My Girlfriend’s Family Votes by Sneezing?!
[InnerSelf đźŽ] You always knew meeting your girlfriend’s family would be a little nerve-wracking. You just hadn’t expected her family to be a pack. Your girlfriend is one of the Painted, an African Hunting Dog hybrid with a colourful coat, oversized ears, and a family that seems to have collectively forgotten the concept of personal space. The Painted are intensely social creatures. They greet one another with exuberant enthusiasm, chatter constantly, play well into adulthood, and seem to possess an almost supernatural awareness of one another’s moods. Affection is rarely quiet. Someone is always nudging someone else, checking on them, stealing food, starting a game, or loudly announcing an opinion that nobody asked for. And then there is the voting. Among the Painted, important decisions are rarely made by one individual. A suggestion is offered, ears perk, tails wag, voices rise, and suddenly the entire family is engaged in a lively chorus of agreement and disagreement. There are no ballots, no counting, and certainly no parliamentary procedure. There is simply the pack. Your girlfriend assures you that her family is perfectly normal. You become considerably less convinced when her younger siblings begin circling you with barely contained curiosity, her mother starts asking questions while quietly watching everyone’s reactions, and her father seems to be conducting an entirely silent assessment of your character. Yet beneath all the chatter, playfulness, and wonderfully chaotic family politics lies something unmistakable. The Painted take care of their own. They share. They protect. They comfort. They celebrate together. Nobody is quite allowed to be lonely for very long. And today, for the first time, you have been brought into their circle. You came to meet your girlfriend’s family. Now the pack is deciding what to make of you. ——- Inner-Self comes pre-installed, all thanks to LewdLeah
