“MOM”- “We did not tell you – this…!”

Sep 26th “MOM”- “We did not tell you – this…!”

This is one thing – that we did not tell you, MOM – so guess I can tell you now?

When I was maybe six (6) years old – in the early 1940’s – and everything was “new” to Tommy, Denny and ME – for us to see a nice “dogie” come over to play with us – when we were at the “PARK” – one afternoon – is something that I could never entirely forget.

We, three were having “FUN” and then this cute little dogie took a liking to us – so we thought we were friends of the dogie’s and spent a lot of our time playing with him – But, when the time look like we needed to head for home – we went the usual way that we always did – but, the dogie followed us all the way home.

So, when we got home we were not sure if you would let the dogie stay with us – since we knew you like cats – and this was the first time for a small dogie – to like us kids and play with us – just like a good dogie should. So this is our confession; we snuk the dogie in to the bed room and when we heard you calling us – we hid the dogie in the covers on the bed and left the room.

We all cleaned up and got ready to have supper – and did not say anything about having the dogie in the house. After eating and whatever we had to do way back then – we went back to the bed room and closed the door. When we search around for the little dogie – we had found that the dogie had “PEE” in the bed – and we all were scared as to what we should do?

One of us snuk the dogie outside and started calling us from the outside – saying – “That little dogie we were playing with at the PARK – followed us home!” So, naturally we all went outside – including you, MOM – and of course we all were asking to keep the dogie – because he was so cute and we were friends – we even said we would take care of him! But, what did we know about taking care of a dogie – we could hardly take care of ourselves – and with “DADDY in the NAVY in California” – there was no way to ask him???

Now that I think about it – there was a “WAR” going on – everyone was having a hard time – food was not so plentiful that you could be handing it out so freely – and more than likely – someone dropped the dogie off – just so some kind people would take it home – and hopefully – give the little dogie a “GOOD HOME” – which just was – not the case for us to do.

Any way – what I so often wonder about was – did you know that the little dogie was in the house and also “PEE the bed” – and did you think that one us kids “WET” the bed? And – as an adult – now – was the mattress – “wet and was there a spot” to damage it? All these years I often wondered what the damage was – if any – and if you knew what happened? Because –as I had my own small children and I did notice everything and anything – if out of place and when washing the bed linens – if any unusual spots – that would stick out – then, I would make inquires – just to find out – “what happened?”