So Here's How They Do It

So here's how they do it. They sucker punch us with "cute" and before our heads clear, we've embarked upon indentured servitude for 15 or so years; astronomical vet bills, designer allergen-free food, hair, dander, vomit, chewed trash - and somehow, if we're fortunate, we still manage to hammer out a relationship that works . . . kind of . . .  as long as you don't mind giving, and giving, and giving.