I just got an email from my mom. My ex-husband is looking for a home for my dogs, two Shepherds, Zoe and Sasha, because he has decided he can't afford to keep kenneling them when he works out of state, which is frequently.

I can't even tell you how much I did not need this news right now. I don't think we could possibly take them here. Fuck.

Oh noes, Kristin! Doggy-ma.

Oh, and WindSparrow sorry Harvey didn't take well to the new clippers. Bad kitty-mommy feelings are horrible, even if they're not true.

gah. Sorry ,Kristin. that's just...harsh.

Crap, Kristin. Gah. Crap. Poor babies!

Oh Kristin, I'm so sorry! I know how much it broke your heart leaving them behind in the first place.

I'm sorry to hear that, Kristin.

I can kind of understand that he doesn't want to keep kenneling them when he's gone. I end up feeling so guilty when I have to board my kittens, especially on successive trips.

eta: Not that it makes it any less painful because I know you were heartbroken to leave them.

Haircut. (For comparison: last week, long and scraggly.)

Also, it appears that walking while reading runs in the family.

Thanks, everyone.

I understand why he is doing it. He's apparently decided to start renting a small apartment in Minneapolis as a second home, and he needs he extra cash to pay for that; plus, he's away too much. I get it. It just sucks to love my dogs so much and desperately want them with me and feel utterly powerless to do anything as they go off to live with someone else. I may never see them again.

2008 can bite me. I'm just...done. I can't do this.

That sucks, Kristin.

I hope there is some way to resolve it so you get visitation rights, at least.

I'm so sorry, Kristin. That does suck, horribly.