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As many of you may know, I'm an emergency vet tech so I see a lot of death at my job. Grieving is different for everyone, I've seen people get a new pet right away and that really helps them. Then again, there are those who do this and then regret it because they constantly compare the new and the old pets. And then there are those who vow never to get another pet again. I think that final option is a bit overboard - you wouldn't not make new friends for fear of losing them would you? Losing a pet is part of the friendship that you have with them - you have to know that you will oneday say goodbye to them and that's the risk you take when deciding to open your heart to a pet. I sincerely believe in opening up your heart again, but only when you're ready. Cheesy but true.

The freezer comment was so wrong :P

As for the bourgeois Californians, I understand it. I plan to cremate both of my pets and may even keep the ashes in pretty urns, who knows.