Before our daughter was born, it was well known we had several pets, and our fellow townspeople always asked after them. The banks always gave Koda several dog treats (a small handful whenever he came with us on errands into town), the post office employees always asked after our feline roommates, and members of our exercise club always wanted to know how our "furry kids" were doing in spite of our role as "parents". Whenver my mother called, she would ask after the pets first. We were always an afterthought. Sad, but true.
So my husband and I started joking that we were definitely at the bottom rung of the totem pole, since we were obviously not the most popular inhabitants of our home.
Now that our daughter is here, the positions on the Totem Pole have once again shifted. Now, it goes from Kaylee, to Koda, to the cats, and finally, to us. We know our place in this world (albeit it's subterranean), and we have been resigned to the fact that in the eyes of most of the people we know, we will just never matter as much as the kid, the canine and the felines.
There is a bright side to this situation, though.
We can get any lower than we already are. There is some comfort in that.
Not much, but some.
So my husband and I started joking that we were definitely at the bottom rung of the totem pole, since we were obviously not the most popular inhabitants of our home.
Now that our daughter is here, the positions on the Totem Pole have once again shifted. Now, it goes from Kaylee, to Koda, to the cats, and finally, to us. We know our place in this world (albeit it's subterranean), and we have been resigned to the fact that in the eyes of most of the people we know, we will just never matter as much as the kid, the canine and the felines.
There is a bright side to this situation, though.
We can get any lower than we already are. There is some comfort in that.
Not much, but some.
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