A funny story involving rapture, Satan, puppies and Alzheimer's

[Inchworm]

I don't mean to laugh but in all the strange phone calls I receive daily... this one has made it to the top of my experience list.

I help critters find suitable/responsible homes. Last week we found a wonderful home for a dog. He would share his life with a boy being raised by his grandma. The two fell in love immediately, and I felt great afterward just knowing how much these two would enjoy each other's presence.

Today.. I get a phone call from the grandma asking if she could return the dog. I get these occasionally. I generally get pissed. (It is usually because.. like.. a kitten is too playful or a puppy poops in house or chews stuff) We emphasize what to expect from any critter we help find a home to minimize this problem. We don't have a shelter (yet), so any time this happens we have to go nuts trying to find a foster.

The reason she wanted to return the dog was that her father, who suffers from Alzheimer's, was convinced that the dog was possessed by demons. At first you'd think it was a joke, but evidently this feller was hunting the dog in the house to exorcise it.

It breaks my heart for the boy, but we did manage to find a new foster for the dog and all is back on track to find the pooch a proper loving home.

In amazement I've been telling this story all day to friends and family just to ease my brain. This is where The Lounge comes in because I heard the funniest comment regarding the whole ordeal...

My friend said, "I freakin' wish this Rapture thing was real and that it would happen soon so these whack-jobs could all disappear and leave us be"

I just wanted to share. I know it is a sickness and I was civil and cool about it all day, but where else can I share the zaniness of reality other than The Lounge.

Here is The Possessed...



That is all :)

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[Love Bug]

1. Her father needs to be in a home before he decides the boy is possessed

and I'm not kidding. If he is that delusional, no matter the cause, he is a danger to himself and those around him.

I say this as someone who lost her mother to Alzheimer's in 2002.

[Wapsie B]

3. She's as much at risk as her son is.

I wouldn't be able to sleep at night wondering what might happen if I let my guard down. No way her father should be at home.

[Fire Walk With Me]

2. Even red-eyed devil dogs from hell need a loving home. And Snausages.

Good on you for good deeds on behalf of animals! Major good karma! :hug:

And I agree with the above- I hope that the child gets the protection he needs.