Mrlonelyone Posted June 10, 2014 Posted June 10, 2014 Hello all. Those of you who know my writings here know I write of people of interest using a letter. The one I'm referring to is M. Not her...but that my neighbors freaking named their dog M. I first noticed this about this time last year and I have tried so hard for it not to bother me. But it has. Hearing every day.... Ex's name! Ex's name! Here girl! Kiss kiss kiss, whistle whistle. Ex's name...Get your @$$ in here girl. Come on! Time has not lessened this. WTH can I possibly do for the next 15-20 years of a Dogs life span other than move and never ever visit my family?
Author Mrlonelyone Posted June 10, 2014 Author Posted June 10, 2014 I know this sounds outlandish and I swear it is true. I've even mentioned it jokingly and in passing to the neighbors and....they may have tried renamming the dog. They used a different name for a while but it does not seem to have stuck.
lollipopspot Posted June 10, 2014 Posted June 10, 2014 You really have to let this one go. You will hear that name throughout your life. Maybe write "Megan the dog. Megan the dog. Megan the dog." (or whatever her name is) 50 times every day until you associate that name with the dog. You can't let a name have that much influence over your life. My best friend's partner's name is the same as my dad's. But I never associate the two. One is my dad, one is her partner. When she says her partner's name, I don't think of my dad, I think of her partner, because that's who she's referring to. The name is an abstract. The person or dog is what's important. Think of the referent, not the name.
learning_slowly Posted June 10, 2014 Posted June 10, 2014 Depending how you broke up & how you look at it, it could be funny: now you could associate the name with b***h (ok it could be a male dog!). But you have to try and turn negatives in to positives. For instance how rappers reclaimed the n word. If you were still going out would you think of her whenever you saw the dog? If so, then maybe your problems run deeper 3
Author Mrlonelyone Posted June 16, 2014 Author Posted June 16, 2014 (edited) You really have to let this one go. You will hear that name throughout your life. It is not that common of a name. My best friend's partner's name is the same as my dad's. But I never associate the two. One is my dad, one is her partner. If we were talking about a person that would be easier. Depending how you broke up & how you look at it, it could be funny: now you could associate the name with b***h (ok it could be a male dog!). But you have to try and turn negatives in to positives. For instance how rappers reclaimed the n word. If you were still going out would you think of her whenever you saw the dog? If so, then maybe your problems run deeper Then is would be cute and funny. Edited June 16, 2014 by Mrlonelyone
Omei Posted June 18, 2014 Posted June 18, 2014 Its a dog. Stop making silly attachments and connections to your ex so you can find things to be sad about on top of your breakup.
No Limit Posted June 18, 2014 Posted June 18, 2014 Well, the major difference is that all dog owners miss them when they're gone. Or at least I haven't met a (smart) person saying that they're glad their dog is dead. 1
Author Mrlonelyone Posted June 19, 2014 Author Posted June 19, 2014 Its a dog. Stop making silly attachments and connections to your ex so you can find things to be sad about on top of your breakup. "Attachments". I wasn't her dog, she never visited it (I dont think). It just gets on my nerves some times. It does not "make me sad". It just gets on my nerves. I'll be having a perfectly find day and then out of the blue. Ex's name! Ex's name! Here girl! Ex's Name! It makes me laugh half of the time, but damn.
AnyaNova Posted June 19, 2014 Posted June 19, 2014 "Attachments". I wasn't her dog, she never visited it (I dont think). It just gets on my nerves some times. It does not "make me sad". It just gets on my nerves. I'll be having a perfectly find day and then out of the blue. Ex's name! Ex's name! Here girl! Ex's Name! It makes me laugh half of the time, but damn. I have to second you on his one. I don't have any neighbor dogs with my ex's name. What I do have is a whole freaking alien hybrid clone colony of looks-alikes in the area. I can understand. Sometimes it makes me laugh, sometimes it is an annoyance (saw one in the store the other day looking quite idiotically happy with a woman--he has since moved over four hours a way so I know it couldn't have been him but geesh it does get old!
Sugarkane Posted June 20, 2014 Posted June 20, 2014 What are the odds of this happening?! It has to be low. Do people even stay 15-20 years in one place anymore? I always felt left out because I never moved houses growing up.
Glinda.Good Posted June 20, 2014 Posted June 20, 2014 A friend of mine, who is a dog trainer, bought a dog that had the same name as her husband. Her husband sadly ended up dying after a long battle with brain cancer. She still has the dog and trains him. We joke about how her neighbors are probably shaking their heads when they hear her calling him outside. "Doesn't she realize he's gone … for good?"
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