Plant Murder and Side Bar

I knew that this day would come eventually.  Oh, how I hoped that it wouldn't.  I'd hoped that I would turn out to be, yet again, a very mediocre gardener, and everything could be avoided.  But alas, I am having to face the inevitable - the garden is growing vigorously, and I need to thin out the seedlings.  This may not seem to be anything close to a big deal to everyone else; you just choose the strongest seedlings and then extract the ones in between that are too close or seem weak.  I CAN'T DO IT!!  I have, somehow, become very attached to those dried and shriveled little seeds that I dropped in the ground 3 or so weeks ago.  I watered them; I pulled out the weeds around them; I scrutinized the soil looking for little breaks where green could be seen emerging from the ground.  I counted days of sun and inches of rain.  I debated the pros and cons of watering in the morning versus the evening.  Mothering/nurturing instincts in complete overdrive, how can I kill something that I have helped create, is so young, and could potentially produce delicious food for my family - or someone else?  I blame the person who wrote the instructions on the back of the seed packet, or the seed producer themselves.  If they had indicated to me that every single seed that I planted would sprout, then, surely, I would not have planted so many and be in the position of having to rip their sweet, tender roots out of the ground.
May day, may day, anyone in my local area: if you would like some dill or corn seedlings, please let me know.  They need a good home.

On a side note, my son and I went to a beautiful farm last Friday and picked 2 boat loads of fresh strawberries (and a few onions) to bring home for feasting.  The picking process only took about 30 minutes including berry eating right off the plant time.  But let me tell you, 2 gallons of strawberries is a lot more than I thought it would be.  7 jars of jam, 2 pies, countless bowls sliced for snacks, a salad, and a full sheet pan flash frozen for future use, we are almost finished - until our next trip.  Thank you to Marsh Farms in Cleveland, AL.  The berries were delicious.