The Tattoo

by carolynholm

Dear Alpha Mommy,

Mia says I have a tattoo!

XOXO Poppy

 

Dear Poppy,

You do indeed have one.

Love, Carolyn

 

Dear Alpha Mommy,

Oh my god where is it?

XOXO Poppy

 

Dear Poppy,

It’s the little turquoise blue line on your lower belly.

Love, Carolyn

 

Dear Alpha Mommy,

Mia says it means I’m wild and hip!

XOXO Poppy

 

Dear Poppy,

I’m not sure Mia knows what she’s talking about.

Love, Carolyn

 

Dear Alpha Mommy,

Yes she does! She says like wild in a good way. And really hip. You know, cool.

XOXO Poppy

 

Dear Poppy,

Well, actually it indicates you’ve had a certain kind of surgery.

Love, Carolyn

 

Dear Alpha Mommy,

I did? Surgery??? Why did I have surgery?

XOXO Poppy

 

Dear Poppy,

I’m so sorry to tell you this, but it was so that you can’t have any more puppies.

Love, Carolyn

 

Dear Alpha Mommy,

I can’t have puppies?

XOXO Poppy

 

Dear Poppy,

No sweetie.

Love, Carolyn

 

Dear Alpha Mommy,

But I love puppies!!!!!

XOXO Poppy

 

Dear Poppy,

I know you do, honey.

Love, Carolyn

 

Dear Alpha Mommy,

Wait, you said any more puppies. What do you mean by more?

XOXO Poppy

 

Dear Poppy,

You don’t remember your puppies?

Love, Carolyn

 

Dear Alpha Mommy,

I had PUPPIES????

XOXO Poppy

 

Dear Poppy,

Apparently you did, sweetie. But it was before you were rescued. No one knows what happened to them.

Love, Carolyn

 

Dear Alpha Mommy,

I don’t remember them!

XOXO Poppy

 

Dear Poppy,

You were young when you had them. Not even a year old. I’m guessing they were taken from you.

Love, Carolyn

 

Dear Alpha Mommy,

That’s so sad!

XOXO Poppy

 

Dear Poppy,

It is sad. At least you were rescued.

Love, Carolyn

 

Dear Alpha Mommy,

I needed a rescue?

XOXO Poppy

 

Dear Poppy,

You don’t remember any of this, do you? You were found running around the little town of Lodi, terrified. No collar, no chip. I’m glad someone took you in.

Love, Carolyn

 

Dear Alpha Mommy,

So my tattoo doesn’t mean I’m wild and hip like Mia says?

XOXO Poppy

 

Dear Poppy,

No it doesn’t. But that will be our little secret. We’ll let Mia continue to think you are a wild little hipster dog.

Love, Carolyn

 

 

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