Posted by Klokka on August 20, 2004, at 23:44:45
In reply to Re: How do I get through this...? » Klokka, posted by JenStar on August 19, 2004, at 16:59:04
Thank you for posting. It helps to know I'm not alone in being quite hurt over something like that. My parents have been moving on with life as usual and can't seem to stand that I just can't right now. My friends are supportive enough, but I sense that they're just expecting me to "get over it like a normal person might." I wonder why it is that pet loss is sometimes seen as so trivial, when often they're very much a part of the family? (And a more stable source of support than people, at least in my case.) Even talking to the therapist (who was VERY supportive and helped me to keep a more balanced view of things when my mom came home and turned on me,) I felt so dumb telling her I was in distress because my cat died.
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