Calanthesrose

Yesterday I started the series of quality of life conversations with my vet for my oldest dog. He’ll be 15 next month. It’s always an eventuality, but I am devastated. I knew that it was going to happen at this appointment, but that doesn’t change how hard it was and how hard it has been since the appointment. I’m not doing well.

Yesterday I started the series of quality of life conversations with my vet for my oldest dog. He’ll be 15 next month. It’s always an eventuality, but I am devastated. I knew that it was going to happen at this appointment, but that doesn’t change how hard it was and how hard it has been since the appointment. I’m not doing well.

I am so sorry. I’ve got two right now. One will be 15 in December and the other just turned three. The overlap is on purpose. In hopes that I’ll be too attached to the puppy to do it when I let my old boy go. I do want to heal from the trauma, but most times, it doesn’t seem possible.

I’m surprised I’ve made it this far. The only reason I have is because of my dogs. I guess I’ll just keep getting them to keep me here. As one approaches old age, I’ll get another. Assuming the loss of the old one doesn’t do it.

Saving your response because I really want to read these. I love it when I come across a post like this. Teach me all the things I didn’t know that I need to know! Healing together is the only way that we can move forward in a way that is actually progressive. Thank you for sharing.

Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates.

It’s basically a letter from a father to his son about all the concerns an African American person has regarding their children’s safety. That is a very poor explanation of this book. It’s one of the few books I have read that has shaken me to my soul. I have been forever changed by this book. As a white person, it opened my eyes to things I never thought about. It is a captivating and moving read, but you will not view the world the same way ever again.