The 401k
by carolynholm
Dear Alpha Mom,
What should we do if you don’t come home?
Your Best Dog,
Molly
Dearest Molly
Is this about the predators again?
Love, Carolyn
Dear Alpha Mom,
It’s not just the predators. Though they are the biggest threat. Predators could get you and we’d never know it. But what if you get lost on your way home? Or just fall over and die?
Your Best Dog,
Molly
Dearest Molly,
And the four of you would be left here wondering where we are.
Love, Carolyn
Dear Alpha Mom,
You understand!
Your Best Dog,
Molly
Dearest Molly,
I think you worry way too much.
Love, Carolyn
Dear Alpha Mom,
Anything could happen. You could get picked up by someone and detained against your will.
Your Best Dog,
Molly
Dearest Molly,
That’s not going to happen.
Love, Carolyn
Dear Alpha Mom,
It happened to Poppy.
Your Best Dog,
Molly
Dearest Molly,
Because Poppy was a stray dog running around on the streets of Lodi.
Love, Carolyn
Dear Alpha Mom,
So you still haven’t answered me, what happens to us when you die?
Your Best Dog,
Molly
Dearest Molly,
My daughter will take you in.
Love, Carolyn
Dear Alpha Mom,
All of us?
Your Best Dog,
Molly
Dearest Molly,
I’m afraid so.
Love, Carolyn
Dear Alpha Mom,
Have you told her this is going to happen?
Your Best Dog,
Molly
Dearest Molly,
It’s not going to happen!
Love, Carolyn
Dear Alpha Mom,
Should we be contributing to a 401k so we have a safety cushion?
Your Best Dog,
Molly
Dearest Molly,
Where on earth did you learn about that?
Love, Carolyn
Dear Alpha Mom,
Your daughter says she is contributing to a 401k.
Your Best Dog,
Molly
Dearest Molly,
Good. She’s going to have a lot on her hands one day.
Love, Carolyn
