cobalt79 Wrote:I think I'll pass on this one for a while. Last year wasn't a good year for me and dogs.
It was tough for me to watch. Marley reminded me so much of my Black lab, Ebony, who we put to sleep in 1993. 16 years later all the memories of the best dog I ever had came flooding back.
Ebony had a penchant for chewing walls, eating out of the garbage, and she especially loved eating religious items. A giant ornate bible, baby Jesus and another figurine from the nativity set at Christmas.
Putting Ebony to sleep was the most difficult thing of my young adult life to go through. I LOVE animals more than I love people. How sad is that? Pets just give so much unconditional love that when it comes time to let them go you feel like you are losing a part of yourself.
Marley and Me reminds us of the sacred bond between pets and their owners and knowing when it is time to say goodbye. After giving us so many joyful years, in the end when they are suffering, we have to make the most difficult choice. But being able to give them rest and peace from their suffering is both heart-wrenching and admirable at the same time.
I had not cried in YEARS...1993 was the last time, until I watched this film. I got that familiar lump in my chest and then the tears began to well. Amazing how a funny, sweet and charming film about life, family and the pets that are a part of both can bring you to tears and make you remember the four legged friends that once graced our lives.