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   legaleagle48 said, over 1 year ago

   And that’s actually pretty normal for a kid Michael’s age. I’d probably have asked the same question.
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   Arye Uygur said, over 1 year ago

   I don’t remember this arc – Farly looks really sick.
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   legaleagle48 said, over 1 year ago

   @Arye Uygur

   I don’t remember it, either, but I already know that Farley doesn’t die, since he actually lives for at least another eleven years (in other words, he doesn’t die until long after April is born.).
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   psychlady said, over 1 year ago

   Let him express his feelings. And – no one really knows.
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   lightenup said, over 1 year ago

   Sometimes it’s hard to know when a kid is being sincere and when they are being silly. I don’t blame either for their reactions. Poor Farley…
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   Night-Gaunt49 said, over 1 year ago

   Lynn’s Notes:
   This short vignette about Farley’s illness made close followers of casual readers who thought they were going to witness his demise.

   
   

   You never know with a pet and they get very little consideration if they are found very sick an untreatable.
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   NightShade09 said, over 1 year ago

   @SUSAN NEWMAN

   Elly wasn’t berating him – she was upset because he said what she was thinking.
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   Chris Kenworthy said, over 1 year ago

   Somehow this made me think of the Vinyl Cafe story ‘Dad is dying’ – Sam comes close to tears in class because his dog is at the vet, so instead he says it’s his dad who’s sick, and the story spreads around the neighborhood, complicating the lives of both parents, (but nobody is rude enough to tell them what they’ve heard clearly enough to avoid a misunderstanding.)
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   Joshua Washburn said, over 1 year ago

   whhhew the family car is a wagon thought they were putting him in a trunk of a car
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    Gokie5 said, over 1 year ago

    I still think that Elly has a bit of a tin ear here – Michael is the mature one.
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    BobBlumenfeld said, over 1 year ago

    Although I was not a dedicated reader back then, I suspect this story arc is one of the early ones that gave FBOFW its realistic side, the way M*A*S*H evolved from its first few years as a straight sitcom.
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    seed_drill said, over 1 year ago

    This story hits too close to home, I had to put my kitty down this morning. I think I’ll be skipping the rest of this arc, even though, as a long time reader, I know this isn’t where Farley dies.
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    MysteryCat said, over 1 year ago

    @seed_drill

    I’m sorry, I know how hard that is. I hope you have others to comfort you.

    I lost my last cat a few weeks ago and coming to terms with having no cats in my life.
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    samfran60 said, over 1 year ago

    seed_drill & MysteryCat, I am so sorry to hear about your beloved cats. No, you can never replace a loved one in your mind but, sometimes an innocent little face will tear at your heart strings and make you fall in love with them. You never forget your beloved but,another can sometimes help with the pain. I have also lost cats before. Please forgive me if I did not word this right.
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    Night-Gaunt49 said, over 1 year ago

    Been there, experienced that several times.
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