Parenting Analysis

Well, in almost 5 years of married life, Cami and I have owned/parented plants, fish, a dog, and now AK. But, the plants and fish don't count because they die way too easy. We have learned a lot about parenting from Molly and are getting to try out what we learned on AK (lucky her). So, here are some similarities and differences between Molly and AK, just FYI.

Similarities
1. They will both whine and wimper until you feed them
2. The world is their bathroom - AK puts it in the Huggies and Molly puts it in the backyard, but other than that there are no rules or boundaries
3. Neither of them eat veggies - AK has no teeth and Molly, just the other day, licked the cheese and mayo off a felled tomato, but left the tomato right there on the ground (this would be the same dog that eats sticks, grass, bugs, etc)
4. They both hate baths - Molly is very wary of the tub but poor AK just gets thrown right in (Molly just gets thrown in as well, but much less often)
5. Neither of them have ever turned down food - Molly struck gold the other day when Cami and I had a communication breakdown and both gave her breakfast and AK just eats til she spits up (they need to make an auto shut-off for babies like they have on gas pumps so they know when they are full and can then shut it down; but for now my shirt will work just fine as a place to ralph)

Differences
1. Very different musical taste - Molly, if you catch her in a moment of honesty, will tell you she loves Radiohead and Meatloaf and AK, judging by her reactions, loves Il Divo and death metal.
2. AK doesn't really like to poop outside. Molly loves it
3. Molly will do anything for a belly scratch. She will subtly flop on her back right in front of anyone and wag her tail until she is scratched. AK gives you this constipated/concerned look if you ever scratch her tummy. I think she might be ticklish, but time will tell
4. Molly hates thunderstorms. She will head into the master closet and wait it out (I have still never figured out what is so safe about the closet), while AK will continue whatever she is doing
5. Molly will sleep anytime, anywhere. AK sleeps when she is good and ready. No sooner, no later
6. AK loves Coen brothers movies (I swear I heard her quoting Raising Arizona the other day - or maybe it was Miller's Crossing...She may or may not have said "Are you giving me the high hat?" when we told her she couldn't eat) and Molly only likes movies about dogs.