Once in a while I will leave home without my Molly, and you would think I’d abandoned her. Everyone asks, where’s Molly? One of the other tenants in the building commented that it was nice to see such devotion in a pet owner. I’ve never thought of it like that, though Susan and I, as you can tell in the GoodGollyMollyMe newsletters, have constantly scratched our heads trying to understand why she has had such an impact on us. I think our understanding is almost complete—no big whoop, time to just count our blessings.
In time there was a great revelation: after working with kids for so many years, we developed a great affinity for our charges and our job. After my retirement, and Susan’s just after Molly came into our lives, this great bushy bundle offered us a way to deal with that big hole in our heart. It was pure luck how she helped with that need in our soul, to feel and spread the love again.
As you can tell from the brevity of this newsletter, and recent GGMM newsletters, I seem to be squeezing the turnip. My need to find out what it was about this dog and her effect on us is slowly reaching a conclusion, one you will find much more about in my next, and probably last GoodGollyMollyMe newsletter. Stay tuned.
Of course if I receive thousands of letters threatening me if I stop, I will reconsider. But there will be other things to consider, so as suggested, please stay tuned.