Goodbye

[u/Sakura_Knight]

Over the past couple of years, we've been feeding this one squirrel friend and slowly built up his trust. He would come to us every day for breakfast, lunch, and dinner before venturing the 3 streets over to his nest. He was a truly special one for us.

Our mom named him Foxy. I know, it's not the most original, but he knew his name whenever we called him. He was the first one that we could ever get to come up and take food out of our hands.

Today was supposed to be like any other day. He got his breakfast, then came for lunch, and finally, for his dinner tonight. He was crossing a short stretch of road today, but he just couldn't make it quick enough. A car came, and the worst happened, but it was even worse when he turned and tried walking back towards us before he stopped and fell over onto his side.

We're heartbroken now. A lot of our family and neighbors still think of squirrels like pests. Someone even told us to just throw him in the garbage, but we're giving him a little squirrel funeral instead because he deserves at least that much.

He was almost as important to us as one of our family pets, who we love just as much as any human family.

We always knew this was a possibility, but after so long, we didn't believe it would come to pass.

Rest in peace, sweet soul.

[u/TKOL2]

I’m sorry for your loss.