Ever since I was a very little girl, I always wanted to be a mother. I wanted the whole experience; pregnancy, natural childbirth, holding the flesh of my flesh. I am physically unable to have children.
Sometimes, it hurts. A lot.
So, for now, my partner and I have fur-children; two four-legged canines. They are the loves of our life together. I used to get really upset when people told me that my animals weren't children. Kind of an insult to someone who already cannot have children. But, I have gotten past that.
We may not give birth to our animals, but in almost every other way, they are children. We teach them the ropes; we teach them right from wrong. We get up every two hours, not for feedings, but to take them out for a walks in the middle of the night. When they are sick or injured, we spend hundreds on making them well. Sure, we don't send them to college, but they are still our children, and we teach them everyday of their lives.
I am thankful for my fur-babies. In every way that matters, they are our children. We love them, and would lay our lives down for them. And, I am so lucky that my parents, family, and friends love them just as much as we do.
With that, I give you the newest addition to our family. His name is Rumi, and he is perfect.
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