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Dear Addy
Try to be gentle with yourself. And always have a Kleenex ready. Because the tears will flow at the most unexpected times and will take you by surprise. Maybe the tears are our grief. It takes as long as it takes. Grieve in your own way, don't listen to what people say. It is when they are gone that we realize what an impact they had on us. Dog spelled backwards is God. We all love you and give you a big hug to comfort you.
Hugs Sonja and Angel Apollo.
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I want in on the group hug too. Thinking of you Addy and your husband. Hope Koko is doing well!
Barbara
Me too, please.:)
Addy:
I am hoping with the warmer weather starting you and Koko can get outside for some walks, and maybe feel a little better. Blessings
Patti
Thank you for all the hugs, I felt them all and needed them.
Outsiders seem to think I should have been over this the first week. It has been a difficult week and I feel a lot of pressure from extended family and work to be this happy, cheerful person and I am lucky to make it through the day without bawling my eyes out.
What ticks me off the most is if I had lost a human relative I would be allowed a "pre agreed upon by society acceptable mourning period." Which is also a crock since everyone grieves differently. I was allowed a month for my dad and then was told to get over it.
This week the permanence of losing Zoe has sunk in. Now I have to find acceptance of all of this and stop the guilt, the nightmares of that last night, I am not alright and I am sick of pretending to be. My in another world, oblivious boss and his partner pushed me past my tolerance thresh hold this week and I am beyond angry and I bit ( figuratively not literally).
Crappy week all and all so love all the hugs from you guys. Not I have to release all this anger. Koko and I took a long walk. Didnt help yet:o:o:o:(:(
Addy:
I am so in tune with all you are saying about how you feel. That so bothers me that people expect you to be happy and back to yourself. I totally understand the anger,as I would be there too. People need to get a life and understand this is something that cannot be smiled away. Blessings
Patti
Some people just don't get it, that one can grief for an animal just like they do for a human. I tend to think that those people have never had that kind of relationship with their furry family members, which is too bad, they don't know what they have missed out on.
It's a crock that there is any given time frame for grief, but you're right, they give us more for people for sure. Too bad it isn't a switch that you can just turn on and off. It isn't though.
I think the anger is perfectly understand. That is a stage of grief too.
hugs and love
Sharlene
Sending love and hugs. We will get through this in our own time and in our own way. Sharlene is so right. Anyone that cannot understand this grief and pain has missed out on a lot. They obviously have never been lucky enough to have had a dog that was a part of their heart.