Nice Doggy

Yesterday, something happened to me for the first time in my entire life.

I was bitten by a dog.

Although I don't blame or fault the dog (no matter how tame or domesticated and animal is...it's STILL and will ALWAYS BE an ANIMAL), I'm just baffled by what happened.

I have been around dogs all my life and I have NEVER encountered one that didn't like me...let alone BITE ME.

As much as I would love to have a dog of my own, I am unable to have one where I live. So...I love everyone else's pets as my own. By best friend has 2 dogs who absolutely LOVE me. My mom has 2 dogs who absolutely LOVE me. They lick my face (even when they know that I don't like doggy kisses...ICK), they lay at my feet, jump up on my lap, fall asleep next to me...simply LOVE me.

So how I got bit yesterday is beyond me.

Mind you...I was new to the dog, so maybe that was a factor. Who knows?

At the time I got bit, I was simply petting her back. Just a gentle rub. More toward the head/neck area than toward the hind end. Next thing I knew...my arm was in her teeth.

I doubt that she meant to hurt me. After all, she's a fairly big dog and I'm sure that if she meant to hurt me, she certainly could have.

Instead, she just got a good grip, and broke the skin, tearing it by about an inch (if even that).

Twenty four hours later, the tear has already closed and is barely visible. The bruising however...now THAT you can clearly see. The bite area is visibly swollen and the bruise seems to be getting larger instead of smaller. I'm hoping that's normal. Like I said, I've NEVER been bitten by a dog before (don't even think I know anyone who's been bitten), so I really don't know what to expect. It doesn't look or feel infected, and I've always heard that a dogs mouth is cleaner than a humans so if you're gonna bit bitten by one of the two...choose the dog.

So...we'll see what happens and how it heals.

Am I afraid of dogs now? Heck no! I LOVE dogs...always have. One little misunderstanding can't change that.

So...how 'bout you.

Let the DIALOGUE begin: Have you ever been bitten by a dog?

Talk to me!

Til next time...

<--- YTEICOS

Today's post can be considered as Part 2 of yesterday's. After calling EDD ALL DAY yesterday and first thing this morning, I decided to go to my local "One Stop Career Center" and actually speak to someone IN PERSON. They actually have EDD personnel in house. So I check-in and tell the woman at the desk what my issue is. I tell her that I've recently gone back to school and answered "yes" to the question on the claim form where it asks about school. She gasped as if I had just told her that I had 3 arms. She shook her head and said to me in a whisper, "You shouldn't have done that. You shouldn't tell them that you're in school. They cut you right off when you do that." Are you FRICKIN' kidding me?!? So I should've LIED is what she's telling me. Shut the front door!!! I proceed to fill out the forms that they require and wait my turn to meet with the EDD rep. I tell her my situation and although she didn't tell me that I should have lied, she did confirm that the benefits STOP when one goes back to school until EDD can schedule a phone interview and determine my continued eligibility. That should happen in 10 days. Rent is due in 6. It's just so frustrating! I do the RIGHT thing and I'm penalized for it. Had I done the WRONG thing, none would be the wiser (except for my conscience). What has happened to society. When did right become wrong and wrong become right? When did we begin living in a "backwards society?" I don't have the answers to any of those questions. What I do know is that I can't change who I am. I have to go with what I know and what I know is that I have to be honest. Unfortunately, honesty tends to come at a high cost. C'est la vie Let the DIALOGUE begin: Have you ever been penalized for being honest? Talk to me! Til next time...