Marley & Me & Randomness

I had every intention of posting my coupon post and then on to my thoughts on the show Teen Mom, but I now have another subject on my mind. I was sitting on the couch trying to get my coupons clipped out and put away and the movie Marley & Me was on. I love that movie up until the end. Tonight I decided to walk away as it was getting to the real sad part, but I don't think it helps cause now I feel a tremendous amount of sadness. I never knew how much of that movie I could relate to until tonight because for some reason I paid extra close attention to the dialogue. Jennifer Anniston's character was talking about how she didn't want to be one of those type of mother's who only see their kid an hour out of the day...she wanted to be a stay at home mom. I have always wanted to be a stay at home mom as I have stated many times, but it is really starting to get to me now that one of the first thing out of Maddy's mouth when she sees me now is "Mommy all done with work?" I am one of those type of mother's who only gets to see their kid for an hour out of the day except for the weekends because my work schedule is just beyond chaotic right now. I hate seeing the look in her eye. Anyways, Marley is just one mess of a dog. Marley reminds me of my dog Manny. I definitely think Manny is much better than Marley, but not by much. I really need to take him to training classes but that costs money I don't have just yet. The movie is centered around the dog, but the whole point of the movie is that regardless Marley is still part of their family whom they grow to love and don't want to live without. So many people these days just put animals out on the street simply because they don't want them anymore. Well like in the movie, if a person misbehaves in your family are you just gonna throw them out too? I remember getting Manny. He was my first dog to take care of completely. I got him in December of 2007. I remember wondering the first night what I had got myself into because he kept me up every four hours and would bite me and just get into everything. I had to rearrange my schedule to include taking him out and trying to get him house trained. I remember his first Christmas and how I was so thankful to have him. I may not have always been happy with things he did, but we were a family. Then I got pregnant with Maddy and toward the end of pregnancy I couldn't take Manny out anymore cause he would sometimes pull you and I was scared he would hurt Maddy so he was put in the backyard fence. I remember bringing Maddy home and going to check on Manny and I just wanted to cry because I felt like I was neglecting him, but there was no way I could go get him and take care of him, plus a newborn, plus me. Last summer we arranged it to where he could come back inside and life was good again. I love Manny so much and it makes me sad to know that one day he too will pass away and to some that may be silly, but he really is part of the family. He is Maddy's first experience with dogs (along with all the other dogs that are currently in our household lol) and she loves to pet him and play with him. He is so good with her too. She's pulled his hair a little too hard before and is a little rough on his head and he just sits and takes it. I think it helps that I don't let her play with him by herself and I am always right there beside Manny to make sure no accidents happen, but Manny is very trustworthy. Don't get me wrong I know all animals can turn against their owners, but I'm just trying to say he is a really good dog. Everytime I see Marley & Me it makes me want to go hug Manny a little tighter and let him know I love him a little more. I wish people would quit throwing animals out just because and quit being so cruel to them. Just to clarify too, I'm not talking about people who have to find homes for pets because they have a new baby and it doesn't get along with baby...I'm talking about people who just don't care about the animal and just throws them on the street or something worse.