Eric’s mom sent an email regarding my original post – please see below correspondence
. (I’ve attached the link to original my post “VENTING…” at the bottom of this post). I am SO PROUD of Eric for writing this! I can’t believe he did (because he is a Momma’s boy!), but I just felt all “warm and fuzzy” after seeing that he took the time to write this. Maybe this is just what she needed to hear (I don’t know if Eric’s gotten a response from her yet or not)…
Oh – and the situation with MY mom (you’ll read all about it in Eric’s response) I never really let any of you know about – now you do. Just thought it’s not a really nice thing to be posting about (but) you guys should know too as you are all so supportive of me!
Kelly
EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE STARTS HERE:Eric,
I just wanted to say “sorry”, I think I was a little harsh with you and Kelly on Saturday night in regards to Kate. It’s just that she’s a dog, and I think the both of you take raising her way too seriously. Hope I didn’t hurt any feelings though, and want you to know that I do actually like Kate, she’s just so much bigger than Wally (and) it’s hard to get used to her bouncing around…
Mom
Hi
I was joking about her eyes looking like her Dad’s, hope you didn't take that seriously. Other than that, Kate's all we have and we love her like a kid (plus it’s good practice). Should we be lucky enough to have a child anytime in the future – Kate will be treated the same way she is now. She is not a “replacement” for a kid, we love her as much as we do (and) always will.
Yes, she needs to eat small amounts of food 3-4 times a day, because her breed gets bloat, so if she eats a large amount of food at a time we could be spending money on vet bills or (worse case) losing her. We think frequent feedings is a better choice…
Believe me, there are dog owners that are a lot worse when it comes to spoiling their dogs. Kate's only 6 months old, if she was 1 or 2, I’m sure she could go longer than 4 hours alone at home without us. But, for the next few months we aren't going to change a thing. We won't bring her over anymore unless you ask us to. We didn’t think it was a big deal seeing as your friends were gone, and she was in the yard for the majority of the hour or so we were there anyhow. Maybe you should of just said “no” then when we asked if we could return to play cards with Kate with us…
Both Kelly and I are getting checked out (regarding having kids), I have my appointment at the beginning of February. No one wants kids more than us and we are trying, the added stress from people probably doesn't help the fact. I'm sure Kelly's mom being sick doesn't help either. Kel and I never really have a minute alone, her Mom is driving me nuts (saying that in the nicest way possible) so I can imagine what she's doing to Kel…
Think about that – how would you feel if Grandma was mentally ill and you just became her Legal Guardian like Kelly did for her mom? It’s a lot of stress (and) comments about how we’re “getting older” and “should have REAL kids” doesn’t help our situation at all. It only worsens it. Personally, I don’t think you could have became Grandma’s Guardian at 28 years old like Kelly is for her Mom now, could you? I’m not saying that your comments were directed towards Kel’s mom’s situation – I’m saying that little silly comments about “having kids” and “doing too much for Kate” is the last thing we need when we’re dealing with a much more serious situation such as this…
We were both really upset when we got home Saturday. We realize that some people are dog people and some aren't – which is fine. But if they are ignorant to learning why some things have to be done (like multi feedings) and don't understand why, why not ask (or even better) listen when we try to explain? Please take the time to read the link below:
http://www.globalspan.net/bloat.htmEric
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