Regrettable... But now my mind is entertaining candidates for your first novel's title: "Looney Bin Emancipation," "Inpatient for Freedom," "Having Two Parents Made Me Bipolar," etc.
Note: The above is intended to be somewhat humorous based on reading the blog in question; lacking that context may impair one's ability to appreciate the levity.
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My dog
mastered the "fetch" command. He would communicate he wanted something, and I would fetch it.