Isn’t that wonderful??

This was absolutely a wonderful experience. Can you excuse me for adding a quick Millie story? Please forgive me. I am an old lady. I had an imaginary friend named Millie as a kid. Fast forward MANY years, I start to hospice foster senior dogs. I got a call that was kind of an exception in May of 2015. The dog was old, indeed, at least 8-9, but smallish and had a lot of life left in her. She was turned in because she was ugly. She sat for almost 8 months at a very busy county shelter. No one had the heart to PTS as she was really sweet, quiet and a lovely dog, just not a looker. Well, I adopted her. She never barked, never complained. She got ( for want of the technical term) dog dementia. It is slower on smaller dogs and I knew she had it, but she did well. She loved to walk on the property and my Heelers would follow her around and “pet sit” while I did trees or weeds. I lost her a hot 7/14/2022. I guess Millies are special. The old man said Thank you for helping him, and an old lady is saying thank you for the people who thought my Millie was ugly. She gave me great joy.

Malcolm is ok in my book. OP, have you ever had any other “experiences “? I mean can you see other stuff?

They say you get one dog of a lifetime. Fortune has smiled on me and given me a few. I often wonder what great deed I did in a previous life to deserve the dogs I have been given!? RIP Boo and to all our special once in a lifetime pals, however many we have had.

Your mother is just as much to blame as your father. Disgusting. BOTH of them. I am sorry for Michael and I would watch your freak of a mother until you can you can take your dad’s book to the police.

Good idea!

This was unreal? I mean, OP, surely your wife knew you were throwing them away? Had you been interested you would have left messages in response when they first started! I am glad you are ok, but would be very careful.

Me too.

Couldn’t agree more. Why not just open the door at 2 am or even better, look out the damn window? Also, I wonder how many other kids his age in the town ended up not reaching adulthood because of this? Wish these people would just tell their kids WHY when they reach an age they can explore on their own. I have seen way too many experiences here about these kind of towns.

For sure.

I wonder if any of your classmates ever realized you being an underachiever saved them from being sacrificed?

Good point!

Damn it! On the edge of my seat more now.

Something is different this time, as OP says. I wonder if what he can’t recall is a key to this? As OP said, something definitely unusual. This could surely be it!

Completely different than what I had in mind too.All I could think of is the parasites coming out of him in that house.

I wonder what OP needs to remember about the crash?! Can’t wait for more

Exactly my thoughts.

For sure!

Let’s see; She is polite. She gets rid of religious fanatic morons. Can we clone her?

Ok, you broke all the rules but it did take you months to water in autumn so they could have told you. I mean I do get aggravated when people break the rules, but they could have at least explained. If you didn’t believe them, I think I would have just trespassed and ripped the stuff out rather than a zombie takeover.

Oh, please don’t be sorry! I understand completely. Great analogy. As a cat and dog owner( and lover), spot on! Fantastic interview, OP! I appreciate your response! Best of luck in your career, but I surely don’t think you will need it with skills like yours😊

OP, if I am incorrect in my assumption, please let me know. You said Eric is like a cat. Nathanial never felt like a father/ son, and I am surely not disagreeing as you know much more than me after meeting Molly, but do you feel as if either would have ever been used up and eaten? I am wondering if they were looked at as pets, well, was it like we who love our pets, see them? I mean we know we will outlive most of them but we could never eat them. Sorry if a dumb question. I really like Eric and just wonder your opinion.Thank you.

I needed that.

I wonder how many other people, like myself, travel their life’s timeline with the dog they had? I have been so lucky to have some wonderful dogs in my life.

Sounds to me like if the vending machine could have winked, it would have!