Grizzlie Antagonist wrote:
> Interesting, Brett.
>
> Before even reading all this, I was just thinking about my sister.
>
> She's in her forties now and still fairly attractive but beyond the
> age where she could safely bear children.
>
> She was very attractive when younger and certainly could have found
> the right man to settle down with and bear his children.
>
> She dated many men and married none of them.
>
> She had her career in the film industry, still has it, and is
> "independent".  So she wasn't going to give her life to some man.
>
> Her companion for a number of years has been a very likable Bijon
> Frise.  I've "sat" for the dog myself on a few occasions when my
> sister was out of town and unable to take the dog along with her.
>
> But the dog has grown old and barely conscious of her surroundings
and
> her nervous system is gone.  My sister should have the dog put away
> and I assume will eventually summon the will to do it, but the dog
> should have been put away a long time ago.  It's the only humane
thing
> to do at this point, but my sister still can't bring herself to do
it.
>
> My sister is broken-hearted about the situation, and I feel badly for
> her.  But I can't help but think how much better her affection would
> have been spent on a husband and kids, all of whom would have a life
> expectancy much greater than that of a dog.
>
> I have a feeling that my sister's story is not so atypical, but such
> stories little come up in media-driven happy tomes about the joys of
> life without a man.
>
>
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> grizzlieantagonist{at}yahoo.com

My heart goes out to your sister.  Even if she had kids and a husband,
people become very attached to their pets.

I'm surprised you didn't warn your sister considering your
participation
on this newsgroup.  Did she just not listen or were you (perish
the thought!) being polite?

regards,
Mark Sobolewski



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