One item in particular caught my eye this time - not that I need to own it, but just the sentiment expressed. It is a tiny plaque, 4.5 by 5.5 inches, a bargain at a mere $49.95, and it says: Children are for people who can't have dogs.
This is wrong on so many levels, I know. And yet, when I truly examine my soul (which I try not to do, but sometimes I'm stuck in traffic and there's nothing good on the radio and it happens) I realize that I sorta share that sentiment. I love dogs. I tolerate kids. My own were of course amazing, fascinating and above average in every way, but kids as a species - I don't get the appeal. If one of my kids happens to produce a grandchild, that child will of course be amazing, fascinating and above average in every way. I will continue to be completely unexcited by the rest of the small, demanding two-legged population. But if either kid does happen to get around to having a child, I hereby promise that I will love and fuss over that child at least as much as I do the dogs, possibly even more, once it learns to talk. But if all they "give me" are granddogs, that's fine too. Because Girlchild sent me this photo via text message today:
Boy are we alike. I want to smooch Dudley too.
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I hear ya. My mom said she didn't like kids although she liked her own. Although I'm sure mine would have been amazing, fascinating, and above average, I never had any... I have cats. I'd have dogs too if I could. My sister just got a King Cavalier puppy and I've been fussing over it way more than I likely would a baby. (Though I've been known to do that too.) Maybe it's a failing, but I figure since most folks prefer kids, the animals need some people who prefer them! ;-)
ReplyDeleteOh wow, the Cavalier King Charles is a breed my daughter covets! They are too precious. I like the theory that animals need some people who prefer them - I am not ANTI-child by any means, but I can take or leave them, and I'd much rather leave them to their parents. I loved my kids and I even enjoyed limited doses of other kids while mine were young. I was a Daisy Girl Scout leader and an Odyssey of the Mind coach and chaperoned trips, etc., and didn't hate it at all. But now that I don't live with kids, random kids do not interest me. I do not look at a baby and pine for a grandchild, but the thought of a new puppy makes me all gooey and sappy and makes me want to knit it a blankie. Yeah, that IS weird when I see it in writing, but true.
ReplyDeleteA really sweet picture. I know just how Girl Child feels about Dudley. Exactly how... :)
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