Dr. D and I discussed my choice of pets. Since Joan is integrated it appears we aren’t as dog crazy as before. As a matter of fact we’ve come to a point where we aren’t even sure if we want one.
Dr. D said he’s noticed that we lean towards animals that we can’t get close to. He said that we can’t get close to fish, frogs or snails. He cringed on the snail thing. LOL I corrected him about bonding with fish. I acknowledged that the animals we keep as our own are slow moving, graceful, quiet and predictable. That is our PTSD issues coming in to play.
We talked about how some of the pets are unconventional.
Me: Fish are a common pet and having a pond in the living room isn’t odd.
Dr. D: It’s not conventional. Most have a dog or a cat.
Me: Fish are common. Heck, my grandparents had a waterfall in their house.
Dr. D: Yeah, but your grandparents were crazy.
I probably should have used a better reference than my grandparents.
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