Dear Internet,
I’m writing you because I’m not sure what else to do. My owner has changed and I’m not liking it. I think you may have something to do with it . I’m writing to ask you to stop sucking the life out of her.
Things used to be pretty good. While she works on weekdays, I pretty much had her to myself on weekends and evenings. We’d go for long walks, I’d follow her around the house as she cleaned up and jabbered on the phone, we’d run errands in the car and frequently stop at the dog park along the way. But not anymore.
You’ve done something to her that is changing her brain chemistry. Worse than that glass of red stuff she drinks in the evening, now she just sits in one spot and bangs on a keyboard, staring intently at some screen like a zombie, instead of lovingly at me.
I try to get her up but she just ignores me. And I’m not the only one to suffer. The house is falling apart. There is no food in the fridge, her laundry is constantly piled up, and the yard is full of weeds. We live in gorgeous Colorado but I’ve not gone for a decent hike with her one time this summer. She used to cook dinners at night but now its just cans of soup and Kraft Dinner for the family.
Her stack of unread books is piling up on her bedside table, she hasn’t gone clothes shopping in months, and even her personal hygiene seems to be taking a dive. She used to talk to friends on the phone all the time, now she just instant messages them from Facebook or Twitter.
I just don’t get it. You ask her about it and she says its important. She is learning and communicating with like-minded folks. But I think she is sick and needs an intervention. Are other dogs out there noticing the same thing in their families ? Or maybe worse… husbands and children? Sad to think. I hope everyone wakes up and takes their mouth off the Internet crack-pipe soon. We need to find a better way to balance our lives because this growing addiction can’t be good for our society.
Sincerely,
Neva Pearson
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