The Chair He Bought, The Dog They Tried to Take, and the Choice

of sitting and living.

I thought about how ridiculous it was that a piece of furniture could become a battlefield.

And then I thought about how the woman with the latte had looked at my dog.

Not like a living thing.

Like a stain.

I wanted to believe she was an exception.

But the truth is, she wasn’t.

She was just… honest about what a lot of people feel.

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