tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291056.post6036762230479746931..comments2023-08-27T06:41:10.014-05:00Comments on ArmyWifeToddlerMom: Why so reluctant about the puppy meanie...?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291056.post-54171142959653496322009-10-27T13:10:13.987-05:002009-10-27T13:10:13.987-05:00I totally understand this. I wanted Charlie, and ...I totally understand this. I wanted Charlie, and still I was overwhelmed by the amount of work he took. And I had no job and no kids at the time. And I was plum exhausted from trying to raise him RIGHT.<br /><br />Good luck.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16309726865466472626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291056.post-51315045462657690132009-10-26T19:52:16.086-05:002009-10-26T19:52:16.086-05:00Also think back to what you learned from your expe...Also think back to what you learned from your experiences in taking care of animals. Would you deprive your kids of that same experience? Just a thought.dickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08976498133597991337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291056.post-4430304915944484282009-10-26T09:07:00.191-05:002009-10-26T09:07:00.191-05:00Please tell me that no one was giving you the busi...Please tell me that no one was giving you the business over being reluctant about taking on the huge responsibility that is a dog. <br /><br />Yeah, dogs are great. They are cute. They are companions.<br /><br />They are also a great expense of energy, time, money and emotion. And, when you have a young family, they are one more thing to do in a day that often is full of so much you HAVE to do that you realize things like "Why am I about to pee my pants...oh, it's because I haven't peed since NOON and it's 7 p.m." Sometimes I think people either don't have that reality as their own or don't anticipate what it would be like if they did AND had a pet or two on top of it.<br /><br />Things like going away overnight, emergencies, etc. take on a WHOLE new level of tasks when you have a living thing at home that cannot be alone for days.<br /><br />And, it's a commitment to THEIR lifetime which can be nearly two decades.<br /><br />Now that he's there, I know you will make the best of it. I'm glad he seems mellow & I hope he stays that way.Guard Wifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09363930850344380817noreply@blogger.com