Grief and loss

We lost my daughter's hamster last month, it really upset me a lot, but as my daughter is more pragmatic I tried to suppress it all so as not to overshadow her own feelings. (Though she did see my crying my eyes out, so I explained people showed grief in different ways and not everyone cries when sad. ) It is sometimes hard when it's a small pet, as it's less socially acceptable to be upset and I don't want to take away from other people's more rightful grief.

I hope your group, though upsetting, was on the whole useful for learning how to process and hold grief in a more long term way. 

I liked the bit DormouseAtRest said about giving it physical presence with pebbles and such.

Wishing you inner peace.

Sorry about your hamster’s death Cinnabar_wing . 

I don’t believe anyone has a ‘more rightful grief’ as it’s not something that can be measured or compared. I’m glad you could tell us about it here. 

Thank you, I get afraid of detracting from anyone. Of course I can't stop the tears now!

I'm sorry also for the loss of your canine companion. Loss is hard.

Thank you, I get afraid of detracting from anyone. Of course I can't stop the tears now!

I'm sorry also for the loss of your canine companion. Loss is hard.

Thank you Cinnabar_wing 

Loss is hard indeed. I think society and perhaps other things have dictated how ‘we should’ feel, yet the feelings of grief ebb and flow without consideration of that.