Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Hi, I'm Melissa...and I Have a Problem

I've been known to be somewhat stubborn from time to time, but I also rarely have trouble admitting when I'm wrong or when I have a problem too big for me to handle. Sometimes you have to squeeze the near life out of me to get to the root of my "stuff", but nonetheless, I'm right there in agreement with ya when you point out my wrong doings. And sometimes I'll even apologize (if I, in fact also agree I was wrong, that is).
So here I am, in all my humility and shame, admitting that I - Melissa McMahan - have, what should be, a DSM diagnosable problem.
What's my disorder?
See below:

Innocent picture of Bruce Wayne, right?

That was a cropped picture...now look closer at the full picture:
TWO Bruce Wayne's????
No folks.
My disorder is Obsessive Dog-Rescuer Syndrome, and that is Bruce Wayne and his brother.
No joke.
It all happened so fast. I was driving home from my parent's who live out on HWY 16 today and we forever see Bruce's brothers wandering around the highway aimlessly and my heart always goes out for them - but today, this one (pictured) was lying in the MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY with NO COLLAR and FAR FROM HIS HOUSE.
I couldn't take it anymore.
And then before I knew it, I'm taking pictures of him in my backyard. It was all a flash but I'm sure somewhere in there I might have opened my car door on the highway and he might have jumped in and we might have driven home...maybe.
I know, I know. You're all wondering "Don't you have trouble keeping dogs safe??" Yes. When notorious-dig-out-beagle-Benny lives at the house. But he's still not living here. :( So no problem anymore - Benny was our problem. Sad. We still love you, Benny.
But don't worry. We're NOT keeping him. Just letting him chill with his long lost brother Bruce while we find him a good home. Is it terrible I took him??? Struggling with this one but I can't stand the way he's treated there!! And he was FAR from his HWY home when he jumped in my car!
So Papi's out-colored. But LOVING the new friend. More to play with.

3 comments:

christine said...

You are hilarious! I just read it out loud to Brian. All he said in response was, "Poor Jason." Ha!

Haley Nicodemus said...

We are a lot alike! He's precious! I've threatened people before...saying, "If you don't start keeping your dog out of the street, I will take him."

Leslie said...

I would have done the same thing!