Lots of thoughts I could share on the topic of pet healthcare. Per my husband, my MIL didn't take their indoor cats to vets for anything beyond the basics throughout his childhood (due to finances) and the cats all had long lives (15-20 years). We have followed a similar path w/our cats with similar results. We read an interesting article from a holistic Vet re: all the very random particulars that have to occur for a dog to get Heartworm; yet every vet we've had for our family dogs has heavily pushed this med. 💲💲💲for meds...as with humans, so with pets.
We recently added a beautiful young dog to our family. For several reasons, we opted to use a breeder; and discovered several days later when her paperwork was mailed (facility owner was OOT at our pick up) that she'd been given a C19 injection. I was shocked as I never even considered this being carried over to animals/family pets.
Nothing changes for us. We prayed for the right dog for us to be made apparent if we were to take in another dog, and she is a perfect and unexpectedly wonderful fit w/the family (born on our anniversary last year, no less!). We will make the choices we were already opting for to protect and promote a healthy expansive life for her and let God handle what is outside our control.
It's just beyond outrageously dystopian for me/us though (the ways this nonsense continues to play out).
I agree w/the sentiment of "A Horse w/No Name"...not my favorite tune of the band and in general, I actually much prefer Gerry Beckley's voice over Dewey Bunnell's. They sounded incredible for being on the scene for 50+ years. 😄 @ "You Fill Up My Fences"!
I have been in a similar "place", and am on the other side. God always has the best outcome even if beyond our human frailty and understanding at the moment. Take a break, lean into God, and trust His plan for your life. Blessings, understanding, and empathy.
Music is powerful for me as well. I'm old enough to have been "shook" when I realized the public pool was playing #1 hits from my high school days on the Classics station. I find myself switching my Sonos to the Jazz, Escape, and Watercolors channels vs the Rock stations. (Watercolors hosts are mouthpieces for everything 'woke', so that gets less and less time w/me). My MIL passed very unexpectedly in early 2020...she loved John Denver. My husband and I recently went to an America concert. I was thinking about how my MIL would have enjoyed this w/us, when the preconcert stream of 70's music broke into playing JD's "You Fill Up My Senses". I knew she was there with us and had to leave my seat for some private tears.
Covid19criticalcare.com had different level therapy regimens. I printed out the I-Recover plan for a jabbed family member this week, and the I-Protect plan to have on hand for those of us still holding the line. I found them useful as references/guides...very detailed.
My daughter opted for e-learning in 20/21; and returned this past school to in-school classes despite the mask requirement for all but a few months (wore an all cotton version and put it down whenever possible while in the school). She made straight A+'s across the board her first highschool year which included AP and Honors classes with extra-curriculars. My point is--she thrived w/her return to the in-school environment back with friends and interaction (and she's an introvert!).
BUT(!)...if a time comes for a mandatory shot to attend in the next 3 years--homeschool it is. Zero debate on that; and she is aware of our stance and in agreement despite society telling her generation they have the decision making "power" to change genders, use improper grammar, and make major decisions affecting their health sans their parents input/experience/advice.
Connecting the dots. Formula + vaccines have/can lead to SIDS...infant shots getting approved and rolled out...formula supply removed...(by whom and for what reason?). Read a postulate here re: WHs removing and this would lend credence to that.
7/2/22 My family was leaving a store (Midwest) when our oldest pointed out a "halo" around the sun. I glanced up and saw it in part but due to the brightness--had to look away. When we got back to my car, we all glanced back up. I noted to them it was actually a round RAINBOW halo around the sun. They confirmed seeing it as well.
B/c of the paragraph re: rainbows in your link, I share this. I have been keen to rainbows since seeing a double one that spanned the entirety of our old neighborhood in October 2006 when I stepped out on my front porch to weep over our 3.5 years of infertility misfortunes. We had our (true in every sense) "miracle" baby in October 2007. Rainbows are promises, and rest assured God does and is using them.
Stephen Collins was the male lead in The Babysitter's Seduction with Keri Russell. (Watched when I had cable 25 years ago, and envied Keri's hair). I always thought there was something a little too natural w/his acting in that role.
I love the inquisitive and informative character part of her personality; and I felt very connected by your (lengthy) response. I once bought a Punisher sunshade on sale for my Marvel fan son...not realizing it was Marvel. I only thought I was "MAGA" spirit representation and was thrilled he seemed happy w/my purchase. Then I was "schooled" on its connection to Marvel...but not in the detail you provided; so thank you Datadude!
If you can share, what was it changed to? Our elementary and middle schools held a contest for students a few years back to rename them. Wasn't sure why the sudden interest in doing this until the announcement was made by the superintendent that they were just going to use the generic <city name> elementary school and <city name> middle school. Kids were crushed as they'd invested time/energy into winning the naming contest and now all uniqueness/mascot identity was gone.
Dude--this was a cut/paste, right? 😄 I do know of the Marvel association as my oldest is...keen on Marvel entertainment. PS: This response (btw, nicely done) is the way my daughter would answer <fill in the topic>. I'm convinced she, like yourself, could easily win on Jeopardy.
I once had a friend call me from across the country just to tell me she knew I might be struggling with hope and prayers (re: an ongoing issue at the time), so she was going to lift up her voice in prayer on my behalf. She prayed over the phone w/me and was very specific in her requests to God. Every single detail she outlined was answered with a "yes" within the following year.
I will never forget that act of friendship.
Ps. Really needed to read this right now. Thank you A-dog.