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3musesmerge's avatar

A note from Loveletterist:

Long time readers of 3mm and Born Free Newsletter likely know from our posts that Henrietta has not been an easy dog to raise. We've been bitten, growled at, pulled after all manner of wildlife, woken consecutively at 3 am to barkhowlbarkbarkbark... and perhaps most heartbreaking of all... rebuked in our attempts to show her affection.

Of course I came into our relationship with an expectation... we'd had two devoted and loving labs before Hen -- Elsa and Mara.

That said... I guess we don't always get the dog we want.

We get the dog we need.

We have grown so much through our relationship with Henrietta. Middle of the night awakenings have all but ceased. Hen can run off leash while under strict supervision. In the morning while we lace our shoes, the beast comes to us for a neck rub.

We've grown our patience, persistence, and compassion.

Love is patient. Love is kind. Love does not quit.

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Jack Herlocker's avatar

So an easy road can become hard, and a hard road easy... and a Medium road can become Substack? 🤔

I think there must be interchanges, forks, and road stops in there somewhere...

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