Hit and Run: How Shame and the Unhealthy Default Reality Collide

My dog lost a leg, and for a moment, I lost some faith in humanity.

The same stretch of road where the accident occurred. Same leash, same dog. Except that now she has one less leg.

Note: This semi-disturbing essay is followed by a few cheery Healthy Deviant Digest Tidbits. Don’t miss ‘em!

Trigger warning: This essay discusses an accident in which my dog was badly injured. I describe her injury in some detail. There is o…