D17 helped me pick put the dog yesterday- we had a blast, and I think this may help get her more comfortable being at the apartment also. I told her if we get the dog, she would have to stop by everyday after school to let the dog out so she can do her business. I'm not home until after 6:30 so that's a long day for the dog to be alone. She readily agreed, and is looking forward to it. I hope she keeps up that attitude. But she is committed, she loves the dog. (I didn't even think about the dog being a bonding experience when I first considered it, that was a benefit I realized later.)
D17 asked a question yesterday about the dog- what happens if I move back home because H doesn't allow dogs or cats. My Mom jumped in (we were talking about it at her house) and said that H would have to learn to compromise about it- and then made a point of saying that I would have to compromise also. OK, that seemed to satisfy D17. The real answer is that I'm not moving home, so what H does or doesn't allow won't be an issue. I didn't say anything about that, but it's going to come up eventually. I feel that if H is done, and never really planned on re-evaluating in a few months like we said, he can be the one to say so to the kids and the rest of his family. Although he did say he would try talking again this spring if that was something that I really wanted to do. I appreciate that, but it felt like that was the wrong attitude. It won't work if he's doing it only because I want to, he has to want it too.
Chester is still stomping his feet in his cage and making his displeasure known- you can hear those loud stomps through the whole house! I'm sure he'll get over it with extra love and bunny treats. Hopefully, he'll like having another animal friend around.
