Arden Fair is tomorrow. It's finally here...our first event to raise awareness for Mom's stem cell transplant! I can't wait to go and meet everyone and give kisses and pets and get treats and look at cool crafts...maybe I'll even get a new collar. A girl can never have enough jewelry, can she? I've a pink one to wear tomorrow. It matches my nose.
Mom, on the other hand, seems very anxious and worried about the event. Since I am blessed with an excellent (some might even say eidetic memory) I can tell you about her conversation with Katie Scanlan:
Hepsi: "I'm really having trouble with this fundraising stuff. I mean, I feel like I'm begging for my life. I kind of have a problem with that. It's so....humiliating and degrading. It's one thing to help others raise money for a cause, but it's an entirely different thing to BE THE CAUSE. I wish it weren't happening to me."
Katie: "I don't have ANY problem with begging for your life. We NEED you. That's why I started Operation Save Hepsi."
Mousse's thoughts: What's the problem with begging???? It's normal, it's a natural part of life. I do it all the time. The secret is to make meaningful eye contact with a human who something you want. (On this case, it's Aunt Carolyn. She has Christmas cookies in her hand. See how well I'm behaving for the treat? (I'm the one that's sitting up in the back. I have perfected this to increase my chances of getting the treat. It works too!)
In case no humans are around, there is always a sibling to work on. Again, here's my secret. Inch forward, bit by bit,
look soulful,
sigh, be submissive, act small and non-threatening
.and ....POUNCE as soon as the head is turned.
So, I don't know what's wrong with begging. You get what you want by playing the game.
