[Misti1]

Originally Posted by artie merlino

I'm having 2nd thoughts and Anxiety Attacks....My 65 yr. old Mother is arriving this Thursday @ 5:30 pm. she's flying in from Berkeley, California.
6 months ago she lost her Job as a Real Estate/Mortgage Broker, then lost her House in Foreclosure and then a week later got her Mercedes repo'd.
She stayed w/my Brother for 5 days and then w/my younger Sister (26 yrs. old) for the past 4 mos. I have NO Children but I have 3 Yorkies, she HATES
All ANIMALS - ESPECIALLY DOGS! There is nothing I can do, I can't change the situation and I'm definitely NOT getting rid of my Yorkies. I'm hoping that
she will fall in Love w/that Yorkie charm & personality? She can't NOT Love all 3? I'm sure that Yorkie attitude will win her over? After all NOT everyone is a
Dog Lover. Maybe I'm just nervous b/c I have'nt seen her for 3 yrs. I'm not going to be able to sleep tonight, Thanks for letting me vent.

Well Babes, if this can be ANY comfort. I have a friend named Michael who has a mother we call "creuella Deville" She not only hated dogs, she hates all people, and anything that has a heart beat. She especially hates anyone who is around/friend to/ co-worker/ assocociate/ or passerby of her only child Michael. He is her only child and her world, and I think she would like it if the rest of the world would die and leave the two of them to inhabit it (she chewed Micahel's sperm donor up years ago and spit him out).

Anyway Micahel became Dad to 3 cocker spaniel girls. By way of HAVING to deal with the dogs, cruella was around them a lot. For some reason, she and Cybil, one of the dogs, made a connection. Pretty soon, Cybil was spending most of her time at Cruella's house and a way from Micahel and the two other girls.

Someway,somehow, she wormed her way into that coldest of hearts. Unfrotunately, Cybil died over a year ago, but I was there, and I SAW CRuella weep with my own eyes, throw herself protrate on Cybil's body. Grieving STILL as we speak.

So I say, when it comes to your Mom, anything is possible.

And don't forget....sounds like your Mom used to be a high roller...Real Estate is for a personality type that has the Little Engine That Could personality. AND she is getting older, and I dohn't like it, so sure she doesn't either. House, MERECEDES.... she's gonna be in a bad mood. She doesn't like HAVING to be bopped around between you kids like some charity case...so those yorkies have their work cut out for them.