Poor Little Bunny Foo Foo

Occasionally you have to deal with unpleasant things as an adult or parent. This week I went outside to grab my trash can to put it away. It had been pouring all day the day before and I found a rabbit who had been hit by a car. I am not sure what happened to Little Bunny Foo Foo but it was deceased. I couldn't leave it laying on the sidewalk by my mailbox. I didn't want my son to see it or any other kids. So, I grabbed a trash bag and some other bags to pick it up. The only other time I have dealt with a dead wild animal was a bird last year which I believe flew in to the back of my house. I mentioned it to my mom and she reminded me how bad it will smell. Remember that my trash day wasn't for six more days.

I am sure you are wondering why I am telling you such a sad and terrible story. I promise I have a reason. I had no idea what to do with it. I remembered that when I went to a daycare there was a raccoon and I vaguely remember animal control coming out and saving the day. I started googling to see what I should do. I didn't really find much information about it. I looked up the number for animal control and called them. I believe they were closed so it told me to call the sheriff's office. I felt like a total idiot calling. It was the non-emergency number and the woman was really nice. She told me that they don't deal with wild animals. She suggested that I call the department of natural resources. So again I felt like an idiot and called. She told me to throw it away in the trash or if I had a wooded area that I own to put it there. So, I quadruple bagged it with my apple scented trash bags. This was a moment where I wished I had a guy to take care of it. I am very self sufficient and used to doing things myself. The thought of the bunny and the smell made me sick. I took care of it though. I didn't have a choice and I am glad that I am able to do things for myself even if it's disgusting.  I am slightly traumatized I think. I saw a bunny outside hopping around and got really worried when it was close to the road.

I personally think it's silly that other people have to take care of deceased wild animals and there isn't a service that will do it. So when you accidentally hit an animal someone else has to clean up your mess. Drive safely and watch out for our furry friends. No one wants to have that in their trash can.

Scooping up the Field Mice and........

I am sure you have all heard the song Little Bunny Foo Foo. It’s the song about the bunny and the field mice and the good fairy. I loved that song as a kid, I did all the little hand movements and sang it all the time.  Years later I found out they changed my beloved Little Bunny Foo Foo from scooping up the field mice and bopping them on the head to scooping up the field mice and kissing them on the head.  I am not sure if there was a rash of children dressing up like bunnies bopping mice on the head or what, but I am not sure that it is as effective now.  Before it taught children that it was wrong to hit others and not to be cruel to animals, now I am really confused what is wrong with kissing someone. It is almost like they are saying you are bad for loving animals. What was the punishment in the story Bunny Foo Foo was turned in to a goon.  A goon is a bad scary creature so little kids wouldn’t want to become a goon.

I must have listened to and sang Little Bunny Foo Foo millions of times. I never turned in to a goon or even touched a field mouse.  There wasn’t an epidemic of violent children roaming the streets, running amok because the child listened to a harmless song.  It makes me really sad when they go and change things to be more politically correct.  I know that Little Bunny Foo Foo had to be an older song because it was something my Grandma knew. There are millions of perfectly sane non violent people in this world that listened to the proper version of Little Bunny Foo Foo.  It makes absolutely no sense to me as there are all kinds of violent movies and shows and they choose to show those and remove the word bopping  from a little kids’ song.  It wasn’t as if they said they murdered and gutted the field mice. I will still remember it as it was, and my son will sing it properly because why would the Good Fairy punish  Little Bunny Foo Foo for kissing the mice, unless they were rabid.

Did you sing Little Bunny Foo Foo as a kid?