1.) I gave away our dog yesterday. And the kids haven't noticed yet. And i'm scared to tell them. It's been a long time coming. The dog has been hard. The dog has done lots of damage. Caused a lot of stress. The final straw was when I found out I was pregnant. And I haven't been feeling super well. And I just couldn't do dog + pregnancy or dog + newborn. And actually the final, final straw was when I realized all this, and then stepped in dog poop. Anyway....I've wrestled with the decision for a long time, and we've talked to the kids about it....and i've been working with the Humane Society to find a nice new home for her (she's moved onto a 4.5 acre farm with horses and chickens....she'll be fine!). But when I set up the appointment yesterday for the humane society lady and the potential new owners for a "meet and greet" with the dog, i didn't realize that they were planning on taking the dog with them right then. The kids were at school. They live kind of far away, so they didn't want to have to come back and get her in a few days. So we packed her all up and off she went. The kids came home from school....we went about our lives....i was just kind of waiting to see when they would notice, and they never did. And then they woke up this morning, and still didn't notice...and went to school....and now i don't know if i should keep waiting, or if i should say something.
2.) As I mentioned above, i haven't been feeling super well lately...so my cooking / menu planning has really taken a hit. Brady said to me as we got in the car this morning "Mom, we need to start eating some healthy food. It's been like 3 days since i've had something healthy." He is probably right. It has not been pretty around here. But I think now that the dog is gone that will free up a bit of energy and time and I can get back to being a better mom. If nothing else, the guilt from getting rid of the dog will drive me to overcompensate and for a little while I will be an awesome mom.
6 comments:
Bad Mom nothing. Wait until they notice before you tell them. Replacing the dog with another sibling is so much more exciting. Getting rid of the dog will free up the time it took you to manage the "dog duties" and enable you to be a better Mom, how can that possibly be considered being a bad Mom.
My mom did the same thing and we didn't notice for 3 whole days. Of course we cried and were mad (be prepared) but she told us we didn't really love him because no one had noticed he was gone and it was true. You did the right thing. Nothing is worse than a hard pet that you resent!! Congrats on the pregnancy!!!!
Hmmmm....is this the same "bad mom" that's taking Parker to SF so he can see Coit Tower? Plan on meatloaf today for dinner!
Nope, you don't qualify for "bad mom". Wait until they notice, and then they will get over it...kids are resilient. I think a pet would be overwhelming, I would much rather take care of another human, but that isn't going to happen at our house either. I hope the morning sickness goes away soon. Hang in there!
Ha! That's just when I got rid of our dog! :) The kids still pray about him sometimes. But they got over it pretty dang fast.
ooh my goodness Kendra! Congrats on the pregnancy...and getting rid of the dog....I hear ya there. When I was preggers with #3, our cats were driving me crazy and luckily the kids accepted the excuse that we were trading the cats for a new sibling. Although years later, Ben asked if we could get more cats so we could trade them for a baby brother...lol
I' m sending baby girl vibes your way....like they say, 5th times a charm right? :)
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