I love this girl so much. I picked her up from the rescue back in October and she's 9.5 months old now. She's so sweet, she's trained well, cute as a button.
But my god do I regret getting her. I miss my alone time. I miss being able to relax. I miss not having to worry about her every minute of the day. I miss not having to plan every outing around her schedule. I miss my money. I miss my freedom.
I swear I wasn't fully unprepared for this. I've raised puppies and honestly she's been the easiest one I've had. She is so easy to train and is just the sweetest. But I'm alone this time and being the sole caregiver for a living thing is so much more pressure. I also had friends encouraging me to adopt that said they'd help out if needed, but they never do.
My job situation also changed unexpectedly since I got her too, so money is much more tight than I had anticipated and it looks like I might be traveling for work now. I don't know how I'm going to handle this.
I'm serious when I say she is a great dog. A little too much energy sometimes, but she's an almost 10 month old lab so that to be expected. I feel so bad because all of this frustration and resentment I feel toward her is not her fault at all. But I find myself crying all the time because I am so overwhelmed. I snap at her when she's just being a puppy and she doesn't deserve that.
When will all of this regret end? I don't see a light at the end of the tunnel like I did with my past pups. I just see unending stress and responsibility.
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