Grief and Moving On

I've been seeing a lot of my Facebook friends writing about the passing of a beloved pet lately. Words are hard to find at a time like that -- good words, anyway -- that will offer real comfort in a time of grief. I have a standard thing I write: "Take comfort that you gave X a good life and a loving home." Sometimes I add "Not all pets are so lucky." It's taken me years to find that, and I'm happy with it. It gives the grief-stricken pet-parent...

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