Saturday, June 4, 2011

Human decency

You swerve for deer. Because if you hit one, your kids will never forgive you for killing bambi's mother. And neither will your insurance. You stop for ducks. Because they're soooo cute! Bunnies you keep going, because they go right under the car. Skunks you generally just smell on the side of the road. What about pets? The dogs, cats that are so popular as pets? What do you do when you see one coming up? They aren't that fast. They don't blend in, like deer like to do. Yes, they're short, but so are ducks.
So say you don't see it. You hit it. There's no way a 20 pound cat is going to survive a runin with your vehicle. That bulldog? No visible injuries, but she hit her head. Except you don't know it's a she. Because you kept driving.

The HUMAN thing to do would be to notice that you're 50 feet from a house. The human thing to do would be to apologize. Because they will discover your present for them in a few minutes, while the body is still warm. Because they were outside. Just busy. But you don't act like a human. You act like a coward. You keep going. And a few minutes later the owners notice a shape in the road. And a teenage girl recognizes her pet. Her best friend. And her little sister sees the pet they've had since she could remember.

YOU COULD SEE HIM FROM THE HOUSE!

People love their pets. They really do. Be a human. Own up. Let them know how sorry you feel. Or at least pretend.

On a related note, foundation is not waterproof.

Megan

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