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BWdem4life

(2,880 posts)

36. You have to stop

Reply to sprinkleeninow (Original post)

Sat Nov 22, 2025, 01:11 PM

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No pet can be replaced, but your heart can be healed enough for you to function if you open it to another pet.

I still miss both my previous cats terribly, and I know some day I'll be hurt again when the new arrivals pass. But in the meantime I can live and even find some joy in their lives.

Tough love post from me, take it or leave it.. Best wishes for you.

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I'm messed up. My girl dog passed in March. It's gotten worse. [View all] sprinkleeninow Saturday OP

Not comparable, but been looking closely through old photo albums, elleng Saturday #1

Photos of her appear on my phone. sprinkleeninow Saturday #5

🫶🏾🕯️ blm Saturday #2

Appreciated 💟 sprinkleeninow Saturday #6

Awwww, Sprink... sending you cyber hugs! SheltieLover Saturday #3

I've never been 'needy'. It's foreign to me. sprinkleeninow Saturday #7

Sometimes we all need a helping hand, Sprink! SheltieLover Saturday #8

There is one rescue adoption girl aways away in my state. sprinkleeninow Saturday #10

Awwwww... SheltieLover Saturday #15

I have a tendency geared toward perfectionism. Which can also be a negative. sprinkleeninow Saturday #16

I can certainly relate to it being difficult without our planetary neighbors. SheltieLover Saturday #24

''For dogs, love isn't about perfection.'' Donkees Saturday #31

Listen you your heart, dear one! Tanuki Saturday #23

💧❤️ littlemissmartypants Saturday #4

I'm sorry for your loss of your precious girl dog wendyb-NC Saturday #9

Thank you much for your uplifting words, sharing your personal experiences. sprinkleeninow Saturday #14

No words, just a big hug. LoisB Saturday #11

I've been there, too, my friend. It's been over 2 years for me, but I still hurt when I think of my pup Rhiannon12866 Saturday #12

I hate to say but coming from the heart oldmanlynn Saturday #13

Get another one! Aussie105 Saturday #17

Don't Know If It Will Help lavoosh99 Saturday #18

I look at pictures of my dogs as puppies Aussie105 Saturday #19

I worry about Muggles worrying after my wife and I are gone. marble falls Saturday #28

My dogs are giant breed Keepthesoulalive Saturday #20

Hugs to you friend. Duncanpup Saturday #21

Green pastures, still waters Dear_Prudence Saturday #22

Mourning a loved animal is so very, very hard. Give yourself as much time as you need. Timeflyer Saturday #25

🫂😢🥰🐶🐾🕯️ QueerDuck Saturday #26

Love carries risk and pain. Let love become the monument, not the pain. marble falls Saturday #27

The more you loved your dog and the more your dog loved you the more it will hurt. Botany Saturday #29

I understand how you feel. Still mourning my GSD who disappeared when I was 11. ms liberty Saturday #30

My girl dog passed this past March too, her brother in September. dem4decades Saturday #32

My heart grieves with you, sprinkleenow Trueblue Texan Saturday #33

Sending much love and healing vibes to you, sprinkleeninow Grim Chieftain Saturday #34

here is a peom that might help a little Nigrum Cattus Saturday #35

You have to stop BWdem4life Saturday #36

It is hard to say goodbye to a family member LetMyPeopleVote Saturday #37

Better to have loved and lost than to never have loved at all. Aussie105 Saturday #38

I am so very moved by the loving-kindness and wise words sprinkleeninow Saturday #39

I'm so sorry, sprinkleeninow. I will be thinking of you and your sweet girl. HeartsCanHope 23 hrs ago #40