Originally Posted by
Rock Monkey
I had decided in advance to remain calm and matter-of-fact through out the release day. She is very sensitively tuned to my emotions and I didn't want to make her even more scared.
I talked to Helen non-stop during the car ride and then during the hike. Nonetheless, she was absolutely bewildered. I have always been her protector, the one who helps her if she gets into trouble and can fix things and move big objects. She must have wondered why wasn't I getting her out of the trap.
When I got back home I realized that I no longer had to follow the various house rules I had created to make her environment as safe as possible, that I could leave all sorts of things wherever I wanted to. It was then that I started to cry.