Happy Mother's Day!!!!!

In spirit of mother's day, I'd like to share something i wrote about the role and responsibilities of being a pet owner!

TO THOSE WHO SAY I'M NOT A MOM BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE HUMAN KIDS...

• I take them to the doctor for vaccinations (and Blue Cross doesn't cover it!)... and yes, their doctor went to a really good school (Go Green!) for a long time.
• I'd give up everything else to pay for their care (and have, unsuccessfully, and know that feeling of failure).
• I watch how much they eat and make sure it's healthy.
• I give them treats, but don't let them expect them for everything.
• I give them treats, but not too many lest they get overweight and/or spoiled.
• I expect good behavior, but let them know how much I appreciate it.
• I make sure they get enough exercise, even when I don't feel like it.
• I take them to the doctor when they just don't act right.
• I feel guilty when I am away from them for too long.
• I know when they don't feel well, even though they can't tell me.
• I can tell just by touching them that they have a fever.
• I notice when they have a new mark/spot/zit/growth.
• I hold them when they're having a bad dream or getting a shot.
• I say "You need to play outside while it's nice out!"
• I teach them how to behave and am proud when they do. 
• I forgive them when they don't.
• When they learn something new, it's the cutest thing ever.
• They do things I don't like, but I love them anyway.
• I tell them to sleep in their own bed, but let them in mine anyway.
• I clean up snot, spit, poop, pee, throw ups, and blood.
• I will sometimes want a smooch that they don't want to give me, and sometimes they give me a smooch that grosses me out, but we loves anyway.
• I teach them to be polite to strangers and play well with others.
• Knowing if I don't teach them right, others may be hurt.
• Knowing even if I do teach them right, they can make their own decisions that I may not like.
• If others are mean to them, I protect them.
• I like them to learn from others, but want them to listen to me first.
• I hope I taught them well enough to behave when I'm not around.
• Our respect is mutual and never assumed, but earned.
• I can show them I love them even though they can't understand me if I tell them.
• I worry about them when we aren't together.
• I worry about them when we are together.
• I want everyone else to love them as much as I do.
• Everything they do is adorable. Don't argue.
• I turn down and cancel events and responsibilities so I can be with them.
• I go to a job I don't love every day so I can afford to care for them.
• I won't date anyone who doesn't love them.
• I turn down vacations because I only trust one person to watch them.
• If I do go on vacation (or even out for the night!), I miss them and just want to come home so we can cuddle.
• I won't get that new place/move to that city/take that new job because it won't work for US.
• I'll lose my job, my car, my home, and anything else before I would give them up. We will be homeless wanderers, but at least we will be together.
• Losing them is by far the worst thing imaginable, and I will never be whole without them.

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