She doesn’t beat herself up when she does something stupid or silly. She eats when she is hungry and stops when she is full. She likes to run and play and she knows when she needs to rest. She starts every day with enthusiasm and hope. I worry about her, like I do the rest of my family. “When your children are teenagers, it’s important to have a dog so that someone in the house is happy to see you.” I think the great essayist Nora Ephron said it best when she stated: She doesn’t ask me for anything or expect anything from me other than love. In fact, in a show of solidarity, she naps right there with me. She fully supports me when I want to take one of my beloved naps and doesn’t make me feel like I should be cleaning or cooking something instead. When I ask my family if they would like to go for a walk with me, she is the only one that loses her ever-loving mind by running around in circles, jumping up and down, and running to the door. In fact she rather likes it because she likely finds some peanut butter on them she can lick off. I don’t feel judged by her when I’ve worn the same yoga pants for three days. She doesn’t mind if I’ve gained a few pounds or don’t wear makeup.
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When I take a two mile walk with her, she lets me pretend I am Joanna Gaines from “Fixer Upper” and listens to my ideas about how I would update all the houses on our route. When my girls are fighting with each other, my teenager is not speaking to me, or my husband is so wrapped up in his job or following politics that he forgets to talk to me or ask me to go somewhere with him, Bijou is there. When my teenager, filled with all the angst and emotion that comes with this turbulent time, needs a friend to “talk to”, Bijou snuggles with her in her bed and listens to all the injustices that high school provides.Īnd then there is me. When my husband has been at his home office desk for 16 hours working non-stop, Bijou comes up to him, puts her head on his lap and forces him to take a much needed break.
When my 8 year old wants to run in the dogpark with abandon…Bijou runs with her.
Dogs seem to know what people need at just the right time. I’ve become one of “those people” that can’t imagine life without this family member. This creature has brought so much love and happiness into our home. Here we go I thought! The things we do for our kids.įast forward three years later and I have to say that I am in love with Bijou, our golden retriever. In fact the first night we brought her home, before she even crossed the threshold of our house, she jumped out of my arms, ate a cicada on the porch, walked into the house and promptly vomited. Actually, it was harder than I anticipated. Having a puppy was as difficult as I thought it would be. I did this for my kids and only my kids, knowing that it was going to be a sacrifice and a nuisance for me.
But, as mothers sometimes do, I eventually relented and allowed a dog into our home. I didn’t judge them, but I just couldn’t relate to it. I had many friends and family who had dogs and they loved them as if they were one of their children. I also didn’t understand the appeal of having a dog. I, however, hoped she would change her mind because I was not an “animal person.” Whenever I thought about having a dog, all I could think about was all of the work it was going to mean for me. She passionately wanted a dog for her entire life. She even presented us with a proposal that explained all of the reasons that a family should have a dog. Over the years she wrote reports about taking care of a dog. Ever since my 14 year old daughter was 3 years old she wanted a dog. The only reason I got this dog was for my kids.
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