CAUSE EVERY TIME WE TOUCH I GET THIS FEELING

I went to the Brookfield Zoo.

Yes, this is real.

Context:

A very serious snufkin

My current favourite tiktok trend is the one where people wrap presents to look like something they're not and some people get ridiculous with it

Like:

✨The dedication ✨

calm down guys, it's only the 8th

So while I was getting my haircut, the lady asked me if I had other plans for the day and I said:

“I’m just going to pick up the boy from daycare and then it’s date night.”

And the lady says “Oh! How old is he?”

“He’s three.”

“Mine too! Where are you registering him for kindergarten it’s such a hassle-”

And that’s when I realized I said “boy” and not “dog” because I always think of Charlie as “good boy” but this slip up has lead to a miscommunication.

The lady is now 6 minutes into a clearly needed rant about how unnecessarily complex shopping for schools is, esp when you have a neurodivergent child, so I can’t just tell her that Charlie is a dog because then she’ll feel awkward for unloading on me and she clearly has enough going on.

So the rest of the haircut became a game of “how much can I say about Charlie without revealing that he is not a human child?” And the answer is “enough to cover a half hour hair appointment, quite possibly several hours worth if I’m specific enough”

Things are shit right now. Have a picture of my dog Baxter Louis and his goofy expression. My favorite picture of him.

Woke up to him staring at me like this and needed a pic of it.

Anyway. Life sucks, but there are little things in life that will make you smile and make life bearable. Find your little light and keep it safe.

[johnny bravo voice] puppy dog