
MY DAUGHTER WON’T LET GO OF OUR DOG—AND I HAVEN’T TOLD HER YET HE WON’T BE HERE NEXT WEEK
She doesn’t know yet. Leila thinks Max is just “a little extra tired lately.” He’s thirteen—old for a golden retriever. The vet gave us two, maybe three weeks. We’re already at the edge of that time. Leila still believes Max is staying forever. She performs ballet shows for him, calling him her “most important audience.”…