Ducky: She’s not sharing.
Me: She doesn’t have to.
Ducky: …
Me: …
Ducky: Seems rude.
Me: It is what it is.
Ducky: But I love popcorn.
Me: You’ve never had popcorn.
Ducky: …
Me: …
Ducky: I feel confident I would love popcorn.
Me: How about a carrot? You like carrots.
Ducky: …
Me: …
Ducky: I do like carrots.
Me: …
Ducky: But popcorn smells like I would like it more than carrots.
Me: You’ll never know. No popcorn for you.
Ducky: …
Me: Two carrots, and you can accidentally step on the lady as you follow me into the kitchen.
Ducky: Seems rude. I like it.
The Lady: What?
Ducky & Me: Nothing.
Me: I love you, Ducky.
Ducky: I love you, Daddy,
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Ducky: This is weird.
Me: I thought it might make bath time less stressful.
Ducky: I didn’t know baths made you stressed.
Me: Not me, you.
Ducky: I don’t like baths.
Me: I am aware of that.
Ducky: And you thought adding another body to the tub would make it more enjoyable?
Me: It’s like a party.
Ducky: …
Me: Party in the tub!
Ducky: This is weird.
Me: Well sue me for trying something new.
Ducky: You’re wearing pants in the bath tub. That’s weird.
Me: It’s a swimsuit.
Ducky: I’m not wearing a swimsuit. Why are you?
Me: If I wasn’t this would be weird.
Ducky: …
Me: Weirder.
Ducky: Rinse me, old man.
Me: Me first.
Ducky: Weirdo.
Me: I love you, Ducky.
Ducky: I love you, Daddy.
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Me: What?
Ducky: Thanks.
Me: For what?
Ducky: All the things.
Me: Like?
Ducky: Feeding. Petting. Water. The yard. The lady. The mama.
Me: Okay.
Ducky: Tuggers. I like tuggers. Thanks for those. And fuzzies. And treats.
Me: You’re welcome.
Ducky: …
Me: …
Ducky: Walks. Thanks for the walks. And for forgiving me when I go on my own walks.
Me: …
Ducky: …
Me: …
Ducky: And baths. I don’t like baths, but they’re good for me. Not all dogs get baths.
Me: …
Ducky: …
Me: There was an ASPCA commercial on TV, wasn’t there?
Ducky: They tricked me. I know to leave the room when that “Arms of the Angels” song starts.
Me: Ah. They do have a new song now, yes. Joe Cocker’s “You Are So Beautiful.”
Ducky: And the first dog looked like Foley.
Me: Yeah.
Ducky: …
Me: …
Ducky: Not all dogs are as lucky as me. And I don’t say “Thank you” enough.
Me: Not all people are as lucky as me. No thanks needed. I wish all those doggies had homes.
Ducky: Me too.
Me: Best doggies in the world come from shelters.
Ducky: Like me!
Me: Yup. And like Foley.
Ducky: …
Me: …
Ducky: Thanks, Daddy. For everything.
Me: Thanks, Ducky. For everything.
Ducky: I love you, Daddy.
Me: Love you more, Ducky.
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Ducky: You look tired.
Me: I am.
Ducky: Ran again today?
Me: Yup. A half marathon. And we saw a doggie run the whole thing with his daddy!
Ducky: …
Me: Over 13 miles.
Ducky: …
Me: Maybe we could start training you for that.
Ducky: …
Me: ..
Ducky: No need. I am already tired fairly regularly.
Me: That’s not why you run.
Ducky: …
Me: …
Ducky: How long was that doggie running?
Me: About two and a half hours.
Ducky: Uh huh. And while that doggie was doing that, what was I doing?
Me: I’m guessing sleeping.
Ducky: Since I was asleep from the time you left until now, good guess.
Me: Not interested in running?
Ducky: I’m not saying that. But I’m working on soaring with my strengths first.
Me: You are good at sleeping.
Ducky: Yup. Slept all morning. You know what I have planned for the afternoon?
Me: Sleeping?
Ducky: Bingo. I’m pulling a double. I bet that dog isn’t doing another half marathon.
Me: No, I would bet not.
Ducky: What do you think he is doing this afternoon?
Me: Probably sleeping.
Ducky: …
Me: …
Ducky: Jack of all trades, master of none.
Me: That’s one way of looking at it.
Ducky: Thanks for wanting to run with me.
Me: Always want to be with you, Duck. But I think you’re right. Focus on the sleeping. It’s your special gift.
Ducky: I love you, Daddy.
Me: I love you, Ducky.
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Ducky: I can explain.
Me: No need.
Ducky: There was a lot of noise.
Me: I know.
Ducky: For weeks.
Me: Hours, but yes, a long time.
Ducky: I barked but the noise kept noising.
Me: I know, Ducky. It’s okay.
Ducky: …
Me: …
Ducky: I think I killed the fuzzy.
Me: It is in pretty bad shape.
Ducky: I’m sorry. There was a lot of noise…
Me: It’s okay, Ducky. People were painting the house. That was the noise.
Ducky: …
Me: …
Ducky: Did the cat see them and tell you? Because it’s not fair that she gets to roam…
Me: No. The Lady and I asked the people to paint the house.
Ducky: …
Me: And we knew that the noise make you tense. That’s why we left the fuzzy doggie in here for you to destroy.
Ducky: …
Me: …
Ducky: What?
Me: We wanted to give you something to destroy it you got tense so we left the fuzzy as…bait.
Ducky: …
Me: …
Ducky: His death is on your hands.
Me: I’m okay with that.
Ducky: You didn’t have to do that. There are lots of other things in here I could have destroyed.
Me: Exactly. But they’re done painting so we’re all going to be much more relaxed now.
Ducky: Fuzzy can’t get much more relaxed.
Me: No, I guess not.
Ducky: Dead is as relaxed as it gets.
Me: Pretty much.
Ducky: I love you, Daddy.
Me: I love you, Ducky.
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Me: Comfy in the sun there, kitty cat?
Ducky: Cats didn’t invent resting in a sunbeam.
Me: No. But it is kind of their thing.
Ducky: Assign your arbitrary species roles elsewhere, old man.
Me: Alright.
Ducky: And yes, it is quite comfy. You should try it.
Me: Sounds nice, but I’ve got a lot of stuff to do, Ducky.
Ducky: Better things than lying in the sun?
Me: Better? No.
Ducky: Things that will make you happier than lying in the sun?
Me: No. Not happier.
Ducky: ….
Me: …
Ducky: Is the Lady trapped in a well and you need to go rescue her?
Me: No. It’s just work stuff.
Ducky: Oh. So it’s stuff that if you do now, you’ll be done and won’t have to do anymore work stuff later or tomorrow?
Me: No. Pretty much there’s always work stuff to do. It never gets finished.
Ducky: …
Me: …
Ducky: When do you get to be done?
Me: …
Ducky: …
Me: No earlier than the year 2040.
Ducky: …
Me: If I skimp and don’t spend too much money on things that make me happy.
Ducky: …
Me: …
Ducky:
Me: Move over.
Ducky: Plenty of sun to go around. You just gotta’ decide it’s time to lie down.
Me: I love you, Ducky.
Ducky: I Love you, Daddy.
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