Jan 13 2026

A time I relied on my Dad it cost me my cats life. I don't blame him for it now in fact I don't believe it was his fault entirely. In 2023 each day that I would leave for work I would remind everyone in my house to leave the doors closed and ESPECIALLY the porch door. We lived in a pretty high apartment building so a fall from there would be nearly fatal. One day after my 8 hour shift, I came back home expecting for my cat get me at the door. I soon realized he was not in the house. This wasn't unusual since he would make his way past the front door sometimes and escape. I once again got mad at the carelessness of my family and lack of attention. I went outside in the dark cold night and heard faint painful meows behind a bush. There I saw Pepe (My cat) shivering and barely being able to move a muscle. I rushed him back home and quickly booked a vet appointment for the next day. Come to find out the next day he had a small puncture from a stick in his side from falling down from that height. Fast forward after that incident my cat would have regular seizures and eventually succumbed to them. I was distraught, angry, and guilty. I felt as if I could've done more for him. I wanted to be mad at my father so bad but I was to sad to give it any energy. That would probably be the time relying on someone costs something dear to me.