Jan 14, 2010
Gentalness and Interest Builds Relationships
August 13, 2009
y homelife is like a mini lab for how life happens once I walk out my front door to greet the world, especially in building relationships with others.
Just yesterday my 13-year-old son brought home an abandoned kitty. Must be about 4 weeks old. Now my son has wated a kitten for a long time. But I always told him “not until you are willing to take of it”.
About 5 years ago. I ordered a puppy online and it came from Arkansaw. The plane ride for this little puppy (a Boston Terrier – the BEST dog I have EVER) had) took a horrific long time to reach New Jersey - about 20 hours! Once I got him he weighed 1 lb, and was so scared. Took him to the vet and turns out he was quite ill. Severely dehydrated, infections, worms, you name it. The vet gave him a 50/50 survival rate.
So, for the next week I cared for this puppy like I cared for my son whem he was a newborn. Lot’s of sleepless nights. Lots of TLC (tender loving care) . After one week you could see how much better he was between the TLC, the medications and to this day I have such a loyal dog. He protects me, sleeps at the bottom of my bed, lets me carry him on my should (he’s small). And my son will say “he’s YOUR dog”. My son treats him badly, plays hard with him and he wonders why my dog “nips” and growls at him.
My son has made this comment to me several times and his desire to have his own loyal pet. But as I explained to him, that loyalty came from the gentle care I gave my puppy. I had respect for him as a living creature that needs love, care, and tending to, just like humans do.
He’s learning. He’s been feeding kitty, or “Hopi”, snuggleing, and being gentle with his touch.
Relationships with people are pretty much the same. If you treat a person with respect and care, they will respond to you. If you are crude, rude, and don’t care, show no interest in a person, well – you’ll get the same in return.
This is a great learning lesson for my son and a very reflective one for myself.
Lesly :-)
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