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Alisha Marie shares her family's goodbye to Theo on Pretty Basic

The hosts' return from Japan includes a difficult family update, with Alisha remembering their black Labrador.

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Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 38,448 views a day, 12 times a normal first day on this channel (3,165).

Alisha’s Family Had A Hard Goodbye – Pretty Basic Ep. 387

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9:27Alisha describes putting off returning a misdelivered package; Remi suggests separating the practical task from the awkwardness.
11:53Alisha recounts planning a concert surprise for her mother after returning from Tokyo.
20:00They missed Raye's set, but Alisha decided to focus on enjoying Bruno Mars with her mother.
29:28The family goodbye in the title: Alisha shares that their black Labrador, Theo, had to be put down.
36:06Remi comforts Alisha as they discuss the grief of losing family pets.

Alisha Marie's family had to put down their 14-year-old black Labrador, Theo, after an undetected stomach tumor and lung complications. She shares the news with Remi Cruz Parsons in Pretty Basic's first episode back home after their Japan trip.

"We did have to put him down the other night, and it was really sad," Alisha says. The conversation promised by the title arrives around the half-hour mark, when the travel catch-up gives way to the family's loss. Remi comforts her, and the two discuss the grief of saying goodbye to beloved pets.

The episode has drawn more than 15,000 views in seven hours, already well beyond the channel's usual full first-day audience for regular videos.

Before the update about Theo, Alisha recounts an attempt to surprise her mother with Bruno Mars and Raye tickets after flying home from Tokyo. An overslept nap and Los Angeles traffic meant missing Raye's set, though they did make it to Bruno Mars. The episode also includes paid sponsor breaks.

For readers coming specifically for the family update, Alisha begins telling Theo's story at 29:28, with Remi joining her in remembering what family dogs mean to the people who raise them.

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