sunshinemiss
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well, you know I tell myself that I believe that regrets are just useless, as is guilt, but I still have them. I'm going to give a real confession here. When I was 16 years old, I was in university and had started therapy. I had an unknown hormonal imbalance that made me exhausted and feel hopeless all the time. I was going to uni full time and trying to figure out how to be a grown up. Not an easy task with no help. Oh the mistakes I made! Anyway, I *stupidly* decided to get a puppy. But with my hormones, my schedule, and my therapy responses (not pretty, not pretty at all), I was not a good owner for that puppy. I put an ad in the paper "free to good home." A man came to get the puppy. I didn't check him out, I didn't ask enough questions, I just handed over that little puppy to that man, and I've felt horrible ever since. I had an icky feeling about him and didn't honor that feeling. After that, I swore to never have a dog again but to treat them with great love and to play with and / or pet any I see if their owner does not mind. I have stuck to that decision. I worked with a vet for awhile and became the one who handled the really scared / upset dogs. While I know that I did the best I could way back when, I can't tell you how guilty I've always felt about not just saying "no way" to the man I handed my puppy over to. I wish I'd never gotten a dog. I couldn't take care of myself, what was I thinking about getting a puppy? And now you know the worst thing I've ever done.
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Yes, I am a wonton hussy... and still sweet as 3.14
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