ShiftedJewel
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I had a friend that had a really large dog that, unfortunately, got into a fight with a pack of wild dogs one night (we lived in the middle of the desert). He didn't fare very well. She loved this dog a lot... but she was always very harsh and strict with it. But after the attack she brought him into the house and stayed up all night nursing him and loving on him. Around 4 am she was sure she was losing him and that upset her more then words can say. She got angry, not at the dog, but at the circumstance and she yelled at him, stormed around the house and basically ordered him not to die. By dawn he was up and moving around on his own. She honestly believed that she was killing him with kindness, he wasn't used to her being so loving and when she did that it's almost like he knew he must be dieing. I think the one thing we need when our lives go upside down is consistancy from those nearest to us and when we don't get it then a part of us starts believing that maybe we are worse off then we originally thought. Maybe he doesn't realize that at this point in time you really need him to be "himself", that maybe that's the rock you anchor too. It's just as difficult from this side of the kneel to see the one you own going through hardships while we have to watch helplessly (I don't think a lot of dominants deal with "helpless" very well, I know we don't.. lol). I have to agree with what others have said... talk... then talk more. Jewel
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