The Drought
by carolynholm
Dear Alpha Mom,
I’m worried about this drought.
Your Best Dog,
Molly
Dearest Molly,
It is serious. California is very very dry.
Love, Carolyn
Dear Alpha Mom,
Is this why we have dead lavender in our front yard?
Your Best Dog,
Molly
Dearest Molly,
I’m afraid so. I haven’t been watering that area much.
Love, Carolyn
Dear Alpha Mom,
I hear that there won’t be enough water for the salmon. Is the ocean going to dry up?
Your Best Dog,
Molly
Dearest Molly,
At the rate we’re hurtling into climate change, who knows.
Love, Carolyn
Dear Alpha Mom,
We’re doomed.
Your Best Dog,
Molly
Dearest Molly,
I was being over dramatic, Sweetie. The ocean is not going to dry up. But the drought is real. We all have to learn to make good use of the water we have.
Love, Carolyn
Dear Alpha Mom,
Will I still have water in my water bowls?
Your Best Dog
Dearest Molly,
Of course you will! There is plenty of water for you.
Love, Carolyn
Dear Alpha Mom,
And for Poppy and Mia and Puffin?
Your Best Dog,
Molly
Dearest Molly,
Of course. I won’t let your water bowls go dry.
Love, Carolyn
Dear Alpha Mom,
I need water to keep my nose wet.
Your Best Dog,
Molly
Dearest Molly,
Of course you do. Though I wish you’d keep your nose slime off the car windows.
Love, Carolyn
Dear Alpha Mom,
I can’t help it. That’s where my nose goes when you leave the car.
Your Best Dog,
Molly
Dearest Molly,
I understand. Don’t worry about it.
Love, Carolyn
Dear Alpha Mom,
I need water to keep my tongue moist too. So I can lick things.
Your Best Dog,
Molly
Dear Molly,
You do like to lick.
Love, Carolyn
Dear Alpha Mom,
I do!!! Your feet, I love to lick your feet. And the shower. And the kitchen floor in front of the sink, where things get spilled. And the scale in the bathroom.
Your Best Dog,
Molly
Dearest Molly,
The scale in the bathroom? What can possibly be appealing about that?
Love, Carolyn
Dear Alpha Mom,
Are you kidding? Sweaty feet stand on it!!!!!
Your Best Dog,
Molly
Dearest Molly
That’s enough. I don’t think I want to hear any more.
Love, Carolyn
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