Today I shared a book with my daughter ... a hard back volume with half of the back cover chewed off. The tome stayed on my bookshelf for years as a reminder that good intent does not always reap positive results. Handing her the hardback was a moment of laughter between us as she examined the gnawed up, literally dog-eared, book.
She has purchased a new puppy … not just a puppy with any hope of sweet smallness – this new arrival is a Great Dane. I wish her the best. The title of my gift is: The Natural Way to Train Your Dog by Carol Benjamin. Well, chewing is instinctive to the dog … I guess that fits under the category “natural”. Oh, did I say that she also purchased a new leather couch? Or that she is a full time working single Mom?
It is nice being on this side of life observing with detached amusement how we humans can complicate our daily existence. I will hold my comments and be there to listen and hopefully applaud.
Thursday, January 5, 2012
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I too have a book that is a bit chewed up, but it was chewed up by my middle son. His mom wrote next to the chewed up part, "I guess he has a taste for art." It is one of those big coffee table art books that one buys to impress, but not to read and definitely not to eat.
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