Good Thoughts Needed
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Not pixies - this isn't that big a deal in the scheme of things, but it's important to DDs and I.
Most of you know that in the last year we've dealt with a lot: my Dsister's niece (whom we've known all her life and have celebrated holidays, birthdays, and "get togethers" with) died of a rare cancer at the age of 20, I "failed" (got a 76.8 on a class I needed a 77.0 in to pass) and had to repeat a semester of university, DD Kathryn left for university, my dad was in and out hospital multiple times and then drowned in a lake in Georgia (we live in Indiana) on 15 October and wasn't found until 10 November, and then we had to put our 11 year old dog down due to cancer.
Well, DDs and I have found a puppy that "speaks" to us at a local rescue (we've only seen pictures so far). We've been searching for a puppy for 4 months. This is the first one we've all said "awww" to. He's adorable! We want him, and I've already spoken to the lady at the rescue - she says we sound like the perfect family!! One problem: DH has already said he doesn't want another dog right now. I know - bad of me to be looking for one when he doesn't want one. BUT - I KNOW him. He's upset over Pixie and doesn't want that same pain again. He still tears up when we talk about Chance who died 5 years ago.
I won't get the puppy without his okay. I have a friend who does that to her DH, and I refuse to blindside my DH like that!
I'm going to talk to him tonight and see if I can change his mind. I REALLY want this puppy. He's just too darn cute and looks so alone and sad.
So - send me your good thoughts! (I'm going to offer to NEVER say anything again about getting a Harley - something I've always wanted and DH doesn't want me to have).
The puppy could be your Mother's Day present. That's how I convinced my DH to let me have my little fur angel, Rico. Or, you can do what my Mom used to do: ask my DSis and I to crawl up into his lap and say, "Please Daddy!" Worked like a charm.
The puppy could be your Mother's Day present. That's how I convinced my DH to let me have my little fur angel, Rico. Or, you can do what my Mom used to do: ask my DSis and I to crawl up into his lap and say, "Please Daddy!" Worked like a charm.
The kids and I were thinking about the Mother's Day thing, plus a "Congrats on the first job in 23 years" gift.
You make me laugh about the crawling on the lap!! DD Lauren is the only one still at home; she's 5'10" and 170 pounds of pure muscle. I think if she sat on his lap, he'd promise anything to get her OFF of him! She and I aren't however, above begging and squeezing out a few tears.
Good luck! I understand that he doesn't want to go through the pain of losing another dog, but you've been through so much this year-- a puppy would just bring a lot of joy into the house!
My dad was exactly the same way with the cats... and the dog... and the rabbit! However he is now a mush bucket when it comes to "his" cats, dog and rabbit
When we decided to keep the cats my mom played the "I'm home alone and the house is too big" card (it was quite the Oscar performance) and with the dog, she played the "there have been several break-ins on our street... I don't feel safe" card. In both cases my dad did change his mind...
Who knows maybe they will work for you!! Good luck!!!
Tell him that you'll name the puppy Harley.......and then you'll have what you always wanted and be done with it.....good thoughts and too
I hadn't thought of that!!
If he wants to, this one is for him to name. We've all named animals but him, and they're all Disney names; Chance from Homeward Bound, Pixie (because I vetoed Tinkerbell), Tigger, Rahja from Aladdin, Happy from Snow White, heck even the lizards are Disney names: Luna from Bear in the Big Blue House (a favorite show of Lauren's when she was little, and Kiwi (this was a stretch, but Lauren said the thing reminded her of the kiwi birds in Small World).
The last animal we had with no Disney name died over 15 years ago - a black and gold cat named Purdue (we do live in Indiana!). She came to us with the name already, though.
Oh - and thanks everyone. DD and I are going today to make sure we get a bid in on the puppy! DH capitulated, although it means I won't be getting a motorcycle anytime soon, if ever. I can live with that - a loving animal is better than a machine any day!
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