Tough being the dad

(Potential trigger)

Hi all,

I haven't been around much, as life/work has been busy.

But today is going to be a hard one.

We have to place one of our oldest most gentle family pets to rest today.

Her final resting place has been set amd prepared, but the 3 hour wait before we attend the vets to help her cross the rainbow bridge is going to be hard. Myself and my teenage daughter always insist on being present when the time comes.

As many times as we have had to do this ( I am a good believer that kids should always grow up with pets, an lots of them), it never gets any easier. But I suppose that is a good thing because I understand that the emotions I feel now, are natural and normal, in a way, I am glad they have come back to visit for a while, grief is something that can keep us all grounded, despite things like depression amd anxiety being the ever present black dog.

Thanks for being there everyone.