She heard talk from an early age that it was “difficult to raise boys.” As the years progressed she began to have a few questions, like:
Why is there a hole in the middle of the soap?
What is a rookie sock?
What does it mean to break the world’s record?
…and then there was the whole “Puppy Incident.” She had agreed to watch the boys for a couple of hours. The two of them were almost like having twins, they were so close together. She could manage them well enough now that she was older and they were out of the baby stage and well into young childhood – ages four and five respectively.
The beloved family dog had just had a litter of puppies. The whole family was besotted with love for the little beasts. They never had a moment’s rest from the affection the whole family felt for the little pups.
The boys had just had a bath and were wrapped in towels sitting on the couch in front of the TV. “Hey,” the eldest one called out. “Come here. Look at this!”
The youngest one giggled a little as Kristie sauntered into the living room from the kitchen where she had been doing dishes. The boys had all the pups on the couch and were playing with them. She could see the backs of their heads as she wiped her hands on a dish towel.
When she got closer she caught a full view of them with all four puppies on their naked laps taking turns nursing on their penises! “Watch this,” the older boy said with a grin as he removed one puppy from its purpose and the next puppy sought the nipple of penis for his turn.
“That’s disgusting,” she said as she turned to leave the room and get back to the dishes.
“It’s fun!” both boys agreed.
She knew this behavior would be short-lived, so why get all uppity about it? “Just wait until they grow up and get teeth,” she said nonchalantly.
Their smiles turned into a quizzical look.
“They’ll bite!” she explained as she left the room smiling. The subject never came up again.
#ThePuppyIncident
(First published 1/25/12)
