June 2025 Journal Booklet - Free Sample
- The Letter Lounge
- May 17
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Updated: 3 days ago
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Featuring journal entry topics of:
Parent/child experience good/bad (Mother's Day, Father's Day)
Loss of a loved one/pet or soldier (Memorial Day)
A memorable moment good/bad
Not everyone would consider us to be parents, but I would. We may not have had a child, but we did have a dog that we loved so much that losing her felt like losing a child. Being right in the middle of Mother’s Day and Father’s Day has made me think about how I felt like a mother to my dog, and my boyfriend felt like her father. Just as many people would argue that you earn the title of “mother” or “father” by being present, supporting, and loving towards your children, I think you can earn those titles when you truly love your dog enough to treat them like your child.
Recently, we lost our beloved dog to a medical emergency that couldn’t have been prevented. Losing her was the hardest thing that both my boyfriend and I have ever been through. It truly felt like we had lost a child, with the level of grief that we’ve felt. To go from feeling like a mother, and having others celebrate you on mother’s day, to not being a mother at all, has been a really difficult transition. Losing your “child” takes away your purpose; you used to live to love and care for a living thing who isn’t around anymore. And yet, through all the pain, one of the strongest thoughts I have everyday is that I feel like I love her more than ever, as I look back at our memories and cherish the time we had together, even if it was cut short.
Pet parents are parents in their own right, just like people who have children. Just because our children may have paws and not be able to speak, doesn’t mean we don’t love them more than anything in the world and would do anything to keep them safe. I only feel like I recognize this after having to go through losing my dog, but now I’ll never forget what it truly means to be a pet parent.
Signed,
“Loving Paw Parents”
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