{"id":3490,"date":"2026-01-08T01:18:24","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T00:18:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tiredofboys.com\/goodbye-little-one\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T01:51:02","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T00:51:02","slug":"goodbye-little-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tiredofboys.com\/en\/goodbye-little-one\/","title":{"rendered":"goodbye, little one"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style='text-align:center' class='yasr-auto-insert-visitor'><!--Yasr Visitor Votes Shortcode--><div id='yasr_visitor_votes_f655a346a62cc' class='yasr-visitor-votes'><div class=\"yasr-custom-text-vv-before yasr-custom-text-vv-before-3490\">Click to rate this post!<\/div><div id='yasr-vv-second-row-container-f655a346a62cc'\r\n                                        class='yasr-vv-second-row-container'><div id='yasr-visitor-votes-rater-f655a346a62cc'\r\n                                      class='yasr-rater-stars-vv'\r\n                                      data-rater-postid='3490'\r\n                                      data-rating='0'\r\n                                      data-rater-starsize='24'\r\n                                      data-rater-readonly='false'\r\n                                      data-rater-nonce='57493fa7f2'\r\n                                      data-issingular='false'\r\n                                    ><\/div><div class=\"yasr-vv-stats-text-container\" id=\"yasr-vv-stats-text-container-f655a346a62cc\"><svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\"\r\n                                   class=\"yasr-dashicons-visitor-stats\"\r\n                                   data-postid=\"3490\"\r\n                                   id=\"yasr-stats-dashicon-f655a346a62cc\">\r\n                                   <path d=\"M18 18v-16h-4v16h4zM12 18v-11h-4v11h4zM6 18v-8h-4v8h4z\"><\/path>\r\n                               <\/svg><span id=\"yasr-vv-text-container-f655a346a62cc\" class=\"yasr-vv-text-container\">[Total: <span id=\"yasr-vv-votes-number-container-f655a346a62cc\">0<\/span>  Average: <span id=\"yasr-vv-average-container-f655a346a62cc\">0<\/span>]<\/span><\/div><div id='yasr-vv-loader-f655a346a62cc' class='yasr-vv-container-loader'><\/div><\/div><div id='yasr-vv-bottom-container-f655a346a62cc'\r\n                              class='yasr-vv-bottom-container'\r\n                              style='display:none'><\/div><\/div><!--End Yasr Visitor Votes Shortcode--><\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/tiredofboys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/969FED44-600C-4172-A157-5F7F6808C9C5-683x1024.png\" alt=\"Piccolina's stuffed animal on the bed - coming home to emptiness\" class=\"wp-image-3484\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tiredofboys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/969FED44-600C-4172-A157-5F7F6808C9C5-683x1024.png 683w, https:\/\/tiredofboys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/969FED44-600C-4172-A157-5F7F6808C9C5-200x300.png 200w, https:\/\/tiredofboys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/969FED44-600C-4172-A157-5F7F6808C9C5-768x1152.png 768w, https:\/\/tiredofboys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/969FED44-600C-4172-A157-5F7F6808C9C5-720x1080.png 720w, https:\/\/tiredofboys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/969FED44-600C-4172-A157-5F7F6808C9C5-580x870.png 580w, https:\/\/tiredofboys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/969FED44-600C-4172-A157-5F7F6808C9C5-320x480.png 320w, https:\/\/tiredofboys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/969FED44-600C-4172-A157-5F7F6808C9C5.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\"><\/figure>\n<p>I come home after three weeks in the US. The house is cold and empty. I go upstairs to bed. And I see the stuffed animal and the eternal rose I had given to Piccolina. She brought them back to me at the end of our story.    <\/p>\n<p>I see them on the nightstand she had chosen to better furnish my house, all covered in LEDs. Next to the mirrors she had found on SHEIN. Piccolina wasn&#8217;t good at showing affection with words, she did it through gestures.   <\/p>\n<p>I think about her often. A few times I&#8217;ve written to her, but she responds with the coldness of someone who finds it painful to open an old wound. So I stopped.  <\/p>\n<p>Good luck, little one<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align:center\" class=\"yasr-auto-insert-visitor\"><!