Can We Get a Dog?
That’s a dachshund puppy if I’ve ever seen one.
Can we get one? Not right now, but in a bit.
I promised the cats I wouldn’t do that to them again.
So ten years give or take, maybe longer. I mean,
it’s not like I’ve never broken a promise before.
Please? I know I’m allergic but I could do the shots, I would do all the walking,
unless you wanted to, I mean, you like to walk after all.
(Somewhere my mom is rolling her eyes instinctively).
Yes, but this is different. I’m grown, I’ve kept these little guys and myself
alive on my own for quite some time. I know what it is to lose a pet
to a partner. But this is different. It’ll be mine.
Except, we’re supposed to be a team, aren’t we? Anyway,
a dachshund is basically just a long cat.
(Somewhere my dad, and his/our/my obese miniature (not so much) dachshund are sitting on the futon, alone together).
This is different. I want to be different.