[ClaireBear]

Wow, ClaireBear. I just checked out this thread. Your initial reply may have been the sweetest, most helpful thing I have ever read on this site. I don't know why, but that just sounded like really good advice. I wasn't even sad in the first place, and that just made me feel all fuzzy.

All I can say, Ann, is that it will pass. Eventually it'll stop hurting and you'll remember, as they say, "the good times". After a while, you won't really think about it. It will kind of set itself into a corner of your mind, and you'll every once in a while think back on it and it'll make you happy, believe it or not, like looking at an old photo. That's how it happened with me, anyway. I've had to give away a dog because of behavior problems, I've had a cat dissappear, and I've had a gerbil die of natural causes. It definitely gets easier as you grow up. So. I hope that helps.

Thanks Raisin.

Your sentiment is also lovely... a very mature perception... I'm sure that Ann will take some comfort in knowing she's not alone and has all of these wonderful people here to comfort her.