I think I need a Christmas mental makeover-

[Gemini Cricket]

Originally Posted by tracilicious

OMG, GC!!!! That is sooooo mean.
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Michael's parents once sold his dog while he was at school without any warning at all.

It's even worse than you think.
Prior to the ceramic dog affair, we had moved from a house to a townhouse. The townhouse was too small for my 2 pet Basenjis. So my parents gave them to my grandfather (my dad'd dad, not my mom's dad who I adored) and he put them to sleep. He said they were aggressive and bit him. He had them put down.
So, dogs were a touchy subject with me (at freakin' 6 years old) and the ceramic dog joke didn't go off too well with me.

Years later, when the ceramic dog got chipped and broken, I threw him away. Before I did, though, I threw it against a brick wall shattering it.


Edited to add: I never forgave my grandfather for that and did not speak to him from that point until his death about 5 years ago.