Things have gotten a ton better for me recently, but with the summer start I have started to think of the loss again. Mother's Day was hard, too, I have my daughter now and that has been very fullfilling, but it doesn't diminish the love I have for Misty. My husband got a cat card and signed both their names and put Misty's "from above." I handled it a lot better than I used to, but the loss is still there.

When my daughter is asleep I have been thinking of him lately. It sure would have been great to have him around....especially with all the joy of a new person, I would have liked to share it with him. And summers by our pool won't be the same, he had his own pool raft and he used to wait out by the grill all day for "hamburger time." There will be new memories and fun, but this first summer is going to be tough.

At least my day to day grief is gone now, but the emptiness goes in spurts. Thanks everyone here for being there, it's amazing how little society acknowledges pet loss. This is pretty much my only outlet......thanks again to all.

Amy

amy i know what you mean about spring/summer time and thinking about our little ones we have lost. today while driving to work a nice sunny day..i felt that all to familar cringe of loss.. thinking of my girls and how they loved to sit by the window and wait for me to get home and sometimes just snoozing in the sun. i never imagined that they would both be gone at the same time. its still empty coming home, i mean i have my family and my two other dogs but the cats not being there ,i feel like my puzzle is still missing pieces ya know..completely understand what you mean.. please know i am thinking of you...
much love
michelle

Couldn't have said it better myself. I feel the same way. I'm better but not well. I'm not sure I'll ever be myself again. It has always seemed so foriegn to me when I heard of people who didn't like animals. Apparantly there are just as many or more that don't love them...like we do anyway. Like members of our family.

Take care, Amy.

John B

I know what you mean about summer being hard. I'm struggling with it too. She loved being outside in the summer. And next month it will be one year since she died. It's going to be very hard.

Magdalene

I understand..it's so hard to see the change in season..like they are further away.. society really doesn't acknowlege pet loss..if it did, we wouldn't have to qualify it as "pet loss". It would just be loss, or grief just like when anyone so loved passed away. The fact that we have to classify it differently makes no sense to me - they are our children and to me should be mourned as such. Not fair that we have to suffer silently. Makes me so thankful for this site.

My thoughts are with you and your boy..