thank you for reading and reflecting, it's not easy, and thanks for the trust.
(i have let a lot of (metaphorical) dogs out in the (metaphorical) cold, tied some up myself, and ignored most of them!)
i have deep in my heart a viciously ugly streak that thinks a dog should die in the cold or "it'll be fine..."
not happy i'm like this. i think i'm not unusual
i want to be intentional about which strings i pull on (in the myth at the end) but it's hard