Ozzie, 2008–2020

Grief Allows Grief, So Let It Out

The societally-approved grieving of death can give cover to grieving things we’re not supposed to get that sad about.

Regina Rodríguez-Martin
3 min readJun 25, 2020

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I’m not a dog person, but I became surprisingly upset about the death of a dog. Ozzie was the dog my husband and I got while we were married. After Bob ended our marriage, I wasn’t in Ozzie’s life much, but Bob…

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Regina Rodríguez-Martin

Mexican American. Chicagoan. Generation X. Relishes questions of human behavior. Nobody’s mother and nobody’s wife. Blog: https://www.reginachicana.com.