I just don't get it. I would never think of making someone feel that their loss was insignificant but people did this with Juliette and now they have done it with Oreo. They don't say anything but I can tell they think that I am being overly sensitive.
I don't think I am. When Juliette died, she was very sick. I had been feeding her through a syringe for about a week. I was holding her when her heart stopped so I was especially saddened. I cried for days. One guy at work made a joke (a very tasteless joke I might add) about how I should lighten up because people eat guinea pigs in other countries. I almost died right there.
When I told one of my friends (long time friend) that my guinea pig Oreo had died, he said, "oh, sorry." and continued on without so much as a "how are you doing with it?".
I can't even bring myself to clean out her cage and dispose of her other things. I am so sad.