Skunked
by carolynholm
Dear Poppy,
How is it you got skunked AGAIN?????
Love, Carolyn
Dear Mom
He got me right in the face!
XOXO Poppy
Dear Poppy,
You ran right up to him, you doofus.
Love, Carolyn
Dear Mom,
I didn’t mean to!
XOXO Poppy
Dear Poppy,
Yes you did! When we came outside, you tore right over to that corner of the garden.
Love, Carolyn
Dear Mom,
He surprised me!
XOXO Poppy
Dear Poppy,
But why did you race over there, hell bent on getting him?
Love, Carolyn
Dear Mom,
There was an exciting smell.
XOXO Poppy
Dear Poppy,
Surely by now you know the various smells in the neighborhood. If you can tell me there’s a cat in the neighbor’s yard, or a deer going by in the street, surely you know when there’s a skunk there. You should know by his scent! And I’m not talking about the spraying part. You knew there was a little animal over there, and I’ll bet you knew who it was prior to the spraying. You knew it was a little animal who means trouble.
Love, Carolyn
Dear Mom,
Okay, maybe a bit.
XOXO Poppy
Dear Poppy,
You’ve been sprayed in the face before. Hey, I knew what happened before I even smelled the skunk spray. I recognized the way you were rubbing your face on the grass.
Love, Carolyn
Dear Mom,
I hate it when it’s in the face!!!!!
XOXO Poppy
Dear Poppy,
Why can’t you learn from that? Last time I had just come home from a concert. It was late at night, I was all dressed up, I let you out, and you raced back rubbing your face, stinking to high heaven. And I had to give you a skunk bath. Nice way to end a lovely evening.
Love, Carolyn
Dear Mom,
I’m sorry.
XOXO Poppy
Dear Poppy,
I know, sweetie. Maybe now you’ve learned something? Is this going to happen again?
Love, Carolyn
Dear Mom,
Possibly?
XOXO Poppy
Dear Poppy,
Not the answer I was looking for.
Love, Carolyn
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