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Wednesday, February 12, 2014

Valentine's Day meanings of children ~~>#Friendship #Love #Compassion #Heartfelt

Hello, hello,



It's that time of the year again, the month of love, friendship and compassion. This week seems it will be filled with surprises. We have some cute little kittens about 6 days old. Well, it seems there was a runt as I was told and there has been some tender loving care going around trying to help that little kitten. As a mother, I tried preventing that first love of animals and the death of one. I was not able to prevent nature from taking its' toll. The little runt died and with it's death came some heart-wrenching crying last evening.

Es esa época del año otra vez, el mes del amor, la amistad y la compasión. Esta semana parece que estará lleno de sorpresas. Tenemos unos lindos gatitos unos 6 días de edad. Bueno, parece que hubo un enano y me dijeron que ha habido mucha ternura tratando de ayudar a ese gatito. Como madre, he intentado impedir ese primer amor por los animales, los sentimientos y la muerte de uno. No pudo impedir la naturaleza tomando su lugar. El enano murió y con ella muerte vino un desgarrador llanto ayer por la tarde.



Hearing about the kitten's death, I could deal with but hearing my daughter's inconsolable heart wrenching sobbing was another matter. I was uncertain how to treat this matter but then I realized that this was not just another kitten, it was one her little babies she was taking care of and meant the world of a difference to her.

Oyendo sobre la muerte del gatito, ME podría abordar pero pero escuchando el inconsolable llanto de mi hija parrtiendo mi corazon es otro asunto. Estaba inseguro cómo tratar este asunto pero entonces comprendí que esto no era sólo otro gatito, eran sus pequeños bebés de los cuales había cuidado y quiso decir que el gatito hacia una diferencia para ella en el mundo.



Although Daddy means the world to her and tried to console her but it was not working. I went to her, embraced her and calm her sobbing. It really was a heart-wrenching moment as I felt like my life as being squeezed out of me hearing her sobbing asking why did the kitten have to go. It was quite a mother - daughter moment consoling her and made us both vulnerable and felt a piece of me shattering inside. Seeing her crying and cuddling her close to my heart made me wish I could take away that pain but I reminded myself that making her feel loved was all that matters as well as being prepared to become a stronger and more compassionate person.

 Aunque el papá es el mundo para ella y trató de consolarla no funciona. Fui a ella, la abracé y calme sus sollozos. Realmente era un momento que disloca el corazón cuando parecí a mi vida estaba exprimido de mi oyendo sus sollozos y preguntando: " ¿por qué el gatito tienía que ir?  Era una momento entre una hija y una madre  consolándola e hizo a ambos vulnerables y sintió una pieza de mí rompiéndose dentro. La vista de su llanto y abrazandola cerca de mi corazón me hizo lamentar que no pudiera llevar ese dolor pero me recordé que la fabricación de sentir amada era todo que importa así como preparandola para hacerse una persona más fuerte y más compasiva.



This brings me back to Valentine's and what love means to the children. She says that her kittens are like brothers and sisters to her and that each of them are so different yet so much alike. She gives them names based on their characteristic or color. This is an outdoor cat but is always around and knows us well. She is like a big mother hen as she is always thinking of what to take home for the kitten to play with so they are not bored.

Esto me lleva de nuevo a San Valentín y lo que el amor significa para los niños. Ella dice que sus gatitos son como hermanos y hermanas y que cada uno de ellos son tan diferentes pero tan parecidos. Ella les da nombres en función de sus características o color. Este es un gato al aire libre siempre está a mano y nos conoce bien. Ella es como una gran madre gallina siempre está pensando en lo que  llevar a casa para los gatitos juegan para que no se aburran.



 In the cold weather, she made a shelter for the cat with cardboard boxes and took some of her belongings to make her a padded bedding. Her love for the cat is astounding. Her creativity sometimes overwhelms as she improvises. It is really adorable to see how she has adopted them and her life evolves around them. The dying of that little kitten is preparing us for that time when the cat takes away the kittens and for her to learn to detach. That will be another story. This is a story of a child's love with nature and how she includes her classmates to love the animals around them. The children gathers around her to hear the stories of the animals she knows about. She fascinates the children with her drawings and stories. What does your child think of Valentine day?

