I believe a dog must keep quiet about what goes on in the house, but when our parents do something so egregious it affects the world.
On Saturday night after Mommy went to bed, I was placed next to her on the bed with a bone, which I first thought was a nice thing, but soon realized was meant to be a diversion.
It usually takes a few minutes for my Dad to get ready for bed, which leaves Mom and I alone, without his nighttime wheezing or blanket hogging. Those few moments are, outside of eating, my favorite time of day that does not involve food.
But my Dad was taking a long time coming to bed, and I hopped out to see what was taking him so long and see if he got his fist stuck in the toilet again.
I wasn’t two steps out of the bedroom when I saw my Dad doing something that would change the course of life in the world.
He was on a chair with the clock in his hand which he was turning backward.
I barked, to get him to stop, and tell my mom to stop him (which failed.) He pretended he did not see me as he rehung the clock.
At first, I noticed nothing different, but I barely slept that night because I had to wait until after the sun came up to see if he was successful.
The alarm goes off at 6:45 each morning, but this morning it was silent. I hoped it just didn’t ring but feared differently. An hour later my fears were confirmed when the alarm went off.
I crawled from beneath the covers and looked at the clock.
It said 6:45.
My dad had turned back time, and no one had noticed.
I went to the master clock in the living room, looked up at it, and barked. “What are you barking at silly?” my Mom asked. Sure, I was silly, but she was the one unaware that my Dad had stolen an hour from her life.
As that day went along I experienced the result of his actions.
My breakfast was an hour late, my dinner was an hour late, and my bedtime was an hour late. And it would be this way until my dad climbs on the chair and turns the master clock back.
]I am afraid it won’t be until spring.
Years back. my mom started doing the change thing on Saturday - early afternoon so she knew what the next day would feel like -
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Now, if only we could go back and turn back this past Tuesday -
H&K&W
Willow
If only my silly owner had realised that in the USA your clocks go back one week later than ours do in the UK. Then she wouldn't have missed a scheduled video call with her dear friend in Tacoma, WA, and felt annoyed at her stupidity for the rest of the day.
ReplyDeleteOur meals being late is the worst part of it and seeing the sun earlier is the best part of it!
ReplyDeleteRuby, we are all traumatized by that clock change!
ReplyDeleteCrazy humans keep messing with the time. Nobody likes that here!
ReplyDeleteWe don't like this stupid clock change stuff either, Ruby Rose. Our parents are still trying to get us to sleep longer in the mornings but we continue to resist. BOL!
ReplyDeleteRuby, we get tricked every YEAR! We ought to get together all of us, and figure how to stop this madness.
ReplyDeleteLulu: "Honestly, Ruby, I don't know why the humans do this to themselves. Our Dada also turned the clocks back last week and he is STILL tired now."
ReplyDeleteThey stole an hour here too, Ruby. At first we were confused about the delays in mealtimes, but now all is good. We have to go through it all again in the Spring - seems pretty silly to us
ReplyDeleteWoos - Misty and Timber
The time change is so silly.
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