At Tuesday, 16 July 2002, you wrote: >Hi, List, > I just got this email and while I'm quite sure that this little girl >MIGHT love and protect a puppy with her life, it is very off-putting to >me. It is NOT charming to get an email from a small child who seems to >want her puppy in the same way as she wants the latest and greatest game >boy advance game........NOW!!!!
The thing is that I know adults who think this is the way it works too. They aren't bad people, they just don't understand why you have to wait for a year or two to get a nice dog from a good breeder. Would you feel comfortable emailing her back and gently educating her? Maybe you could equate it to Christmas or a birthday or even the birth of a baby brother or sister, and how you have to wait for the good things. (I don't know how old she is, so maybe I'm over simplifying.) It seems to me that if you do a good job convincing her, she'll might explain to her friends why you have to wait, and so on. Educate them while they are young. <g> (I do understand why you are frustrated, though.) Patti Robinson [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.floppydog.org/ ========================================================= "Magic Commands": to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL to start it up gain click here: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author.
