Notes On Charlie - August 27

Little Charlie is not so little anymore. He has yet to double in size before he's fully grown, but he is a BIG puppy! He almost reaches edge to edge when he stretches out across the width of the bed; when I carry him, he fills up my entire torso area - hard to believe that just four months ago he fit in one hand. He used to shock the cat by walking under Eli's belly and now the tables are turned - if Charlie is standing in the cat's path, Eli walks right under Charlie and wraps his tail around Charlie's body the way that cats do.

Two days ago, Charlie said his first word - his first howl! He howled three times in a row - each one was really only a one-syllable howl, and he looked so astonished at himself and he hasn't done it again. It was darling.
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Now, regarding the comments on this site: All that any of us truly know is our own experience. Some people try to superimpose their experiences onto other people's lives and that never works; it's inherently flawed logic. One thing I have learned from starting this blog is how ridiculous it is to be judgmental, in any capacity. It's so egotistical to believe that we know more about someone else's reality than they do. And such a waste of time.

I have left every posted comment on this website for two reasons - one, I personally believe that every comment is a commentary about the commenter, and has very little to do with me - it's how I get to know you guys! And two, I have a life, a job, and a coyote to run around the hills with - I simply don't have time to sit in front of the computer moderating. However, people are making statements and declaring them facts when they are not, and this is starting to bug me. I don't want to facilitate providing misinformation to the internet, even if it is indirectly, from others, yet on my website.

I have not quite figured out how I am going to deal with this, but in the meantime, darlings, do not believe everything you read. I know a whole lot of people, and I'm sure you do too, with degrees or titles or "knowledge" that are very ineffective people, whose motives are their own agendas, not truth.

No two snowflakes are alike, no two relationships are alike, no two experiences any of us have in this world are alike. I am documenting mine here. And since I'm not trying to tell you how to live your life, please afford me the same respect.