Goodbye to Kitty
August 4, 2005 1:45 PM Subscribe
Hey, as an elementary school librarian, I have to say I liked it. Nice illustrations, and the message is gentle-hearted. Not that I didn't snarf on "bugs will eat it" too. Har!
posted by ancientgower at 1:55 PM on August 4, 2005
posted by ancientgower at 1:55 PM on August 4, 2005
I'm amazed they let kitty sleep with baby. Don't they know that cats steal your breath when you sleep?
posted by jonson at 2:10 PM on August 4, 2005
posted by jonson at 2:10 PM on August 4, 2005
Don't miss the poll on the right.
"THERE IS NO KITTY. ONLY ZUUL."
posted by frykitty at 2:22 PM on August 4, 2005
"THERE IS NO KITTY. ONLY ZUUL."
posted by frykitty at 2:22 PM on August 4, 2005
From the story: And so little bits of Clem will fly away with them inside their bellies, high in the sky.
Yep, not weird at all.
posted by tweak at 2:23 PM on August 4, 2005
Yep, not weird at all.
posted by tweak at 2:23 PM on August 4, 2005
Well, not as weird as saying a whole person will fly away, high in the sky, after dying, is it?
posted by soyjoy at 2:25 PM on August 4, 2005
posted by soyjoy at 2:25 PM on August 4, 2005
soyjoy: nope, not at all. Maybe just more creepy. Unless by whole person you mean flesh and bones too, in which case I don't know what religion you are referring to, because I don't really follow the religion industry all that closely.
posted by tweak at 2:29 PM on August 4, 2005
posted by tweak at 2:29 PM on August 4, 2005
I cried. Swear to God.
posted by The Bellman at 2:34 PM on August 4, 2005
posted by The Bellman at 2:34 PM on August 4, 2005
And then another cat will eat the birds. Clem returns home.
Meow.
posted by blue_beetle at 2:56 PM on August 4, 2005
Meow.
posted by blue_beetle at 2:56 PM on August 4, 2005
This really good, and really sad, and I am going to hug my cat extra hard when I get home.
posted by Optimus Chyme at 2:57 PM on August 4, 2005
posted by Optimus Chyme at 2:57 PM on August 4, 2005
The poll question that got the most votes:
Poll - Best thing to tell a kid when a pet dies is:
"Kitty has been indefinitely detained due to possible links to terrorism." 41%
I cried too...but didn't snarf at the bugs eating kitty...they do...and the birds do fly away with kitty in thier bellies...so, that's an interesting, non-sentimental, and hopeful slant to take in giving a child something to think about when dealing with death: to show how life comes from death (even if it is realistic in an odd way enough to be adult snark-fodder.)
posted by Dunvegan at 3:01 PM on August 4, 2005
Poll - Best thing to tell a kid when a pet dies is:
"Kitty has been indefinitely detained due to possible links to terrorism." 41%
I cried too...but didn't snarf at the bugs eating kitty...they do...and the birds do fly away with kitty in thier bellies...so, that's an interesting, non-sentimental, and hopeful slant to take in giving a child something to think about when dealing with death: to show how life comes from death (even if it is realistic in an odd way enough to be adult snark-fodder.)
posted by Dunvegan at 3:01 PM on August 4, 2005
I can't wait to see what Somethingawful does with this...
posted by sourwookie at 3:08 PM on August 4, 2005
posted by sourwookie at 3:08 PM on August 4, 2005
Aww. So sad. My kitty just woke up so I gave him some love. The cover is great, too.
posted by effwerd at 3:25 PM on August 4, 2005
posted by effwerd at 3:25 PM on August 4, 2005
It is a circle of life sort of thing, the bugs eating Clem and the birds eating the bugs. I don't know, to me, that seems more amazing than "he is in kitty heaven." I would share this story with my kids when they were old enough.
posted by Joey Michaels at 3:28 PM on August 4, 2005
posted by Joey Michaels at 3:28 PM on August 4, 2005
I really liked this, but my brain added to this line:
And so little bits of Clem will fly away with them inside their bellies, high in the sky. And then the the birdies will poop him out onto Daddy's car.
Sorry.
posted by Specklet at 4:18 PM on August 4, 2005
And so little bits of Clem will fly away with them inside their bellies, high in the sky. And then the the birdies will poop him out onto Daddy's car.
Sorry.
posted by Specklet at 4:18 PM on August 4, 2005
Matthew Hemming is a talent and is the author of the Darth blog, Simon of Space" and many other things. His books are beautiful. We Hussites are very proud of him. Thanks for linking.
The honesty he gives his little girl about death is refreshing, not creepy. What else should be said?
The tryptich is my desktop wallpaper, the second Cheeseburger Brown wallpaper I've had.
posted by By The Grace of God at 4:31 PM on August 4, 2005
The honesty he gives his little girl about death is refreshing, not creepy. What else should be said?
The tryptich is my desktop wallpaper, the second Cheeseburger Brown wallpaper I've had.
posted by By The Grace of God at 4:31 PM on August 4, 2005
"There is no *, only Zuul."
I had to embark on a fantastic internet quest to discover the meaning of that one.
posted by Citizen Premier at 4:33 PM on August 4, 2005
Christ, I'm a sap. That totally made me well up. Very touching. Thanks for the post.
posted by Sully6 at 6:59 PM on August 4, 2005
posted by Sully6 at 6:59 PM on August 4, 2005
Rats eat the plums
Suzies eat the rats
Plums eat the Suzies
Circle of Life
(no, i don't really expect anyone to get that)
posted by ddf at 9:16 PM on August 4, 2005
Suzies eat the rats
Plums eat the Suzies
Circle of Life
(no, i don't really expect anyone to get that)
posted by ddf at 9:16 PM on August 4, 2005
I had a Siamese cat named Mehitabel from back before I'd met my wife. When she got old and died, and I had to bury her in the back yard, I had a conversation with my (then seven-year-old) son not all that different from the narrator's. It really helps to talk matter-of-factly with little ones about death and dying. I hope this gets published as a way to help parents talk with kids about pets' deaths.
posted by alumshubby at 1:01 AM on August 5, 2005
posted by alumshubby at 1:01 AM on August 5, 2005
Crying at work is slightly embarassing.
I lost my kitty this year. It was really tough.
posted by k8t at 11:44 AM on August 5, 2005
I lost my kitty this year. It was really tough.
posted by k8t at 11:44 AM on August 5, 2005
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