 En el tiempo frío, hizo un refugio para el gato con cajas de cartón y tomó algunas de sus pertenencias para hacerla una ropa de cama acolchada. Su amor por el gato es asombroso. Su creatividad a veces abruma como improvisa. Es realmente adorable para ver cómo los ha adoptado y su vida evoluciona alrededor de ellos. Morir de que poco gatito nos prepara para ese tiempo cuando el gato se lleva los gatitos y para ella para aprender a separar. Esto será otra historia. Esto es una historia del amor de un niño con la naturaleza y cómo incluye a sus compañeros de clase para amar los animales en ellos. Los niños se juntan al lado de ella para oír las historias de los animales sobre los cuales conoce. Fascina a los niños con sus dibujos e historias.

I asked what does Valentine's Day means to you? Response was sharing love with others and making them feel love, sharing lunch with others who does not have and this happens often and being compassionate daily. I don't do this often but at least we seem to be teaching the right principles.

Le pregunté ¿qué significa día de San Valentín para ti? Respuesta fue compartir amor con los demás y hacerlos sentir amor, compartiendo un almuerzo con otros que no tiene que sucede a menudo y ser compasivo diariamente. No lo hago a menudo, pero por lo menos parece que estamos enseñando los principios adecuados.


©Maricela, All Rights Reserved 2012. Written for: Emy Cooks

21 comments:

  1. So sorry my friend that your daughter (and her parents) had to go through this. The loss of a loved one is never easy- at any age. On the up side is proof of your daughter's compassion and her continuation of loving. Abrazos to all of you.

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    1. Thanks BB your words are comforting. At times like these we would prefer to keep her in a bubble but it is best that she learns to accept the inevitable and confront it. Yes, she certainly has those attributes and am happy. Abrazos

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  2. There's always a silver lining, a lesson, a truth in every bad thing we go through. I'm glad your daughter handled this as well as she did <3

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    1. Thanks Dominique,

      We are happy as well and happy that she is seeing it in a positive light. Kitty is gone but surely not forgotten:)

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  3. What a beautiful heart your daughter has. Thank goodness she has you for a mom so that you can comfort her and nurture her love. Sorry for the loss.

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    1. Thanks Jenny,
      I was hoping this never happens but glad that she reacts in a positive light and learns from it. I was uncertain how to react but as a mother it was rather spontaneous. Thanks for you kind words

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  4. So sorry for your loss. Thank you so much for sharing this lovely post!

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    1. Hi Cindy,

      Thank you for your kind words and thought it is every mom's fear that they confront with a child and their first love.

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  5. Poor kitty! It's so hard to go through something like this, especially around the holidays. My heart goes out to you.

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  6. Sorry to hear your cat has passed.. they really become part of the family.

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  7. I am so sorry that your little one had to experience the death of a beloved animal like that. My children have felt that feeling before with mice, as we have lost some over the time. :( Thankfully the kittens we fostered all lived, and... became permanent parts of our family when the woman I was fostering for wouldn't answer my calls to give them to their (supposedly) intended forever homes!

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  8. Awwww... you have such an amazing little girl. So sorry about the kitten.

    Michelle F.

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  9. I felt horrible for your daughter. But it's great that she came away from this experience having learned some positive character traits. What a wonderful Valentine's Day story.

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  10. It definitely means caring and showing love to all!

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  11. Your cats are precious! Its so great that she has such compassion for animals!

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  12. Sad but what you have written is really true. happy valentines day and i hope you are having a good day today. Life must continue and what you have stated are the real meaning of valentines

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  13. Love the cat house box! I remember when my cat was alive she loved boxes and bags!

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  14. Oh poor thing. I do not do Valentine's Day. It is a day of loss for me and it just is too hard.

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  15. That is really heart breaking losing someone close to you.

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  16. It's really hard for the children when a pet dies. Even if it's a little puppy or kitten. My sons kitten died also and he was so sad and cried so much. It's heart wrenching to see.

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