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Jun 19Liked by Lauren Reeves πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ

I don't cry. It's too much trouble. I can't seem to stop if I start so I just don't start.

Melissa is my hero.

Also I'm nearly violently angry with any of my people who still aren't reading your story.

Also has Netflix called yet?

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Jun 20Liked by Lauren Reeves πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ

Yesβ€” We NEED the Netflix series πŸ‘πŸ½

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Jun 19Liked by Lauren Reeves πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ

I just remembered the usb drive she has with all your info! Im so worried im gonna barf

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Can't wait for the USB card to come back into play 😭

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Jun 20Liked by Lauren Reeves πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ

Netflix series, Podcast series, I’m here for all of it. Every year I buy a new planner and start goal setting with fresh optimism. Like clockwork, about 4 months into the year I have met no goals and have basically stopped using it to record anything. However, I did manage to journal 21 out of 29 days in the month of February this year. (Shout out to The Artist’s Way for Morning pages). All of this to say that I could never catfish anyone because it requires a level of organization, commitment and psychoticness that I have never once achieved in my life.

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Jun 19Liked by Lauren Reeves πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ

I do not love to read but I LIVE for the latest installments to this story. I drop everything and read when I receive an update to your saga. THANK YOU!

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Yay! Thank you Becky, it's an honor and a privilege to tell this story.

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Jun 19Β·edited Jun 19Liked by Lauren Reeves πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ

I rarely take selfies (let alone sad selfies) but I took many, many the morning of my pug’s scheduled euthanasia. Moxie and I were together for 18 years and I just couldn’t imagine how I would get by without her. I guess they weren’t technically selfies as she was in them.

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That's so sad, I feel this deeply. Losing a dog is the most painful experience. When my last golden retriever, Madison died, I don't know why but I took a photo of his body laid across the backseat of the car when we took him to be cremated in 2016. I think because it was the last time I'd see him. I still can't scroll through my photos from that time because I can't bear to see it. Moxie was a trooper for making it to 18, I swear to god Perci better do the same.

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Jun 19Liked by Lauren Reeves πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ

She was a total trooper. I like to think she held on for so long because she knew how much I needed her. And Perci has the coolest mom and an exciting life. I’m sure he’ll want to stick around you for a long, long time.

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Jun 19Liked by Lauren Reeves πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ

This is so heartbreaking. πŸ’” my kids have asked for a dog for years (20+ years) and this is the exact reason I can't do it.

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Jun 19Liked by Lauren Reeves πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ

What we go through at the end is the worst, but giving a dog a good life, full of love, is so worth any amount of pain. (get one)

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Jun 21Liked by Lauren Reeves πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ

Omg but she pocketed the usb drive!!! Aaaaah!! I know it’s selfish to demand this of you….but I need the next part like right this second

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Hahahaha, I wish I had more hands, I can’t type fast enough!

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Jun 20Liked by Lauren Reeves πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ

Meesta Meesta! Get me outta heeeeyah!

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Side note: It's cool how much you document your life.

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