Would value some opinions on this one. My daughter is expecting her first baby (IVF and much longed for) at the end of November. She and her husband have asked me to stay with them peri-natally to help out (they live over 200 miles away) and I am thrilled they have asked me. My husband (who is my daughter's stepfather) may come too, subject to work commitments. However my husband has a dog which he expects to bring with him. Normally I fully accept his attachment to his dog. We have been married for 7 years and the dog has been around longer than I have and I know my place! My daughter and my husband get on very well, but the last time we stayed with them, the dog attacked their cat who went missing for over a week. My husband assumes that everyone adores his dog (not the case!), but understandably my daughter is not keen for the dog to come on this occasion and I support her in this. It will be an anxious enough time as it is. My husband would not consider boarding the dog (he would sooner put me in kennels!) and friends who have looked after the dog in the past won't have him now. He is 14 and very `needy' and barks incessantly if my husband isn't around. I would like to keep the peace all round but am at a loss as to how to keep everyone happy. Any suggestions would be very welcome.
Good Morning Thursday 18th April 2024
Being quizzed by chemist's assistant in Boots.