Bad Example

Dear Hagen -

Your relationship with our dog Ella is like a classic high school relationship: all-consuming for the people in it, exhausting to watch for the people who aren't.

She wants you around 'cause you're worth licking. Then, you want to climb her, which she hates. So, she uses her nose to scoot you away, and because we have laminated flooring and you wear diapers, she can propel you about 3 feet in any direction. Then you turn around with glee and climb her again. And she grumbles. And she gets in trouble for grumbling. And you get in trouble for climbing. And then your dad steps in and has a stern talk with you both about how we'd all be much happier if y'all would stay the hell away from each other.

Stay away from her son, she's trouble. 

Ella gets what he's saying, but it's just so much blah blah blah to you, so two seconds later, you're at it again.

I took all of these photos in the same 60 second interval -

I mean, I know you don't know how to behave, but I expect better from Ella.

Love,
Mom