Your sweet StanLee gave all of us so much love over the years and I’m so honored to have been able to follow along on his beautiful journey. Thank you so much for sharing his incredible life and the fun moments he was able to experience. He made our family smile every time we saw him in your reels, photographs and stories. Hugs Whitney! We’re all thinking of you xoxo Kristy (and Jeff & Emma)
I’m so sorry. We said goodbye to our pup earlier this year after 9 years together (we adopted him when he was an adult), and I still get the sharp pang of grief most days. His collar is around a candle we already had on our mantle. It took a while before we gently rid our home of his beds, his shampoo, his food, his last toy that had been with him for over five of his nine years with us.
My toddler still takes her small dog stuffie, named “buddy” after the nickname we had for our dog, and places him where his bed used to be in the kitchen, and tells us he’s “chatting with Pluto in his bed.” It makes me sob, and also makes me certain he’s still right there where he spent about 23 hours a day for the last year or so of his life.
It’s so, so hard. My first few weeks working from home alone, without him, were harder than almost any other time in my life. Wishing you all peace, sleep, and calm during this time.
I am so sorry to hear of this news. I've loved watching his little tail wag in so many of the beautiful clips you've shared of him. He'll be a loss in so many hearts - we will miss him.
So very sorry for your loss of sweet StanLee. May he visit you in your dreams and send you messages from heaven ❤️ holding your family of 6 in my heart ❤️
My eyes and heart filled with tears as I read this post. As strange as this sounds, when our German Shepherd died a few years ago, the day after her passing, the image came into my mind, almost like a movie, of her running like a pup in a field with other dogs, happy, strong and free again. I held onto that image, and it carried me thru my grief.
We are so sorry for your loss, Whitney. Our pets just move into our hearts and take up permanent residence and the loss feels profound. When we lost one of our two dogs, our remaining dog became catatonic after 2-3 weeks from her pack mate’s passing. Our vet explained that we humans not only grieve the loss of our canine family member, but also their pack mate(s) mourns their loss. Keep an eye on Sophie because she may show signs of depression in the weeks ahead. Sending comforting and loving vibes from California to your entire family and hoping Stan Lee is running free in doggie Heaven. ❤️
Your writing last week about the emergency choreography of getting the kids and dogs out of the house expanded my heart. It's still a world where animal-as- machine thinking is enculturated even when so many of us exist as co-animals and family with our nonhuman companions. Our first dog also came before kids and functioned as a third adult in our home. Her successor saw the kids into their early teens and helped us rescue our last dog, who became my muse and work from home companion through the writing of two books, who co-parented teens and helped train a service dog for my oldest and supported us when she moved out into a place of her own. Your sweet boy sounds wonderful. I'm so glad you had 16 years together and so sorry for your loss. ❤️
Your sweet StanLee gave all of us so much love over the years and I’m so honored to have been able to follow along on his beautiful journey. Thank you so much for sharing his incredible life and the fun moments he was able to experience. He made our family smile every time we saw him in your reels, photographs and stories. Hugs Whitney! We’re all thinking of you xoxo Kristy (and Jeff & Emma)
I’m so sorry. We said goodbye to our pup earlier this year after 9 years together (we adopted him when he was an adult), and I still get the sharp pang of grief most days. His collar is around a candle we already had on our mantle. It took a while before we gently rid our home of his beds, his shampoo, his food, his last toy that had been with him for over five of his nine years with us.
My toddler still takes her small dog stuffie, named “buddy” after the nickname we had for our dog, and places him where his bed used to be in the kitchen, and tells us he’s “chatting with Pluto in his bed.” It makes me sob, and also makes me certain he’s still right there where he spent about 23 hours a day for the last year or so of his life.
It’s so, so hard. My first few weeks working from home alone, without him, were harder than almost any other time in my life. Wishing you all peace, sleep, and calm during this time.
I am so sorry to hear of this news. I've loved watching his little tail wag in so many of the beautiful clips you've shared of him. He'll be a loss in so many hearts - we will miss him.
So very sorry for your loss of sweet StanLee. May he visit you in your dreams and send you messages from heaven ❤️ holding your family of 6 in my heart ❤️
My eyes and heart filled with tears as I read this post. As strange as this sounds, when our German Shepherd died a few years ago, the day after her passing, the image came into my mind, almost like a movie, of her running like a pup in a field with other dogs, happy, strong and free again. I held onto that image, and it carried me thru my grief.
We are so sorry for your loss, Whitney. Our pets just move into our hearts and take up permanent residence and the loss feels profound. When we lost one of our two dogs, our remaining dog became catatonic after 2-3 weeks from her pack mate’s passing. Our vet explained that we humans not only grieve the loss of our canine family member, but also their pack mate(s) mourns their loss. Keep an eye on Sophie because she may show signs of depression in the weeks ahead. Sending comforting and loving vibes from California to your entire family and hoping Stan Lee is running free in doggie Heaven. ❤️
Your writing last week about the emergency choreography of getting the kids and dogs out of the house expanded my heart. It's still a world where animal-as- machine thinking is enculturated even when so many of us exist as co-animals and family with our nonhuman companions. Our first dog also came before kids and functioned as a third adult in our home. Her successor saw the kids into their early teens and helped us rescue our last dog, who became my muse and work from home companion through the writing of two books, who co-parented teens and helped train a service dog for my oldest and supported us when she moved out into a place of her own. Your sweet boy sounds wonderful. I'm so glad you had 16 years together and so sorry for your loss. ❤️
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God Bless you and your family as you mourn your beloved pup. You will meet again. ❤️
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Condolences, Whit. x
Wishing you comfort and peace. So sorry for your loss. I have a 13-year old BFF who is starting to show her age. This hit home.
I’m so very sorry for your loss 😢 our bonds with our pets, who are family, are so vital to us . Sending comforting thoughts 🙏🏻
Sending your household of five and family of six much love from Scotland 🤍