Big Salmon Lake Endless phone calls and dreaming about you

Of course, he was right. The tension in her began to unwind slowly.

Only she got to decide what she was worth, and being upset about them was a waste of time. It wasn't something that she could help and the pain was still there, but thinking that way did help. She was strong and she could deal with this. She didn't need their validation to know that she was great, or their help to know what she wanted or needed. She never had.

You're right. Fennec felt around with a paw idly for the mess she'd made of the bark. She hadn't done a great job removing it but at least she had some to take back. It's stupid. They can't help anyway. Even if her mom had asked, what could she have done? She could have at least cared was the sulky response, but Fennec resolved to be over it. She was done letting it get to her. Maybe she was too old to run to mom for things, and more likely than not, Towhee had done her a favor here.