iThink: The Smiths, "I Know It's Over"
WX at 0600: 24.1 (-4.4) DP 19.0 (-7.2) BP 30.2 (1022) N 7 WC 15 (-9) RH 80
Odometer 1: 340.9mi
Z3.
Average/max heart rate = 154/172
Household6 and the girls (the old names of Sledgehammer and Princess don't really fit anymore) brought home a puppy last week out of the blue. I certainly had no idea that we were going to get a puppy and it's my observation that you need to socialize major decisions like that before you make them. Yes, I was resentful.
We gave up the dog to my older daughter's elementary school teacher. They are resentful now. I could not in good conscience take on a pet when I had no time to take care of it, and I was frankly unwilling to change my schedule. I have to wake up early to run, and I can't help that the dog woke up when I woke up, and I could not concentrate on graduate school work with a puppy that needs attention. Competing priorities was the single greatest reason why I never got a pet. I made an honest assessment about my ability to take care of one, and judged no. I was up front. I would not say no to a pet, but I also said I wanted no part in training or taking care of a pet that I didn't think the girls were going to take care of - even if it was Household6's dog. External observers may point out that my refusal to support might seem spiteful.
So...there is much resentment and anger in the house, and while this is not necessarily a proximate cause for what may come in the future, there's a reason why this particular Smiths song stuck this morning.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 08:42 08:42 08:42 08:42 1.00
1.00 17:48 09:06 09:06 08:54 2.00
1.00 26:56 09:08 09:08 08:59 3.00
0.13 27:58 01:02 07:57 08:56 3.13
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