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Sadly, on Friday night, we had to say goodbye to our cat, Arwen. We’re not sure of the cause, but she suddenly became very ill, very quickly, and we had to put her down. At the vet’s office, when we realized that the most humane and practical thing to do for her was to not prolong her suffering, my wife and I tried to explain the situation to our two daughters, who are both on the spectrum, and who loved that cat very much. We told them that Arwen is very ill, and is dying. And that she wouldn’t be coming back home with us. Additionally, we explained that Heavenly Father wants what’s best for Arwen, and doesn’t want her to suffer. We further explained that she will be going to a better place, where she will be very happy. We were with her when she was put to sleep. I held her in my arms while my wife, daughters, and I said our goodbyes and pet her one last time. Afterwards, the vet came in, and started the process of euthanasia. She was gone within a minute. Even though she was only about 3 1/2 years old when she died, she left a mark on our hearts. She brought joy, fun, love, and laughter into our lives. She was surprisingly patient with my kids, especially the youngest when she would constantly pick her up and drag her around the house or push her around in a toy shopping cart like a baby. She often liked to come upstairs to my office for a pat on the head, and then sleep on my desk or look out the windows. I’ll never forget the times when she would steal my chair when I would leave my desk for a moment, or the times when she would randomly bat my elbow when sitting in the recliner. She was always ready to attack any shoeless feet. I guess feet with only socks were grounds for attack, in her mind. Thank you for the joy, fun, love, and memories, dear friend. Your void is surely felt, and will be greatly missed.

Just based on the title of the thread and watching the trailer for it: The way I see it is: a bunch of women rebel against the church and its teachings and the consequence is that their lives are all ruined. Doesn't seem "designed to give the church a bad name", per se, even though the women are bad talking the church in the start of the trailer. But the consequence of their views and attitudes doesn't seem to be joy and peace. Not that I'm going to watch it. I have no interest in that sort of stuff. But I just thought while watching the trailer that it's a pretty primo example of what I see happen when people abandon the church and it's teachings. I've seen it directly with family and friends. They have good, wholesome lives, but complain about the church's restrictions and teachings, then determine they'll be happier if they leave, then within a few years...drinking, drugs, divorce, destruction, misery, pain and ruin. Which seems to be what happens here. Yep. Sounds about right. Granted, I don't know how the show will wrap up. In the end they will likely try to spin it like it was all for the good and they're all better off for their rebellion. Probably.

And people wonder why some cats don't respond to their "name"... Amen to that!