I kicked my dog out.
He didn't deserve it.
It’s a fiasco when the kids come home from school.
My wife pulls up to the driveway.
I open the garage door and assist in unloading our girls.
A symphony of exclamations, whines, cries, songs and orders begin.
I want mommy to get me out of the car!
Can I have a popsicle?
Look what I drew!
Where’s my iPad?
I want cookies now!
In the madness, the inevitable happens.
Lincoln –our labradoodle– sneaks out through the garage.
We’re too distracted to notice.
He explores the front lawn to his heart’s desire.
Chasing lizards.
Sniffing shrubs.
Watering bushes.
The sweet things of life.
I close the garage door behind me.
The parenting madness begins indoors.
We turn on our TV.
Snacks are distributed.
Dinner is being prepared.
And then I hear the sound.
The low rumble of thunder.
The pitter patter of raindrops.
Seconds later, the patter becomes pouring.
Lightning fills the sky.
We’ve avoided the elements by mere minutes.
Meanwhile…
Lincoln darts back and forth between our front porch and the closed garage door.
He’s desperate for shelter.
But we don’t hear him.
He claws at our screen door blocking the front door.
But the cartoons and cries mask his efforts.
I mistake his pleas for the hum and tumble of the washing machine.
But this is a strange sound pattern.
Is this washing machine… crying?
I stand up and investigate.
The washing machine is off.
I open the front door.
There he is, drenched in rain water, his eyes filled with despair.
A wet mop of a dog relieved to be seen and saved.
He scurries in and I throw a towel on the poor guy.
His soggy tail wags with joy.
Sorry, buddy.
Welcome back.
Are you like Lincoln?
Have you unwillingly locked yourself outside of your sweet spot?
Do you dart back and forth between tactics, desperate for something to work?
Don’t give up.
Make noise.
Get loud.
Make sure you’re heard.
I’m rooting for you.
Stay silly.
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