After 51 Years Is It Okay to Miss Your Mom?

As I Age, I Seem to Miss Her More

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I wrote an article that detailed losing both of my parents at a young age. I suggest you read it first before the following article to get a sense of where I’m coming from here. If you’re not yet a Medium member you can read it here.

Today was a rough day, Friday, July 3, 2026, the day before America celebrates its 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

The day started normal enough but by noon it turned to shit. The cat that adopted us nine years ago, yes, you read that right, she adopted us, had to be be sent across the rainbow bridge. Rat-Rat, as I named her because her meows sounded like “rat rat”, somehow injured herself to the point where she was in terrific pain.

This wasn’t minor, she has in pain with what appeared to be a broken leg or hip. My wife carried her downstairs wrapped in a blanket because she was panicking and her claws are especially sharp.

While we hoped she would pass away silently, she fought for every breath. It reached the point where we had to relieve her misery, so we took her to an emergency vet already knowing the outcome. As we left without her, there was…