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Coping with the loss of a pet

August 16, 2025August 5, 2010 by Ruth Witte

Many people with children recognize the value of including pets in the family constellation. Pets provide remarkable lessons in friendship and love, responsibility, and the circle of life. They are unabashedly thrilled to see us at the end of a tough day, a comfort to us when we are sad, and love us when we … Read more

Categories Childhood, Passages, Writing Tags Death and Dying, Family, Grief, Pets 1 Comment

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