I love all dogs, but I hope you knew that you were my favorite. I need you to know how much I loved you and how much I hope you lived a happy life. To me, you were more than the family dog, and it took you leaving for me to articulate why: Right after college, I lived at my parents' house for a while because I couldn't afford to live on my own getting paid $100 a week. After months of 12-hour workdays, I felt physically and emotionally burned out. I felt isolated, trapped, and lost. Shortly after, I entered one of the worse periods of depression I've ever felt because of my exhaustion and identity crisis. I was ashamed of feeling depressed. I know I wasn't fun to be around during this time of my life because depression is an endless soundtrack of repetitive dark thoughts. At some point, I was sick of hearing my own voice. There was nothing left to talk about.
06 / dear Kobie,
06 / dear Kobie,
06 / dear Kobie,
I love all dogs, but I hope you knew that you were my favorite. I need you to know how much I loved you and how much I hope you lived a happy life. To me, you were more than the family dog, and it took you leaving for me to articulate why: Right after college, I lived at my parents' house for a while because I couldn't afford to live on my own getting paid $100 a week. After months of 12-hour workdays, I felt physically and emotionally burned out. I felt isolated, trapped, and lost. Shortly after, I entered one of the worse periods of depression I've ever felt because of my exhaustion and identity crisis. I was ashamed of feeling depressed. I know I wasn't fun to be around during this time of my life because depression is an endless soundtrack of repetitive dark thoughts. At some point, I was sick of hearing my own voice. There was nothing left to talk about.