Quote: ZB - sometimes your W reminds me of Mrs. Lou. You do have a respect problem here. Accept the animals you have, help with them. If another comes in the door - put it back out. It is time for you to have some decision making in this R too.
OK, I know I didn’t handle this well, but W did it again yesterday. At about a quarter to seven last night she asked me to come outside. When I asked her why, she asked, “Don’t you want to see the new arrivals?” I just said, “Not really. What I really want to do is hook up this new DVR that’s been sitting in the box on the bedroom floor for six weeks.” Then I proceeded to do just that and didn’t mention the dogs again.
So maybe I should have blown up, but remember, I’m still a conflict avoider at heart. Some people will tell me that I should have made her take them back, but I can’t do that either. It’s a lot like W refusing to eat any of our cows. She says that she can’t eat any cows she knows personally. Well, I can leave the dogs in the pound knowing full well that they’ll be euthanized, but once we have them, I can’t take them back to certain death. Call me a wimp if you wish, but that’s just the way it is. Don’t ask me why I can do it with cows but not dogs. I just can’t.
