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When pet loss reveals the limits of friendship understanding

My dog died last month and my friends were supportive for about a week but now they seem to think I should be over it and I feel so alone in this grief.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Different relationships to non-human family can expose gaps in empathy within chosen family bonds.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Chosen family — building belonging intentionally?”

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