Amusing conversation I just had with my seven year old about those darn rabbits. After what felt like idk, DECADES of having two little furry, nasty, poop machines fighting, thumping around at night and stinking up my bathroom, despite CONSTANTLY cleaning the giant storage bin I kept them in temporarily until my FATHER, who bought them for my daughter without considering things like...oh rabbits need a place to live where nobody cares how they smell...he finally finished a nice hutch for them. We carefully cleaned them, moved them, set up bedding, water bottle, food, etc. then we were tasked with cleaning the storage bin one last time. I usually do it, but I made her help this time. As soon as she saw me with two pairs of gloves her face fell. I stuck to my guns, though. I made her scrub poopy crusted food dishes and the lid to the bin with bleach while I scraped up the goopy newspapers and nasty pellets inside the bin, then scrubbed it out with bleach. The whole nightmare I usually do alone. So we were standing outside under the back faucet rinsing everything and I asked her: Avery, if you knew how much work these rabbits were going to be would you still say yes when PaPa asked you if you wanted them? She said yes. So I added one caveat: what if you had to do all the cleaning and work by yourself, without mommy here to help so much? She said and I quote Oh. Then no way. They are too stinky and they poop way too much. I said.. You realize youve never even said thank you to me for all the work Ive done cleaning up after your rabbits? She just kind of looked at me...puzzled, I think is how I would describe it. So I said THIS: ok, just wait until you grow up and have kids. Guess what? She said: Im not having any rabbits in MY house when I grow up. (Is she fking with me?? Shes SEVEN. I DONT THINK I LIKE WHERE THIS IS GOING...) So I say: well, Im your mom, and just like PaPa is my dad and he got to buy you two rabbits, moms have even MORE clout, and Ive decided Im buying YOUR kids four, five, maybe even six rabbits. And theres nothing you can do about it, because Im your mom. So start getting ready right now. Im giving you lots of warning. And my sweet, loving daughter...my darling little girl who made me promise I would go to college with her, and told me there was no way possible a kid would ever grow up and love their kid (or anyone) as much or more than their mommy. The child who cried when I told her she would WANT to live on her own one day...same kid-told me if I bought her kids six rabbits she would never see me again. Or hug me, call me, text me, or be on my Facebook. Swear to god. I just lost my little angel over some rabbits. Im cracking up. Sorry this was so long, but...I had to share it. The bunnies have been....a journey. A trying one. Guess she had to grow up sometime. Lolol.
Posted on: Fri, 08 Aug 2014 23:21:03 +0000
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