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Kali

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7. it all seems normal if there is such a thing

Reply to LuckyCharms (Original post)

Thu Jul 2, 2026, 12:58 PM

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but if you feel like you are out of control with the grief, by all means get some outside assistance. that is what it is for.

your old friend wasn't ungrateful, he was afraid. don't take the rejection personally. it was fear.
your young friend is a good one, he is NOT afraid. also he is young. fear may arrive with life's injuries but if he is supported and LUCKY he will survive and even thrive. nurture that.

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I have so much on my mind, but I don't know how to express my thoughts... [View all] LuckyCharms Yesterday OP

I wish there was something, or anything, that I could say UpInArms Yesterday #1

Lucky, it isn't at all unusual for people to grieve more after losing a beloved pet than after losing a highplainsdem Yesterday #2

Be sure you tell 19 year old how much you appreciate him. Im sure you have or will. Srkdqltr Yesterday #3

Take the love Marthe48 Yesterday #4

It seems like the older you get the more incomprehensible the world becomes. Ocelot II Yesterday #5

We none of us can truly understand all that goes on in our bizarre, insane, niyad Yesterday #6

it all seems normal if there is such a thing Kali Yesterday #7

People are people Tesha Yesterday #8

I completely understand the level of your grief. I've often wondered why I would feel so much more sadness over Vinca Yesterday #9