tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3204235978624182047.post8647457152896157443..comments2024-03-18T21:44:03.542-05:00Comments on The CoffeeShop Blog: Thoughts on GriefRitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05859207161677168946noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3204235978624182047.post-27172528007689626662015-08-23T10:14:33.866-05:002015-08-23T10:14:33.866-05:00LIsa, I am so sorry to hear about your loss. And I...LIsa, I am so sorry to hear about your loss. And I agree, your pets can be just as missed as your human loved ones. And with every death (human or animal) I personally grieve differently.Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05859207161677168946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3204235978624182047.post-88822712482471392722015-08-22T17:24:33.969-05:002015-08-22T17:24:33.969-05:00I'm sorry that you and your family have suffer...I'm sorry that you and your family have suffered such loss this summer. I can understand that people grieve differently about pets and people but I also agree with one of the comments left above by an anonymous reader who lost her cat and didn't have any children. My husband and I also don't have children so we love our furbabies differently, I would think, than those who are fortunate enough to have children. We lost one of our furbabies, a special one who'd we had raised from the age of 2 weeks, back at the beginning of Dec in 2000. Then a friend of ours gave us a kitten they could no longer take care of, three weeks later. While sometimes the addition of a new pet will help to curb the loss, in this case it didn't. For me it was much too soon and I basically resented that new cat for several months because I was really grieving the loss of my other furbaby. Of course, I did grow to love her and then went through the same grief when we lost her three years ago this month. You just never know how you are going to react to grief. 'Each to their own' as they say. <br /><br />My best to you and yours as always.<br /><br />Lisa D.Decosse's Dynamite Doodleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12100692025215744977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3204235978624182047.post-16189245488989950192015-08-20T21:13:41.785-05:002015-08-20T21:13:41.785-05:00My condolences for your losses. Stay strong. Not o...My condolences for your losses. Stay strong. Not only do you make beautiful things, you have a beautiful soul.Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01202341320161828808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3204235978624182047.post-82915625176721436952015-08-16T19:02:43.510-05:002015-08-16T19:02:43.510-05:00Thank you, we love that adorable mutt. And I am g...Thank you, we love that adorable mutt. And I am glad to be busy with him now. The boys and the puppy keep me on my toes and bring me so much joy even during these sad days. Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05859207161677168946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3204235978624182047.post-57903303722497440562015-08-16T19:02:00.775-05:002015-08-16T19:02:00.775-05:00Exactly. Exactly. Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05859207161677168946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3204235978624182047.post-79613745714239222882015-08-16T19:01:28.043-05:002015-08-16T19:01:28.043-05:00I reread my post and it sounded like Piper had die...I reread my post and it sounded like Piper had died so I added the part about Domino. I am so glad you pointed that out. So you are not an idiot but an excellent proof-reader. :-) It would be really horrible if I lost both my sweet dogs within a few months!Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05859207161677168946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3204235978624182047.post-40310404559697841902015-08-16T17:52:38.865-05:002015-08-16T17:52:38.865-05:00Pets vs People. The same, yet different in so many...Pets vs People. The same, yet different in so many ways as you say. Time does heal, but the memories are great of the people we loved while they were with us and the same for the animals. Piper is lucky to have found you at your sad time. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3204235978624182047.post-4546671681043914062015-08-16T17:01:47.416-05:002015-08-16T17:01:47.416-05:00So beautifully expressed. Another consolation is t...So beautifully expressed. Another consolation is that although others losses may be different, we all feel that. To know others have felt loss makes us not so alone in the world.<br />anitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09920135195350806751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3204235978624182047.post-15983686886834715242015-08-16T16:38:57.337-05:002015-08-16T16:38:57.337-05:00Thank God for that (well not poor Domino of course...Thank God for that (well not poor Domino of course), I thought I'd missed something. What a fool I am :) FlyingKiwiGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03596848732189181045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3204235978624182047.post-73907481927281723092015-08-16T14:03:10.198-05:002015-08-16T14:03:10.198-05:00I am so sorry to hear about your loss. It is so di...I am so sorry to hear about your loss. It is so difficult when they have been in your life so long and become your family. I still miss all of my beloved pets. You never forget them and stop loving them, that is so true. But I found that I was able to heal so much faster when we adopt another one. I was only able to last a few weeks without a dog, I missed Blackberry so much. Thank goodness Piper came in our life! I hope you find a new fur baby to help you heal too.Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05859207161677168946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3204235978624182047.post-28109808411095607052015-08-15T22:06:14.179-05:002015-08-15T22:06:14.179-05:00I just lost my 16 year old kitty yesterday. My hub...I just lost my 16 year old kitty yesterday. My hubby and I don't have kids, so he was our fur baby. It's incredibly hard to deal with. Pets are family too. I find for me, the loss of my pet is just as hard as the loss of family. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3204235978624182047.post-21819613796455430662015-08-15T21:50:36.108-05:002015-08-15T21:50:36.108-05:00Thank you so much Erna. Thank you so much Erna. Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05859207161677168946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3204235978624182047.post-27688889225274984132015-08-15T21:50:01.767-05:002015-08-15T21:50:01.767-05:00Piper is fine! Blackberry and our pet rat Domino b...Piper is fine! Blackberry and our pet rat Domino both passed. And thank you so much for your kind words. <3Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05859207161677168946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3204235978624182047.post-53867175525395975702015-08-15T17:49:04.183-05:002015-08-15T17:49:04.183-05:00I am so sorry...I am so sorry...Erna Reamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10825526363094568008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3204235978624182047.post-45818362804465002682015-08-15T16:41:34.258-05:002015-08-15T16:41:34.258-05:00Oh Rita, I am so sorry and sad to hear of Piper...Oh Rita, I am so sorry and sad to hear of Piper's death and your loss, but how could that be after bringing little Piper back from the brink and returning a ray of sunshine and fun to your family and now he is gone? Sometimes life is too cruel. Take extra special care, sending hugs from across the world.FlyingKiwiGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03596848732189181045noreply@blogger.com