Do You Have Any Children

"Do you have any children?' I am asked often.
"I live with a bunch of animals," I always tell them.
They all laugh thinking I've amusingly insulted my children.
They have no idea that I'm literally sharing the truth with all of them.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2017

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Eastman Avatar
June 20, 2017 at 12:00 PM
People see what they want to see... LOL... Does Dragon count with my 2 boys?... The world may not think so... But Dragon is a part of the family... He can't be any thing less...
Goff Avatar
June 18, 2017 at 8:13 PM
Bill...your fostering of strays...and reputation for helping neighbors with pet issues is absolutely the coolest act of human kindness I have heard of...bravo, my friend!
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