Quote: ZB: No, let me finish. Every time we get close to having a manageable number, you bring in more. Then we have adoptions every weekend. We have vet trips. We have dog stuff to load or unload or whatever. It takes up all of our time. I had a three-day weekend and I only had two things I wanted to do: get a haircut and wash my motorcycle. I never made it to do either one. The kids spend more time taking care of the dogs than they spend on homework. It’s just out of control.
This would have been the perfect opportunity to slip in something about how you would like to spend some time alone with her sans dogs, chores, kids, etc. You took control and had your say. Next time the mood strikes you, don't hold back my man.
As for Mrs. Bube going off on a rant, it may be helpful to calmly keep repeating that you are willing to talk about that at another time, but bring the conversation back to the original topic. When you do this, Mrs. Bube has no choice but to either stop talking or to participate in the topic at hand, either way, you don't have to hear a rant.
I don't mind the sun sometime
The images it shows
I can taste you on my lips
And smell you in my clothes
Cinnamon and Sugar
And softly spoken lies
You never know just how you look
Through someone elses eyes
BHS-"Pepper"
