Today is a hard day and I wanted to share that feeling with you.
There is very small but non-zero chance that one of the 1000 random people is you.
this post was submitted on 13 Jan 2026
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Not gonna lie, that only slightly changes my enthusiasm for the button
Why are you listing more pro’s?
*press the button*
You're one of today's lucky 1000!
One of today's 4.0238726007 × 10²⁵⁶⁷ ?
I can't do anything more than offer condolences and say that it gets easier over time. I lost my void of almost 20 years a few years back, and I'm happy to say that I finally overcame the grief and rescued another void this past year. Before then they'd make me cry, so I've made a lot of progress.
Nothing will replace your kitty, but the feelings do get easier to deal with over time. I still miss my old girl fiercely, but sharing that love with another kitty has helped, once I came to terms with it anyway.
Thanks, I'm glad there's another Kitty there with you sharing that love now!
One day maybe, I'll be ready. Gonna get a crystal tree for now because it's less sad when they fall apart.
Thanks, and it wasn't an easy or quick process to get here, but I'm glad I did. Along with my void I've got an Odin who loves to give out love too.
As for when you're ready, that day will come eventually and fretting about it doesn't make it come any quicker. Good on you for finding something to put that energy to, I didn't and it was a rough first year. Hopefully that will help the process.
I have an advantage I guess, we'll see if it really helps. As a therapist, many of my friends are therapists so I have good support options. Remains to be seen if I remember to use it!
Oh man, you're probably in a decent spot comparatively. It took me a couple years to get a therapist (past trauma with them), but that's what finally helped me work through it.
Best of luck on your path. Though it is never easy, may the path be walkable.
Can I push it twice and get an extra?
Damn right. You're probably making the world a better place.
One is none. Always have a spare cat
Remember that grief is just love that has nowhere to go. Take your time, remember the joy that they brought you, and in time find somewhere for it to go.
That's only about half an hour's worth of people dying naturally anyway
In that case I'll have all three of my cats back please and I won't need to worry about the cost.
Having been through that myself, I honestly don't know any words that might comfort you right now. It hurts, and it always does, but time does make it better.
This incredible pain is the price we pay for the overwhelming love they give us.
Damn right.
I'm up for this sadness exactly because of that.
Thanks for saying it, good to know you get it.
Pretty tempting to keep hitting it until I pull a Thanos, but I'm not sure what to do with all my cat clones.
Bulk buy tuna and get ready for a lot of chin rubs.
If you can choose the 1000, that's Death Note Season 2.
Considering what's going to happen in the near future, dying must not be a bad choice
I hate cats.
I would never stop hitting that button.
Ironically my cat would have loved you.
🤷 They were going to die anyway.
If you’re willing to sacrifice cows and chickens to keep your cat fed, a few thousand humans is a quantitative change.
That is a fair point, though not the moral system most of society uses.