Wednesday, August 27, 2014
A Brush With Greatness
GOOGIE'S GRITS: "A Brush With Greatness"
"Ah had to watch miss Bella the other day go through what seemed like a painful ordeal with momma ...while momma done brush that big girl. She was "trying to clean" her but miss Bella did not like it at all. She wailed and threatened mom each step of the way and Ah was quate saddened bah it all as Ah watched helplessly. Ah even approached them both and tried to insert mahself between them. Then momma done put the brush on mah back and that's when Ah was sure again that this was no painful thang to do. Miss Bella was just being hysterical as usual.
So Ah decaded to have a talk with her later. Just between her and me, outsade of anyone else's interference, while momma done go to "beddie bah". So Ah sat down with miss Bella and explained that being brushed, or in her terms "cleaning yourself", is not a bad thang. "It feels good to me, Bella.. And Ah don't know whah it don't feel good to YOU.. It's supposed to be a treat. Momma is showing you that she cares when she duzz that.."
"It doesn't really hurt, Googie. It's just the principle of the thing. She's making me feel like I can't take care of my own self and that's intolerable to me.", miss Bella dug in.
"But Bella, you don't get it.. This is like a .."massage".. Like when she asks miss Pipi to give her a "massage"? It's kind of like the same thing. You are honored to be brushed, it's the other way around...", Ah gently prodded her some more to understand. Bella took it all in and we parted ways.
Next day, Ah watched Bella jump on top of the counter as usual to get close to mom, and mom picked up the brush again to brush her. Ah watched as Bella let mom brush her this tame without a peep. She took it all in. Later, she came down from the couch and jumped on mom's lap right there on the chair. She wanted to nuzzle and get cuddled like Ah've nevah seen her do bafawre.
Ah approached and sat right beneath them both, next to their chair. Ah humbly looked up at Bella: "It's all goood, ain't it Bella?". It sure was. "
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