Default
by carolynholm
Dear Poppy,
I notice you are in your default position.
Love, Carolyn
Dear Alpha Mommy,
My what???? It’s my fault?
XOXOXO
Poppy
Dear Poppy,
No, default. Your default position.
Love, Carolyn
Dear Alpha Mommy,
I don’t know what that means!!!
XOXOXO
Poppy
Dear Poppy,
I’m sorry I brought it up. I was trying to be funny. I wasn’t.
Love, Carolyn
Dear Alpha Mommy,
But what do you mean?
XOXOXO
Poppy
Dear Poppy,
I meant you’re usually to be found in the same position. Sprawled with one hind foot raised in greeting. I always want to reach out and take hold of that paw in the air. But like I said, I’m sorry I brought it up.
Love, Carolyn
Dear Alpha Mommy,
It’s not okay to do this?
XOXOXO
Poppy
Dear Poppy,
It’s fine sweetie. I was just trying for some gentle humor.
Love, Carolyn
Dear Alpha Mommy,
Humor? About my foot? What does default even mean?
XOXOXO
Poppy
Dear Poppy,
It’s just referring to the fact that you usually flop down the same way. A lot. And raise one hind paw and smile at me. I’m really sorry I brought this up.
Love, Carolyn
Dear Alpha Mommy,
And this is funny?
Love, Carolyn
Dear Poppy,
No, sweetie, it’s lovely.
Love, Carolyn
Dear Alpha Mommy,
I’m still having trouble with the word default.
XOXOXO
Poppy
Dear Poppy,
Let’s call it something else. Let’s call it a Signature Position.
Love, Carolyn
Dear Alpha Mommy,
That doesn’t make a lot of sense either.
XOXOXO
Poppy
Dear Poppy,
Something you do more than anything else.
Love, Carolyn
Dear Alpha Mommy,
Oh. Okay. I guess. Do the others have signature positions?
XOXOXO
Poppy
Dear Poppy,
Here’s one. Mia sits on her haunches and waves her paws in the air.
Love, Carolyn
Dear Alpha Mommy,
Now I get it! And Puffin hunches over his food bowl.
XOXOXO
Poppy
Dear Poppy,
Yes! Very good! And funny too! You made a humorous observation, Poppy!
Love, Carolyn
Dear Alpha Mommy,
And Molly’s is to curl up taking a nap.
XOXOXO
Poppy
Dear Poppy,
These days that’s all too true.
Love, Carolyn
Dear Alpha Mommy,
Your signature position is to sit at your desk tapping your laptop.
XOXOXO
Poppy
Dear Poppy,
I do that a lot, don’t I?
Love, Carolyn
Dear Alpha Mommy,
Molly has another signature position. Standing next to your chair during dinner muttering drop it, drop it, drop it, drop it…
XOXOXO
Poppy
Dear Poppy,
Yes indeed! Hoping I’ll drop my dinner.
Love, Carolyn
Dear Alpha Mommy,
Yes! And then one day when your plate piled with food finally comes crashing down to the floor, we will dash in and eat it all up. It will be so exciting!
XOXOXO
Poppy
Dear Poppy,
That’s not going to happen.
Love, Carolyn
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