First things first: cancel every plan. Seriously. You are not required to be functional today. Eat cereal for dinner, cry in the shower, and talk to their empty bed like they’re still there—it’s healthy.
You loved that furball with your whole chest, so your heart gets to be a messy puddle. Don’t let anyone tell you it’s “just a dog.” That dog was your therapy, your alarm clock, and the reason you have carpet burns on your knees. Own your mess; it’s proof you loved hard.
