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when would be the best time to tell my gran im getting a puppy?
i am going to be getting a puppy probably next year at easter but possibly sooner.
thing is i am really close to my gran and i tell her everything but i know if i tell her im getting a puppy she will worry.
she has a lot to worry about what with me being severely disabled and ill, her not being able to get in touch with my uncle (her youngest sun), her daughter (m aunt) over doing things and never giving her self a rest even though she has hyperthyroidism and never seems to have a day off, her best friend struggling to get hearing aids that work, her other friend (a man) being very clingy and weird (he came and looked through her window i one evening with his face up to the glass and he even called her in the middle of the nigh (she has a phone by her bed) and staying silent. when he eventually spoke he denied that he even called her and infact that she called him but it was not her number, she could not get back to sleep after that as she lives alone. he also randomly comes over and goes into her garden. he tries to get her to tell him personal things.
we don't think we should tell her at least until the puppy is born but we also think i should wait until i have the puppy or am on my way to get it but i am thinking about not telling her at all and she just finds out when she sees the puppy in person.
i just don't want her to needlessly worry.
4 Answers
- Anonymous6 years ago
I think your gran might be hurt if you just surprise her that you have a puppy. However, as Julie said, just thinking about getting a pup doesn't mean you'll get one anytime soon, so I'd suggest telling her when you've put a deposit down on the pup. That will give her only a few extra weeks of worrying but won't leave her feeling left out of the loop.
If she asks why you didn't let her in on this sooner, you can be honest and say that since plans weren't firm, you didn't want to get YOUR hopes up about getting a puppy until you knew it was for certain.
- Julie D.Lv 76 years ago
Nobody can predict the future, so don't tell her until either you get a puppy or have a deposit on one so you know it's a *for sure* thing.........as I always say, "One day at a time."
- Eugene DLv 66 years ago
to minimize worry, you wait till you actually get the puppy. otherwise, she will worry from now until you get a puppy, if you ever do.
about that other guy, call the police. get video cameras installed. I'm sure she has more to worry about a stalker than a puppy.
- GllntKnightLv 76 years ago
Are you able to provide basic care* for the puppy? If not, then don't get one.
If it's her house, then you need her permission, her rules, live with it, or move out, then you can do as you please.