Hi there, it's been 4 weeks without our frankie now (see "can't stop crying") and, well, we're learning to live with our changed household. It's unbearable, the loss, and I'll never stop loving him. I'll always feel the same. We are adding to our menagerie and have put a deposit on a puppy, so we won't be dog-less for much longer, in the meantime our dear cat and horse are especially sweet and loving, they miss him too.

I've had a lot of time at home to think, to cry, to grieve, while my husband and daughter have been busy at work and school. I'm a bit worried about my DD. She's 15, and Frankie was 2 when she was born. So she's never known life without his constant company. She was very very close to him, she is an only child and he was like a brother to her.

I think she's coping really well, but it has hit her very hard. The puppy will be wonderful for her. Anyone helped their teenage kids grieve lost pets??? TIA
Deb

I don't have kids, but I do have a couple of suggestions. Let her grieve. Let her know it's OK to be sad and all that. Encourage her to do something to remember him. Like, maybe put together a scrap book or something. If she's really struggling, you might want to think about counseling. I was in counseling for something else at the time my baby died, but if I hadn't been, I think I would have needed to go.

Magdalene