I may have made a mistake. I’m not sure. The email from Jennifer was titled, “Manda said maybe you'd let us get you a dog?” It started out, “Can we Daddy? Please?” I remember saying something to Amanda about reading that people who have dogs lived longer. I don’t quite understand. When I think about dog, I think about my other dogs, and I miss them. I think about the people I have lost in the past 5 years. I don’t think I can stand to lose one more thing. I don’t know how to explain this to my daughters.