@lacebaseouterspace: if you’ve known me for any amount of time, you’ve probably heard me talk about Larry we brought him home in 2008, right after my mom was diagnosed with cancer for the second time. my sisters and i considered naming him the classic orange cat name, Tigger, but the pet store had already named him Larry… and somehow it fit him so perfectly that we never changed it. i’m so glad we didn’t. from the very beginning, he loved with his whole heart. as a tiny kitten, he figured out how to climb the ladder to our bunk bed because he refused to miss out on a chance to cuddle. if there was a lap, a shoulder, or a chest to lay on, Larry had already claimed it. after my mom passed away, he came with my sisters and me to live at my grandparents’ house, where he became just as much their baby as he was ours. my grandpa always called him “Leroy,” which somehow turned into one of a hundred nicknames we had for him. Lar. Lar Lar. Lar Bear. and my grandma… those two were inseparable. every night, without fail, Larry was right by her side. one of the greatest gifts i’ll ever have is that when i lived with my grandma again in my twenties, i took so many videos of him. every clip in this video is from those years. he would always find a way into my bedroom, and the second i laid in bed, he would be curling up on my chest. covering my face in kisses and giving me his little love bites on my chin. they seem like such ordinary moments, but i never imagined they’d become some of the memories i’d treasure most. after i moved out again and my grandma’s walking became more difficult, she made the incredibly hard decision to let him stay with my dad because she was so worried she might fall while caring for him. even after all those years apart, my dad got to fall in love with him all over again and was reminded of what we’d always known: that Larry was the most special cat. he had a way of making everyone love him. even people who swore they weren’t cat people would always say Larry was their favorite ❤️ on saturday we’ll say goodbye to the sweetest, gentlest, most loving boy i’ve ever known. my heart is shattered, but somehow it also feels full knowing he’ll be with my mom again. with my grandma. with my grandpa calling him Leroy. probably stealing ice cream out of everyone’s bowls like old times. thank you, Lar Lar, for 18 years of unconditional love. thank you for every cuddle, every kiss, every race up the stairs, every moment you made a house feel like a home 🧡🐱 @kissmycasssss @molli

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