Throwback Post: I Don't Want a Darn Dog

Below is one of my first posts from 2011!  At the time, I was so adamant  about not getting a dog.  My family will still ask me about a dog.  But my answer has slightly changed.  SLIGHTLY…

With three kids at home, I don't see a dog in the near future. However, when my oldest is in high school and the toddlers are finishing up elementary school I can see indulging the desires of my kids and getting a dog.   Maybe when all the kids are grown and gone I should get one..LOl! Enjoy my Throwback Thursday post below

CC and a dog----Not Happening

Here's the deal, I have never been a dog liker, lover, or wanter.  Okay maybe when I was 7 yrs old or so.  That idea lasted only a few seconds until my mommy dearest shot it down.  And no begging, pleading, nor sappy tears followed.  Showed ya' how much I wanted a canine friend.  And now in life, I still feel the same. No, I don't have the desire to clean up doggy hair, poop, pee.  I don't desire to walk it, I barely want to walk myself.  And I don't want to the have another mouth to feed or take to the doggy doc.  And I sure don't want to fall in love with something that will more than likely die before me!  I. Don't. Want. A. Darn. Dog! (on the floor screaming and throwing a tantrum).  

As you see, I have my reasons.  Yes, they are actually valid and good reasons.  But.  Yes, there is a big BUT.  CC The Sweetness and Hubby The Great truly wants a darn dog.  Furthermore, when I see how my child lights up when she sees a dog and how hard Hubby the Great works to persuade me, my doggy dislike heart is slowly changing! Sloooowwwly changing.

Of course having a cute little Maltese can add to my savvy style.  I can picture the family strutting in slow motion, with me caring my knock off Louis V doggy carry bag, large bug eyed sunglasses resting at the tip of my nose, kids and  Hubby The Great along side gliding through the airport to our tropical family vacation.  Wait! Do I have to pay for a doggy plane ticket?  If so scratch this House Wives of Beverly Hills wanna-be fantasy.

Back to reality- as a mother we sometimes tend to give into the desires of our kids.  When I see my CC The Sweetness eyes and heart bursting to have a dog, I do want to see her with a cute little dog.  And when I hear Hubby The Great's reasoning for the family needing a slobbering ugly until its cute Bull Dog, I can't help but say- "I think I want a darn dog"!