Before I begin on my
rant, I want you to keep this question on mind: “are you going to get rid of
the dogs when your daughter is born”?... If you’re American, ie. born in
western society then you would probably answer this with…NO!!!.…. exactly.
Every time you scroll throw any pictures that have to do with the American
dream you probably see a family: mother, father, a few kids and a dog; most
likely a golden retriever or poodle. Right… Or just look at any picture of the
All-American family… you know the presidential family.
Take a look at Obamas or
Bush’s family portrait both families have a dog in their family picture. To the
Americans it’s a no brainer, dogs are part of the family. BUT!...oh yes there
is an exception… To foreigners ie. my people and maybe some of your people
“they are not”. If you’ve traveled outside of the country to third-world
countries like Dominican Republic. You would find a dog outside probably
running wild in the streets with no more than an ounce of fat on him. Not
saying that the dog is in great shape, quite the opposite. The dog is probably
starving to death. If this happened in the great U.S that owner would be
arrested on the spot. I remember a few years back my uncle came from Dominican
Republic to visit, and we somehow got on the subject of allergies. I told him
that my dog has allergies and sensitive skin so I have to have him on meds and
feed him special food ie. expensive dog. Without blinking, he looked at me as
if I were an idiot. He said: Tie your dog up to a tree and feed him plantain
peels, that’ll fix him. To this day, I have yet to find what that means outside
of something unpleasant.
Okay back to the point.
My wife and I are currently on a life changing train. We are expecting our
first child, a beautiful baby girl. Each visit my parents make to my house,
they never forget to ask if we are keeping the dogs. Instead, they ask my wife
and me the same question in a varying elaborate ways. Without skipping a beat.
Some times before even bringing up the question, they might start off with an
extreme story of dogs attacking babies. My wife has gotten pretty good at come
backs lately. I think the last time she had a Facebook post, you know one of
those that has about a dozen pictures of how dogs save peoples life’s in
extreme cases. Like: “dog saves mountain climber stuck between rocks for six
days!” or “dog calls police after owner has stroke”.
So what’s the answer to
the almighty question… only time will tell, for now we will simply go with the
flow and hope for the best.
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