okay so now everyone in my village has my number on a little pink slip of paper in case they see her.
Interestingly, the people who took me the most seriously were old men. I think that's because they mostly have their own livestock around here & they always see me walking my dog & can kind of relate to me more & understand what it's like to feel strongly about animals.
One woman drove up to me & asked me what I was wondering around for & said she'd seen me around today & basically implied that she thought I was acting suspiciously *sigh*
& when I went to hand my missing ferret poster in the local pub all the creepy older guys started saying all these stupid things about how much the barman (my next-door neighbour who's around my age) would just love to help me with anything I want & all that kind of stuff & it's just... Jesus christ I looked a mess it was pretty obvious how messed up I was about it I don't need a room full of pervs creeping me out when I'm already about to burst into tears But yeah, glad I gave you something to laugh about, which you all did really loudly once I closed the door after me, I appreciate the subtlety.
All I want is to have my baby back safe & warm with me but she's probably going to die & this just shouldn't even be happening