I’m posting this for 8 year-old me, who had just experienced the first loss of a pet when his dog, Karma, died suddenly. 8 year-old me asked his teacher at his Lutheran school if he was going to see Karma in heaven someday, and she told him no, because “dogs can’t choose to accept Jesus into their hearts, so they can’t be saved.”
What a shitty and terrible thing to say to a little kid who has just experienced his first real loss and just wanted some comfort.
So, to eight year-old me, who still believes in heaven: you’re gonna get to play ball with Karma again, someday.
