Why did I do it?
By Stacey
@xstitcher (39002)
Petaluma, California
Stupid, stupid, stupid !
3 responses
@FourWalls (86568)
• United States
18 May 22
What you’re feeling is typical. Don’t feel bad or beat yourself up. I know people who stopped on the way home from putting their baby to sleep and got a new baby. Personally, I waited about 14 months because I didn’t think it’d be fair to the new baby: bring it home and say, “Okay, be just like the previous baby.” By the time I did get around to adopting another one my dog allergy had gotten so bad I couldn’t keep him….so my dad took him and I got to see him a lot. 
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@xstitcher (39002)
• Petaluma, California
18 May 22
I will know when the time is right. All four of my babies have been very different, and I talk about their differences fondly. I was just feeling really lonely this morning.
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@FourWalls (86568)
• United States
18 May 22
@xstitcher — yes, you will know. And ONLY you will know. We’re here for you. 
@marguicha (230332)
• Chile
18 May 22
It took me over a year before I could talk about Misty without tears in my eyes. Now I have Luna (I waited so I would not make comparisons) but I will never forget Misty.
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@FourWalls (86568)
• United States
18 May 22
That’s what I did, too. I know people who get new pets immediately, but I figured I’d bring it home and say, “Okay, be Freckles.” And that wouldn’t be fair to me, the new baby, or to Freckles. There was only one Freckles.
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@marguicha (230332)
• Chile
18 May 22
@FourWalls Exactly. I first did my mourning and then got Luna.
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