Why Your Pet Is More Than Family—A Therapist Reveals the Surprising Emotional Bond You Didn’t Know You Had
You ever stop mid-scroll, look at your pet, and wonder if they secretly run the family—and maybe, just maybe, they’re the only ones holding it together? Yeah, me too. It turns out, we probably should’ve been treating our furry (or feathery) companions as actual family all along—because, according to a seasoned marriage and family therapist, the heartbreak when they’re gone hits just as hard as losing a blood relative. Who knew that those sloppy kisses and midnight cuddles come with a lifetime of emotional investment? Grab some tissues (or a chew toy) and dive into this heartfelt revelation about why our pets deserve a seat at the family table, complete with all the love, grief, and chaos that entails. Spoiler: grieving a pet isn’t “just” about losing an animal—it’s about mourning a family member, pure and simple.
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Humans usually love and adore their little pet buddies. However, sometimes, we don’t fully realize just how much they actually mean to us.
One X user recently posted something that he learned in his years as a marriage and family therapist, which he felt should’ve been obvious all along. To us, our pets are often every bit as important as the rest of our family, and when it comes to grief, that is visible more than ever. Scroll down to read all of it!
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Sometimes, it takes grief to realize the immense importance that our pets really hold in our lives
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