I’ve read about grief. I’ve heard about it. I’ve witnessed it and sympathized with others. Until this last week, I didn’t fully understand that people feel ashamed to openly grieve the loss of pets. Some people have to do this all alone bc they’re made to feel bad about their grief? I can’t fathom that. I mean – I knew this, that it’s not socially acceptable to mourn their loss in the way we mourn other family members, but this group has shown me that’s there’s literally no other way to be and I think that’s awesome.

Thank you for letting me grieve out loud. It’s really been helping.