Fat "acceptance" - from the PoV of a fat person

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83. I am so sorry to hear about your kitty.

We had two kitty boys--not brothers but from two different litters born a few days apart in the same house--who had been raised together.
They were such buddies. Mouse has been gone for almost 7 years now (in fact we adopted my rescue dog, Snowy, not long after he passed)
and his brother, Simba, lived another 3 years, tolerating Snowy and eventually cuddling up with her. There isn't a day goes by that I don't
think about either one or both the kitties. My husband and I are both 'seniors', though, and enjoy traveling. It's much easier to take
Snowy to the pet resort--which she loves--or bring her with us on car trips, though, than it is to leave kitties. So, no more kitties until
we've decided our travel days are over.

The pain preventing exercise contributing to weight preventing exercise cycle is another tough one. I know losing just a few pounds makes a difference
in how well my knees tolerate walking with Snowy. I was visiting with some neighbors the other day--who also bring their dog out to wait with
their girls for the school bus in the morning--complaining about how it's not just an old wives' tale that your joints are effective barometers at forecasting
coming weather changes. Boy, we have had them this spring, too, where we live. We've had a lot of rain. It's one other benefit, though, to walking
with Snowy in that we've gotten to know some neighbors--particularly the ones with kids--who are out waiting for the bus in the morning.