Work
by carolynholm
Dear Alpha Mommy,
Am I a Working Dog?
XOXO Poppy
Dear Poppy,
Why do you ask?
Love, Carolyn
Dear Alpha Mommy,
Puffin said I’m not a Working Dog.
XOXO Poppy
Dear Poppy,
Okay, I’ve told you not to pay attention to what the cats say.
Love, Carolyn
Dear Alpha Mommy,
Well, am I?
XOXO Poppy
Dear Poppy,
I have to say, that’s not the first term that springs to mind when I think of you, sweetie.
Love, Carolyn
Dear Alpha Mommy,
Now I’m sad.
XOXO Poppy
Dear Poppy,
Don’t be sad, sweetie. I’m sorry I said that. Maybe you are not a Working Dog, but you are a dog that sometimes works.
Love, Carolyn
Dear Alpha Mommy,
I have jobs?
XOXO Poppy
Dear Poppy,
I’m sure you do.
Love, Carolyn
Dear Alpha Mommy,
Like taking care of any food that drops on the floor?
XOXO Poppy
Dear Poppy,
Okay, yes, that. And you take me for walks. Every day, in fact. That’s an important job.
Love, Carolyn
Dear Alpha Mommy,
And I bark at people who pass by our house with dogs!!!!!
XOXO Poppy
Dear Poppy,
You do indeed. And you bark at the squirrels on the deck.
Love, Carolyn
Dear Alpha Mommy,
But they don’t go away.
XOXO Poppy
Dear Poppy,
No they don’t. But they know they’ve been warned.
Love, Carolyn
Dear Alpha Mommy,
Do the cats have jobs?
XOXO Poppy
Dear Poppy,
Mia is very attentive while I work. She has her spot on the desk where she sorts everything out. Rustling the papers. Overseeing the laptop. Keeping an eye on the cursor. Tapping the pens so they fall on the floor. She is indispensible.
Love, Carolyn
Dear Alpha Mommy,
And Puffin’s job is to announce every morning at sunrise that it’s time for breakfast!
XOXO Poppy
Dear Poppy,
I’m so very fortunate to have all this help.
Love, Carolyn
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