Doggie has had a broken nose for months now. Mallory had the audacity to chew off his nose several months ago and immediately shunned him for being nose-less, even though it was to her own doing. I was thinking it would be an opportune time to wean her away from this beloved lovey of hers, but Patrick wanted to teach her a lesson through this: that even though Doggie was hurt and was missing a nose, he was still the same Doggie. We shouldn't loose our love for something special just because they look different.
There's a reason why I married my husband...
Anyway, we put a band-aid over his nose and it worked beautifully. He's had Hello Kitty band-aids, Cars band-aids and more recently, Peanuts band-aids.
When Doggie gets a bath, the band-aid comes off, revealing his imperfection. She doesn't like seeing him without a nose, so the band-aid NEEDS to be there or she gets very distraught. Doggie with a band-aid is beloved. Doggie without a band-aid is not.
My mom is in town for a few days and has taken Mallory and Ethan out to run errands. I took advantage of Doggie's solace and decided to have surgery.
We'll see what Mallory thinks. I honestly have no clue what she'll think. Do you think she'll like it?
4 comments:
It' good idea for me.
What a great life lesson, Mel! It's the little things, such as these, that truely show what amazing parents you & Patrick both are! Total Kudos!!
It looks like Doggie's anesthesia was working fine througout the procedure.
DO give an update of whether the outcome of Doggie's surgery was acceptable to Mallory.
You are a wonderful Mama and surgeon!!!
Mel -
He looks good as new and I'm sure she'll love him. I remember the surgery on several of my favorite stuffed animals growing up and was so happy that they were "almost" good as new!! What a great lesson and what a great mom to fix him!!
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