I have been reading the FML for several weeks now but this is my first post. We recently had one of our babies go on the the Rainbow Bridge. It was very hard on both my fianci and I but I think harder on me. It was my carelessness that cost him his life. My fianci has been on the FML longer than I have and she told all of you that we had lost Ossi. The first time I heard of the Rainbow Bridge was from someone on this list that sent a poem about it. It was beautiful. As much as I might like to think pets will join us in heaven I don't think so. The Rainbow Bridge is a beautiful picture and the idea behind it, at least as I see it, is to ease the minds and hearts of the families that have lost such cherished pets. The reason I even started this was to complement Robynn McCarthy for summing it up so well when she wrote: "The Rainbow Bridge doesn't have to belong in heaven, it can just as easily be in your own heart." I know that is where Ossi is now. The love I felt for him means that he will always live there. Thank you Ben Russell, Isis, Snickers, Casper, Bubba, and Ossi @ the Rainbow Bridge in my heart http://www.amswebdesign.com/family/ferrets.htm [Posted in FML issue 2619]