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Case ([personal profile] case) wrote in [community profile] fandomsecrets2011-09-03 03:29 pm

[ SECRET POST #1705 ]

⌈ Secret Post #1705 ⌋


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(Anonymous) 2011-09-04 12:02 pm (UTC)(link)
I like to think I'm both an animal and a people person, but I know I was far more shattered when my dog died than when my best friend's sister died. Why? because I grew up with my dog. She was practically a sister to me. She was there through the good times, through the bad times, through practically everything. I spoke to my best friend's sister occasionally and we sometimes hung out at school, and of course I'm horribly upset that she is no longer with us, but I didn't grow up with her 24/7 like I did with my dog. Does that make me a horrible person? I hope not. I hate to think the love I have for my pets makes me a cruel or horrible person, just because I'm more attached to them than people I know and occasionally peak to.

So i think it's horribly narrow-minded to say that a pet's death isn't something people grieve over for life. I'm guessing you don't know many people who own pets? I know a girl who's dog died years ago, and she still comes home with dog food before remembering her dog is no longer alive. My own sister had a cat who died a year ago and she still cries about it sometimes. Not everybody likes sharing their grief, especially if it's over a pet because they might be afraid of being ridiculed or mocked by others, but it's definitely there and many people never get over it.

For many people, a pet is a part of the family, and is far more than just something to feed, bathe and walk. They help their owners through life, they are there for their owners when they are sick (my own dog helped me through my depression and was the only reason I managed to get out of the house on some days). And they love their owners no matter what their owner looks like, what their hobbies are, what their personality is like, etc. They don't judge like people judge. And while friends might come and go, a pet will always be there for you no matter what.