So a couple weeks a go I notice a little black kitten had been hit by a car just towards the entrance of our condo complex. It made me sad because the kitty was so little. As I returned from getting Tess from preschool I thought I'd stop and move the kitty from out of the middle of the road because it made me sick to see it keep getting hit. When I stopped to move it, I noticed another little kitten by the edge of the street and couldn't help but bring it home. We cleaned the kitty up, had her checked out to make sure she was healthy and had a fun time playing with her....she was super friendly and loved the kids....not the dog so much though. However, if any of you know my husband well you'd know of his deep dislike towards cats. I called him to plead my case and Tessa's in wanting to keep the kitty, but, of course, didn't win. We ended up giving the kitty to my sister-in-law and she kept it until she was able to find it a permanent home. The life lessons learned by Tess that day are things we still talk about.... We talked about why the first little kitty was hit by the car and where the kitty now lived since it was dead. We talked about people not taking care of their pets and how we can make sure to take care of things that belong to us. And once Steve gave the "no go" on keeping the kitty we talked about loss and how sometimes we have to give up things that we love. 
This is Tessa before getting the news she couldn't keep the kitty. She even named the kitten Daphine, haha....she's quite the Scooby-Doo lover so that's where the name came from.
Beck also loved the kitty. He liked that she was small enough for even him to carry around.
This was Tessa after getting the news that she couldn't keep the kitten. She cried and hugged the kitty like this for almost 20 min. and then all the way to meeting up with my sis-in-law. She now talks about how brave she was to give Daphine away and that she has a safe home now where she can't get hit by a car, haha. She also says that when she gets bigger and daddy doesn't live with her, she's gonna get her own kitty.
I love how willing to learn Tessa is and how much she understands. She's such a smart little girl with such a big heart! Love her, love her!!
Monday, November 16, 2009
Life Lessons
Posted by The Brown Family at 1:45 PM
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That's really sweet Laura! Poor Tessa. This same thing happened with my family and our cat. My dad said NO but he was spending 4 days/wk in Chicago so we just sorta ignored him and kept it. That was almost 16 years ago, I still have her, and I sorta hate her now because she is crazy. So.. you probably did the right thing ha ha!
Shoot! That comment was from me! I didn't realize that I was signed in as Jake!
Poor Tessa. Although, I am totally with Steve on this one. Not a cat fan. But is is so sweet how much she loved that cat!
Awe Tessy those pics are the greatest. I love how she named her Daphine and how she is "brave"
Okay so I am so glad you posted that picture of Tess. You can just see how sad she is...I am sad for her. Hopefully Santa's present will help. Haha.
Dear Tessa,
Tessa, I love you. When your done come back to Pennsylvania and you'll get a new house.
Love,
Annie hgffrtpo0oppoikmjhuyymbnjjjjjjjjjj
(Straight from Annie's mouth, as you can see...wow...she is homesick for Tess.)
Oh her sweet face. That breaks my hart and makes me want to bring a Kitten over for her!
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