. It's there to say what I feel needs to be said. Another song I love, that's sad, is of course Christmas Shoes. Also, Concrete Angel has to be one of the saddest songs that I've heard in a while. It's not Christmas related, but I can't help thinking of it every time I'm touched by a song....See MoreDoes anyone ever feel this way..?It is so sad.:0(
Comments (27)I choose to enjoy my plants when I can. I live in China now, so I have a good friend who is taking care of my collection for me. I have him send pictures during the growing season. I am trying to figure out which ones of my relatives are into c & s, so I can decide who to 'leave' my plants to. I start most of my plants from seed, including saguaros and pachycereus pringlei. So I have no hope of ever seeing them grow arms. I plan to be cremated and thrown into the Atlantic off Maine along with my dog's ashes. I can't validate, but I believe VT was one state that took up the issue of being buried on private property. The school I teach in was on a former cemetery. The bodies were dug up and moved somewhere else. China has a very large population and cemetery land is being reclaimed for second uses. The government is encourage people to consider 'green funerals' such as cremations and burial at sea. The whole area was once a rural village. Traditional Chinese want to be buried in their traditional hometowns, so many want to be buried here. Where do they bury them? Along the median strip of the boulevards under the electrical towers. Last Christmas, I saw one burial right out side the school gate. Coffin and all, along with one guy digging a hole and the other lighting off firecrackers (the ever preset firecrackers). I was told there was another funeral yesterday. You see mini cemeteries along the roadside. Walk along the road and you'll probably bump into a grave. Maybe I use part of my ashes as a growing medium for my pachys or pachypodium rosalatum!...See MoreHummingbird garden with no hummers...it's so sad!
Comments (53)I would kinda agree with jp. When mine first came last year, I didn't have any feeders. Just my shrubs. I managed to find a solitary feeder at that point - one of those plastic ball-shaped ones with a big red flower stuck in the hole (where the ball is mounted on a metal stake, which I strapped to my rail). I never saw her use that even now. When she returned this June, I was ready for her (or any others) with a regular feeder (an 8oz Perky-Pet). That first time I saw her, she buzzed around it a few times, ignored it, and focussed on the weigela that was amazingly still blooming (probably due to the cool temps in May). Then flew off. I didn't physically see her for more than a week and when I saw her again, she was buzzing around it again and then finally gave it a hesitant try... and she's been using it ever since. So I think they probably have to figure out how to use them if they've never seen one before and/or they are juvies. The Perky-Pet that I have allows her to feed with head almost fully horizontal, while in flight or she can perch and feed, slightly tilting her head down. Plus the plastic flowers are rather large and cupped, making the port fully and easily accessible (but less so if the bee guard is in place). However some models of the PP and it appears most of the Humzingers, seem to force perching more because they have to bend their heads down at a pretty sharp angle to get their beaks into the flat ports. It's funny but as I was typing this, she appeared! LOL Didn't see her yesterday....See MoreMy cat is Depressed? Angry? Sad?
Comments (8)It could also be that it will take more time. We had a bad time of it about 5 years ago, losing our two older cats and then a kitten within a short period of time, leaving us with our other kitten and many months to go before kitten season rolled around again (so we could get our remaining kitten a companion). Finally, 5 months later, when our kitten was almost 9 months old, we were able to bring home a 7 week old bundle of trouble! Our 9 mo old took to her right away, although having been a shy rescue kitten herself, she did sit back and stopped playing with the toys, allowing the frenetic little (more dominant personality) newcomer to take over. They played together and groomed each other from the start, though our older kitten did not like it when the recently weaned baby tried to nurse on her, and let her know it! We brought home the younger kitten the beginning of May that year, and our older kitten's mood and behavior with us and just in general, definitely changed and we qualified it as depression as well. Again, she was fine with her new sibling, but just acted differently (seemed sad, didn't play with her toys, didn't crawl under the covers at night....) and it killed us (especially after all we'd gone through the previous year). This went on through the summer. The two kittens played with each other, chasing, wrestling, etc. The new kitten had to be wherever the other one was, but would lie down nicely for about 5 minutes and then start tussling and "biting" and our older kitten would get up and leave. Other than that, our older kitten seemed happy to have a playmate, but continued to act differently with us. Finally, in September, we saw glimmers of our cat's "old" personality and I'm happy to say that she seemed more and more like herself again as time went on. It's only been a month in your case, that's not very long, so perhaps waiting it out isn't such a bad idea. Don't forget, he's also still grieving for/missing his longtime companion. I'd continue to give him extra attention when and however you can (lock the little ones out of the bedroom and coax your boy out from under the bed with some treats?). I wish you luck and I do hope it works out for you as it did for us....See Moreloisflan
2 years agoDeni Dickler
2 years ago
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