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Bill Cady, The Early Years … by Bill Cady 17<br />

was. So, I was setting up my little monarchy. I knew the rules. Who to play, how to<br />

play „em. I even had two pets, one of which may have started one of my lifelong<br />

crusades.<br />

We had Mimi, a scraggly little short haired dog. I seem to recall she was mainly<br />

white with medium brown spots and splotches. I honestly have no idea what happened to<br />

Mimi, so whatever it was must not‟ve been all that terribly traumatic. <strong>My</strong> other pet was<br />

… are you ready for this? … a cat. A gray striped cat named Bootsie. I probably loved<br />

her, but that‟s only a guess. It was a long time ago, after all.<br />

I never asked for Mimi or Bootsie, but I was glad to have „em. Every little boy<br />

wants pets, right? Well, in February, 1951, they brought home another pet. I didn‟t want<br />

this one. It became clearer by the day my parents screwed up when they bought him.<br />

Worse, he was different than Mimi and Bootsie in another way. I had no say in naming<br />

the damned thing! Talk about pissing a little kid off! Man! They brought the damned<br />

thing home, named it David, and said I had to let it sleep in my room!<br />

<strong>My</strong> goddamned room! Can you believe it?<br />

This damned David thing wasn‟t a dog. He wasn‟t a cat. He was what Mom<br />

called a “brother”. Shit! How come no one asked me if I wanted a damned brother?<br />

I‟d‟ve said “no” so fast they wouldn‟t‟ve gotten a question mark on the sentence. Hell,<br />

no! I don‟t want some damned brother! Will the hospital people take the little shit back?<br />

Can you get your money back for it? Why can‟t it sleep outside? Why‟s it gotta stay in<br />

my room? All it ever does is whine and puke and make stupid noises. Mom, take the<br />

little bastard back and get your money refunded. We don‟t need no stinking brother<br />

around here. You want a kid, you‟ve got me. What am I, chopped liver?<br />

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