I wasn’t going to share this little personal nugget. I was going to keep it just for myself but after reading so many of your comments on the ‘transparent people‘ post I thought it might bring you some comfort too.
A few weeks ago, right before Parker passed, I was driving home from the vet hospital for the 3rd time that weekend when P texted me and said to listen to Coldplay’s ‘The Scientist’. I’ve heard the song hundreds of times but he said to listen to the words this time. He said it’s a good soundtrack for the rough patch we’ve had the last few months. Pets passing, work stress, 2 kids with pneumonia which inevitably equals a strained marriage…
I love him. I listen to this song probably once a week now & it always, always, makes me feel better.
“Nobody said it was easy. It’s such a shame for us to part. Nobody said it was easy, no one ever said it would be this hard.
I’m going back to the start.”
If you’re looking for something a little less sappy today then check out my post on the Hot 99.5 blog, it’s some charming pictures of Sophie Monster’s determination to eat Play-Doh and a tutorial for how to make your own all-natural play-dough at home. It doesn’t get any more wholesome than that now does it?
That is a gorgeous song. I’ve heard it at a funeral. It definitely will bring a tear to your eye.
OMG!! Back in 2006 I had to put my Sadie (my American Bull dog/Pitty that I had for 9 years) down due to cancer the vet found in her lymph nodes. It was one of the hardest things I had to do. I had her since she was 3 months and she was right there with me through lots of moments in my life. At that time, that Coldplay song made me think of her a lot after I put her down…the lyrics especially, and that very part that you put in quotes. To this day, it still makes me tear a bit when I hear it and I always think of her. I just never thought anyone would think of that song in the same way. Hugs! Hang in there! It will get better 🙂
Ps. Thanks for being you and your blog…I read it all the time and have tried many recipes and crafts. Thank You! Thank You!
Much love to you for sharing something so small but so meaningful! Btw, the girls couldn’t be cuter!
Last year my dachshund Maxx passed after his 4th birthday. My family and I went through hell for months trying to figure out his condition, and no thanks to a certain vet at a location “where pets are family,” he succumbed to kidney failure. I’ll never forget the day we had to put him down, he kept fighting until the very last second. It was weird, it’s like he knew his time was up but he kept fighting anyways in hopes that he would be returning home. Later that night I went on a complete Coldplay fix that would last a good couple of months, especially when it was their song “Fix You”. We have his ashes at home, but even til this day it’s still painful to see him in his present state, but my family and I know he’s still running around the house somewhere, being the character that he was/is. Just remember that although Parker is not physically here, he’s still with you and your family in spirit.
Your story breaks my heart ):
I never commented on your transparent people post but I meant to because I could totally relate to so much of what you were saying and The Scientist has ALWAYS been one of my favorites to listen to when we’re having a hard time. It just helps to put things into perspective every once and awhile because nothing about marriage or being a grown up is easy!! If only someone had told me this back when I was in college and in such a rush to “grow up”
U don’t know how much u have helped me find my lost piece of myself I don’t feel so alone we all think we r the only ones that feel the weight of the world is resting on our shoulders and we find that there are women that are in the exact boat we r in it is sadness but it’s as though we have a secret club it’s the moms of the world club we all have our on lives but in a way we r a part of each others lives makes me feel so much less alone we are moms and damn good ones from what I read you all are so be proud even when we don’t feel at our best we r awesome and we r loved and are not alone and nothing worth anything was ever done the easy way or just givin to us we work hard for our babies bless all moms and wives u r loved