To all those people who have professed sympathy and understanding of my situation by saying, "Oh, remember, I do know what you are going through because I went through this with 2 friends, my aunty's rabbits, Great Uncle Sergei the Meerkat....." I would like to say the following.
No, you don't know. You absolutely do not know. You may have some insight, but you have not been where I'm standing so don't…