--Yasr Visitor Votes Shortcode--><\/p>\n<div id=\"yasr_visitor_votes_d5f927628206b\" class=\"yasr-visitor-votes\">\n<div class=\"yasr-custom-text-vv-before yasr-custom-text-vv-before-3483\">Click to rate this post!<\/div>\n<div id=\"yasr-vv-second-row-container-d5f927628206b\" class=\"yasr-vv-second-row-container\">\n<div id=\"yasr-visitor-votes-rater-d5f927628206b\" class=\"yasr-rater-stars-vv\" data-rater-postid=\"3483\" data-rating=\"0\" data-rater-starsize=\"32\" data-rater-readonly=\"false\" data-rater-nonce=\"d5bea0c4b7\" data-issingular=\"false\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"yasr-vv-stats-text-container\" id=\"yasr-vv-stats-text-container-d5f927628206b\"><svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"yasr-dashicons-visitor-stats\" data-postid=\"3483\" id=\"yasr-stats-dashicon-d5f927628206b\">\n                                   <path d=\"M18 18v-16h-4v16h4zM12 18v-11h-4v11h4zM6 18v-8h-4v8h4z\"><\/path>\n                               <\/svg><span id=\"yasr-vv-text-container-d5f927628206b\" class=\"yasr-vv-text-container\">[Total: <span id=\"yasr-vv-votes-number-container-d5f927628206b\">0<\/span> Average: <span id=\"yasr-vv-average-container-d5f927628206b\">0<\/span>]<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"yasr-vv-loader-d5f927628206b\" class=\"yasr-vv-container-loader\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"yasr-vv-bottom-container-d5f927628206b\" class=\"yasr-vv-bottom-container\" style=\"display:none\">\n<div class=\"yasr-small-block-bold\"><span class=\"yasr-already-voted-text\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--End Yasr Visitor Votes Shortcode--><\/div>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Read also<\/h4>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tiredofboys.com\/en\/piccolina\/\" data-type=\"post\">Piccolina&#8217;s Story<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style='text-align:center' class='yasr-auto-insert-visitor'><!--Yasr Visitor Votes Shortcode--><div id='yasr_visitor_votes_c4452ecfaa369' class='yasr-visitor-votes'><div class=\"yasr-custom-text-vv-before yasr-custom-text-vv-before-3490\">Click to rate this post!<\/div><div id='yasr-vv-second-row-container-c4452ecfaa369'\r\n                                        class='yasr-vv-second-row-container'><div id='yasr-visitor-votes-rater-c4452ecfaa369'\r\n                                      class='yasr-rater-stars-vv'\r\n                                      data-rater-postid='3490'\r\n                                      data-rating='0'\r\n                                      data-rater-starsize='24'\r\n                                      data-rater-readonly='false'\r\n                                      data-rater-nonce='57493fa7f2'\r\n                                      data-issingular='false'\r\n                                    ><\/div><div class=\"yasr-vv-stats-text-container\" id=\"yasr-vv-stats-text-container-c4452ecfaa369\"><svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\"\r\n                                   class=\"yasr-dashicons-visitor-stats\"\r\n                                   data-postid=\"3490\"\r\n                                   id=\"yasr-stats-dashicon-c4452ecfaa369\">\r\n                                   <path d=\"M18 18v-16h-4v16h4zM12 18v-11h-4v11h4zM6 18v-8h-4v8h4z\"><\/path>\r\n                               <\/svg><span id=\"yasr-vv-text-container-c4452ecfaa369\" class=\"yasr-vv-text-container\">[Total: <span id=\"yasr-vv-votes-number-container-c4452ecfaa369\">0<\/span>  Average: <span id=\"yasr-vv-average-container-c4452ecfaa369\">0<\/span>]<\/span><\/div><div id='yasr-vv-loader-c4452ecfaa369' class='yasr-vv-container-loader'><\/div><\/div><div id='yasr-vv-bottom-container-c4452ecfaa369'\r\n                              class='yasr-vv-bottom-container'\r\n                              style='display:none'><\/div><\/div><!--End Yasr Visitor Votes Shortcode--><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Click to rate this post! 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[Total: 0 Average: 0] I come home after three weeks in the US. The house is cold and empty. I go upstairs to bed. And I see the stuffed animal and the eternal rose I had given to Piccolina. She brought them back to me at the end of our story. I see them on the nightstand she had chosen to better furnish my house, all covered in LEDs. Next to the mirrors she had found on SHEIN. Piccolina wasn&#8217;t good at showing affection with words, she did it through gestures. 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