Questions
by carolynholm
Mommy!
I found your slipper!
XOXOXO
Poppy
Dear Poppy,
It wasn’t lost.
Love, Carolyn
Mommy,
Wait, I know that, I just meant, well I found it but…
XOXOXO
Poppy
Dear Poppy,
I know, I’m sorry, I’m just messing with your head.
Love, Carolyn
Mommy,
Why do you do that?
XOXOXO
Poppy
Dear Poppy,
It’s a human thing. Sometimes we can’t resist. Just like you can’t resist my slipper. Which, by the way, had better not be chewed up.
Love, Carolyn
Mommy,
It shouldn’t be?
XOXOXO
Poppy
Dear Poppy,
Remember, we talked about this. If you need to chew you have your special chew bones.
Love, Carolyn
Mommy,
I don’t think I chewed your slipper. I got it wet, that’s all. From my mouth. Without chewing.
XOXOXO
Poppy
Dear Poppy,
That’s an improvement, sweetie.
Love, Carolyn
Mommy,
I just like to have it near me. It smells like you. You are one of my favorite smells.
XOXOXO
Poppy
Dear Poppy,
I’m so pleased. It’s not every day a person finds out she’s someone’s favorite smell.
Love, Carolyn
Mommy,
When I start smelling really good you give me a bath. That’s one of the things I don’t understand.
XOXOXO
Poppy
Dear Poppy,
I’m not sure I could ever explain that in a way that you would understand.
Love, Carolyn
Mommy,
There are a lot of things I don’t understand. Like Puffin. He’s very confusing. I can’t understand half of what he says.
XOXOXO
Poppy
Dear Poppy,
That’s because Puffin is speaking French half the time. Don’t pay any attention to him.
Love, Carolyn
Mommy,
How did he get here from France?
XOXOXO
Poppy
Dear Poppy,
He didn’t, honey. He’s delusional. When he was a little kitten he was found wandering around the streets of South Central Los Angeles. If anything he should be speaking Spanish. So like I say, don’t pay any attention to him.
Love, Carolyn
Mommy,
Another thing I don’t understand is why do the crows leave trash in our birdbath?
XOXOXO
Poppy
Dear Poppy,
They’re the worst, aren’t they! Our birdbath appears to be their favorite lunch venue. Mayonnaise packets, chicken bones, waterlogged hamburger buns – it’s disgusting.
Love, Carolyn
Mommy,
That’s why Molly and I chase them away. But they laugh at us.
XOXOXO
Poppy
Dear Poppy,
They’re incorrigible. Do you have any other questions?
Love, Carolyn
Mommy,
I do! How does Molly stay so skinny when she eats so much? Why do I barf every time I ride in the car? Why does Mia say I look like a cheerleader? Why does Molly tap her bowl first with her paw every time she starts eating?
XOXOXO
Poppy
Dear Poppy,
Oh my god I have no idea for most of that. Except the last one. Our Molly is OCD. Obsessive compulsive. Just another one of her funny quirks.
Love, Carolyn
Mommy,
The world is a bewildering place.
XOXOXO
Poppy
Dear Poppy,
Wait, Mia says you look like a cheerleader? That makes no sense. Why would she even say that?
Love, Carolyn
Mommy,
She says my tail looks like a pom pom.
XOXOXO
Poppy
Dear Poppy,
That’s funny. She’s right, it does. Wear it proudly!
Love, Carolyn
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