This hilarious article, written by Millie Kerr, a lawyer and freelance writer, was published on the Huffington Post just yesterday, and details her parent's reaction to an empty nest... that wasn't empty for long. Ms. Kerr, the youngest of four children, both shows us (through telling photos snapped at her parents home) and tells us, in the most endearing way possible, of her parents' shift from human to canine worship.
Take this memory for example: "My parents began to refer to their eldest dog as 'my girl.' Sometimes, when home for a long weekend, I would overhear one of my parents saying, 'I love you girl,' causing me to momentarily bask in their uncharacteristically spontaneous expression of love. This presumed affection vanished with the sound of a dog treat hitting the ground..."
Enjoy the full article here: www.huffingtonpost.com/millie-kerr/child-versus-dog-one-coup_b_870493.html
Just so you know, Parental Unit does not have a single picture of me up anywhere in our house...yet. She says she has enough of my smiling face on her computer desktop to last her for awhile.
Take this memory for example: "My parents began to refer to their eldest dog as 'my girl.' Sometimes, when home for a long weekend, I would overhear one of my parents saying, 'I love you girl,' causing me to momentarily bask in their uncharacteristically spontaneous expression of love. This presumed affection vanished with the sound of a dog treat hitting the ground..."
Enjoy the full article here: www.huffingtonpost.com/millie-kerr/child-versus-dog-one-coup_b_870493.html
Just so you know, Parental Unit does not have a single picture of me up anywhere in our house...yet. She says she has enough of my smiling face on her computer desktop to last her for awhile.
