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Onyx Cross
08-29-11, 03:04 PM
I'm sorry in advance for my ranting...

A few weeks ago, a really, really close friend has now become an enemy.
I went on Vacation last week and drove down to Florida to visit my grandmother who has been through hell. We didn't know if she'd live to the next summer and we didn't want to take a chance...
She somewhat recently got cancer, surgery to remove part of her breast, then had to get a pacemaker put in, and they've been having issues with Chemotherapy because her veins are very weak so they put these shots in her neck..

I left my house and animals in the hands of this guy Scott that I look to as a fatherly figure.
A few days into the week my brother called to say one kitten was dead. A day later he called again and said two more kittens were dead.
Four out of my five kittens are gone and buried, (and Scott, who couldn't care less about animals, had taken a huge emotional toll this week) I feel awful that I've cut off all emotion after the death of the first kitten, Ricardo...

It was an unpleasant week. Well, because my grandmother is pretty unpleasant half the time and I've been butting heads with my mother and my brother all week, and my mother had brought up an ex of mine that just killed my mood entirely...
Then we got stuck in South Carolina on the way back because we were minutes away from a fatal car accident and we couldn't make it through Hurricane Irene...Not only that, but they had closed off all bridges and tunnels to New York and the i95 and some other major highways.. Then we had issues looking for gas in like 4 states on the way up because a LOT of gas stations were closed.
We got home at 3AM this morning...The house stinks, it's a massive disaster, branches and whatnot all over the yard from my three trees. My poor snake! Scott refused to do anything other than mist the towel on the tank, which was fine. But the crazy guy crossed the line by cracking the window open on such cold days. Poor Schnitz was in 60 -70 degree weather.

I'm glad I'm home... But the only thing I look forward to is going Upstate to White Plains, NY for a Reptile Expo sometime in September... And I'm pretty broke, but I need to save up as much as possible as this guy my friend knows breeds & sells f/t mice... 50 for 25$.. I'm hoping to get 50 -100 or so mice.

I'm in such a crappy mood but at this point I've shed no tears and don't feel the need to... I'm sorry for such a long, dragged out post.

stephanbakir
08-29-11, 04:57 PM
No worries, hope you feel better soon.

Snakefood
08-29-11, 05:02 PM
venting makes us ALL feel better, so don't worry on that account.

I am so sorry you had so many losses while you were away, Take comfort in those you have left, and remember that while those you lost were with you, you gave them a good life and that is what really matters!!

TeaNinja
08-29-11, 05:03 PM
you need to find a petsitter who doesn't suck at life.

Snakefood
08-29-11, 05:06 PM
Yes, I agree with TeaNinja, friend or no, what he did was just wrong. I did not like my mom's last dog all that much (personality wise and breed) but when she was left in my care, she was cared for to the best of my ability (and lived to be 19 may I add!)

unknownclown
08-29-11, 10:55 PM
Wow that really sucks :(
(hugs)

Onyx Cross
08-31-11, 07:06 PM
Thanks guys for all the nice replies..

@Tea, it couldn't be helped, he fed them and cared for them the whole week, they were just dropping like flies... He would never intentionally do anything malicious because he would have to deal with me.