Sorting Feelings (Copper Suff)
Feeling pretty tired today. Little things are getting easier, but I still miss our little dog. D wants to get a new dog (and it started almost immediately after Copper was gone). I know that he need s a dog, it’s just the type of person he is. I have no complaint with that. I understand how lonely he feels over losing Copper. I know he’s having difficulty coping like the rest of us. Fifteen years is a really long time and there’s just so much to having a dog that is important to him. He and Copper were close (hell, Copper was close with everyone in his own unique way). It’s been hard.
For me, it just feels too soon. I really don’t like the idea of getting another dog right now. And I don’t know that I’ll ever be okay with it. I’ve expressed these feelings and we’ve talked it over. And despite my feeling dreadful about the idea, I’ve resolved that if it’s what D needs, then he should get a dog. It makes me feel disjointed. But if it makes him feel better, that’s what I try to focus on. I know he’s not trying to replace Copper. Yet, I still don’t like the idea of getting a new dog. It’s just not going to be the same.
The fairest has been chosen.
For me, it just feels too soon. I really don’t like the idea of getting another dog right now. And I don’t know that I’ll ever be okay with it. I’ve expressed these feelings and we’ve talked it over. And despite my feeling dreadful about the idea, I’ve resolved that if it’s what D needs, then he should get a dog. It makes me feel disjointed. But if it makes him feel better, that’s what I try to focus on. I know he’s not trying to replace Copper. Yet, I still don’t like the idea of getting a new dog. It’s just not going to be the same.
The fairest has been chosen.