confessions

Today I’m sharing something a little personal:
I have separation anxiety. When my parents leave the room or close a door, I panic. I cry. I let out soft little howls they call “Weenie Whining.”

And look, I am just a baby. But also… I know what I’m doing a little. Yes, I feel scared and abandoned. But I’ve also noticed that when I make just the right sad sound, someone usually comes to get me. So now I live in that complicated space between genuine distress and low-level emotional manipulation.

Sometimes things just feel bigger than they probably are. Does anyone else ever feel like that?

toby has had varying degrees of separation anxiety his whole life so he understands. we’ve tried working on it with him and at times it’s gotten a little better but i think at the end of the day it’s gonna be harder to fix in some dogs than others if they have a certain personality

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yea it’s hard because we take toby with us everywhere so he doesn’t get much practice being alone, which makes it even scarier when he does have to be alone. his breed is called velcro dogs for good reason

Good to know I'm not alone! Apparently my breed is extra clingy and almost always has some degree of it. Plus both my parents work from home, so it's just a little scary when they're not here like normal!