Whatever Happens... I Must Not Cry.

“Whatever happens... I must not cry.” Puss in Boots from Shrek 2

On March 23 at 6 pm I had to do the hardest thing ever….I had to put my precious baby dog to sleep. She passed away in my arms. I was (and still am) devastated with grief.

I always boasted to my friend that I am not a crier (compared to me, she is a cry baby). Well on March 23rd the tears started and I could not stop them. The only person I didn’t feel stupid crying to was my mom. (It turns out I was not a crier because I had NOTHING to cry about….who knew!)

She cried with me for a couple of days, and then she told me to stop crying and try to get over it. This was our conversation a week after:

Me: Mom, do you want to come over and bring Missy with you for Daisy to play with?

• FYI: Missy (Mom’s Dog), Daisy (My Dog)

Mom: Do you get Univision and Telefutura so I can watch the ending of my novelas while I’m there?

Me: I only get one of those channels.

Mom: Then I can’t go until my novelas end.

Me: (WTF! ) Okay…I understand mom.(feeling sorry for myself)

Cut to Last Tuesday at 5:30 pm…when I was came home from work. I saw my mom’s car in my driveway.

Me: Mom, what are you doing here?

Mom: You are more important to me than my novelas.

(Ahh…that’s the nicest thing a Mexican mother addicted to novelas can say to you.)

Me: Thank you mom….

Mom: Now…I was thinking you can bring up the last episodes on your computer so I can watch them online.

Moral of the Story: Never under estimate the love and cunning of a Mexican mother.