Beth Bradley

And he's like, well, is she like walking around and everything?

And we're like, yeah.

And he's like, I think she's OK.

So she was.

She was OK.

And she actually lived a very long time after that.

She lived a very happy life.

She became old enough to become incontinent, actually.

And like...

So that was one more thing my dad got to deal with, was changing Susie's dog diapers.

But I've thought a lot about that moment in the years since, like my dad looking up at us, and us looking at him.

And I don't think that he realized his love for her, and that's what made him kiss our dog on the mouth.

I think that he really just couldn't stand to see our hearts broken, and he did it because he loved us.

So...

I think dogs are not perfect, dads are not perfect, but love itself is perfect.

And sometimes it even gives you magic powers.