My Best Friend Options

[Ginger4ever]

Yesterday was the hardest day of my life. Many people will say that, after having a bad day at work/school, but it was true. It was horrible enough for the past weeks to have seen my hamster and best friend Ginger suffer, but yesterday it ended. Ginger hadn’t been doing well for a long time. She was bleeding, blind, deaf and, overall, old. However yesterday, she was paralyzed from waist down, and I knew she was in pain. I was the one who asked for my mom to take me to the vet’s to have her put down. Usually, a parent will say either “Sweetie, we think it’s best if you put him down,� or “Honey, do you want to put her down?� but no. Not with me. I was the one who asked my mom. And I’m just a kid, I’m only 11 years old. I don’t want to be the mature one. I wanted comforting, for my mom to tell me it’ll be okay, but in about two hours, we came home from the vet’s with a dead hamster to burry in the backyard. I know people here know what it’s like, but it just hurts so much. I miss Ginger. She was my best friend.

[Ginger4ever]

I know no one replyed to this, and I don't really blame them but..

I've gone through another loss. Holly Smart, my and my sister's grade six teacher, died. She was an amazing woman, the best teacher I ever had. She taught me so much more than it was her job to. I honestly loved her. And she had breast cancer that limited people knew about. And a day or so before she was going to tell everyone that she had cancer that she was going to die of eventually, her heart stopped.

So I'm not doing so well again..today it's been two weeks since she died. I'm guessing around 8 or 9 months since Ginger died. My parents are trying to find a crisis worker, but I really dont think I'll talk much..

[Rhapsedy]

I know no one replyed to this, and I don't really blame them but..

I've gone through another loss. Holly Smart, my and my sister's grade six teacher, died. She was an amazing woman, the best teacher I ever had. She taught me so much more than it was her job to. I honestly loved her. And she had breast cancer that limited people knew about. And a day or so before she was going to tell everyone that she had cancer that she was going to die of eventually, her heart stopped.

So I'm not doing so well again..today it's been two weeks since she died. I'm guessing around 8 or 9 months since Ginger died. My parents are trying to find a crisis worker, but I really dont think I'll talk much..

I think it would be a great idea to talk to a crisis worker. I went to a grief counselor right after my soul mate Callaway died, that was the middle of September and I'm still going and it has helped tremendously. I don't think I could have made it thru without her, this forum, and my friends and family. If you go you will be surprised that just talking can really help.

I will be praying that you find peace soon.

Rhapsedy

[ladywolf]

I think it would be a great idea to talk to a crisis worker. I went to a grief counselor right after my soul mate Callaway died, that was the middle of September and I'm still going and it has helped tremendously. I don't think I could have made it thru without her, this forum, and my friends and family. If you go you will be surprised that just talking can really help.

I will be praying that you find peace soon.

Rhapsedy

As a counselor myself, I can recommend highly that you see someone compassionate and qualified. It's the perfect time and place to let all of those feelings out--a good grief counselor will let you be yourself TOTALLY and not try to change you or your feelings. It's a great way to "vent." I wish I had a grief counselor myself right now! (I do have a counselor, and we DO talk about Poppers and Ladywolf, but that's not the main thrust of our discussion.)

I too am praying for peace for you, hon...

Hugs--Margi and Ladywolf