Greetings dear mothers and fathers of Hive, today I join the initiative of the best and worst of the year, with this I intend to give you the summary of my year in the company of my precious Rafael Antonio who is already 8 years old, can you believe? 🥹, he is already becoming a real little man and the best thing is that he continues to fill my days with love and new experiences.

Empiezo compartiendo lo peor porque de ese modo al final del publicación quedará lo mejor, es preferible tener el trago amargo primero, debo decir que para mi familia lo peor del año fue el fallecimiento de nuestro querido y adorado gato Yellow, el tenia 4 años con nosotros y era el fiel compañero de mi hijo y mi acompañante en las horas de trabajo, era también muy apegado a mi mamá Hive account@yole, su pérdida fue un duro golpe, el falleció a causa de cálculos renales que le causaron una obstrucción en su uretra, el médico no hizo lo suficiente por ayudarlo, murió en mis manos, toda la familia estaba triste, Rafael lloraba a diario porque extrañaba a Yellow, hasta mi mamá que es la más fuerte de los tres no pudo dejar de llorar por extrañar a Yellow. Es primera vez que Rafael presencia no modo consciente la muerte de una mascota, porque cuando perdimos el gato anterior el estaba muy pequeño, Rafael y yo nos consolábamos mutuamente pero el empezó a llorar por las noches y yo me sentía desesperada al no saber como ayudarle a canalizar la tristeza.

I start by sharing the worst because that way at the end of the publication the best will be left, it is preferable to have the bitter pill first, I must say that for my family the worst of the year was the death of our dear and adored cat Yellow, he was 4 years old with us and he was my son's faithful companion and my companion during work hours, he was also very attached to my mother Hive account@yole, his loss was a hard blow, he died due to kidney stones that caused an obstruction in his urethra , the doctor did not do enough to help him, he died in my hands, the whole family was sad, Rafael cried every day because he missed Yellow, even my mother who is the strongest of the three could not stop crying because she missed Yellow . It is the first time that Rafael has consciously witnessed the death of a pet, because when we lost the previous cat he was very small, Rafael and I comforted each other but he started crying at night and I felt desperate not knowing how to help him. to overcome sadness.

The other bad thing about the year was the adaptation of our routine to the change in Rafael's class schedule due to the change of school, the fact that he studies in the afternoon still makes many things difficult for us, plus the public schools continue with their strikes so the He only has classes 3 days a week, this has me very worried and why not say it annoying, because this schedule does not benefit Rafael or me at all 🥺

There are many good things to tell, fortunately, two months after the loss of Yellow, we decided to adopt a pet again, this is how Linda came into our lives, Rafael adores the cat, although she is a very elusive cat, he manages to play with her, She likes to play with him and her amigurumis, they are both very energetic, it is very sweet to listen to the way Rafael talks to Linda, he loves her and so does my mother and I.

This year I enrolled Rafael in the Talentos Chess Academy, his teacher is an expert and has taught Rafael very well, one of the greatest achievements is that Rafael won second place in the academy's children's Christmas chess tournament, That fills me with pride and motivation to continue taking Rafael to classes, chess turned out to be something very exciting and fun for Rafael.

Of course, we couldn't miss Rafael's greatest achievement this year, which is learning to crochet and also macramé. This has surprised many, including me, because although I am the one who taught him, I am amazed by his great ability to learn, I am so happy to have the opportunity to teach this art to my son and that he was the one who asked me, all the projects he has done are beautiful and I feel enormous joy when I realize that the effort is in each stitch and dedication of my son's hands.

Finally, I must mention that organizing Rafael's 8th birthday party and seeing him so happy was one of the best moments of the year, and to end with a flourish, this Christmas we bought together the bicycle that he wanted so much, he put a part of the money thanks to the sale of his creations and I put most of it, this has been the catalyst for many joys and goals to be fulfilled with great enthusiasm with my precious Rafael and I 🥰