1850yesterday evening

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Jan. 14, 2004

 

 

I had a really bad moment last night at dinner--our
friend Jaime said something about how Sweetie wanted a
puppy SO BAD and I should let him have one. It was
like a twisted version of the kid argument, which
nobody EVER brings up to me anymore. And, bizarre &
sad as it may be, my objections to a puppy are mostly
the same as to a kid, and boils down to "Sweetie wants it,
but I'd be the one responsible for it."

Sad, but true.

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a post in BRATS that seemed really relevant:
Rant Number: 36441 When: January 13
What kind: Other Where: At a get-together with friends

I was with a bunch of girlfriends today, most have kids of course,
and I find it interesting to see how that works out for everyone. One
friend who never wanted kids but had them because her husband wanted
them and she didn't think that she didn't have to was talking about
her day yesterday. She said she has felt so overwhelmed, she works
all day at the business that she owns, picked up the sprogs at
daycare, went home to find hubby sitting on the sofa watching
television. She got dinner started, went upstairs to change and
realized what a mess the kid's rooms were and began to pick up the
mess. At that point she said she broke down and started crying. So
there she found herself, sitting in her daughter's closet, crying.

So very, very glad it's not me.




My probably irrelevant brat rant:
Rant Number: 36447 When: Jan 13
What kind: Other Where: out at dinner
Oh, god...my SO is pressuring me to have....a puppy. If he was
bothering me for a baby, I'd show him to the curb. But I find myself
vulnerable to the idea of having a puppy. Even though I know it'll be
me up at night when it cries, me cleaning up its messes, me walking
it, me taking it to the vet (and paying for it), and me scooping poop
in the yard.

Not quite as dreadful as the rant where the woman ended up doing
everything and her husband sat on the couch watching TV while she
cried in her kid's closet, but still more responsibility than I want.

At least puppies are cute, grateful, and (eventually) obedient. Plus
they potty train a lot quicker than kids. It's tempting. But...no.