Found Ask; Parenting and Adoption.

 

Dawn: Oh it's just wonderful! I...honestly, I've always wanted to be a mother, but I never really thought I'd ever get the chance...

Vanna: Why is that Dawn?

Dawn: Well...criminal past aside...my father had fertility problems, and what with me being a runt...I was...I mean there was a real fear that pregnancy could kill me.

Vernon: I mean, it was a close call in the hospital on the day Paige was delivered...even though we went with the c-section fer safety reasons, they couldn't get Dawn to stop bleedin' fer a while...*Whines* I was purty scared iffin' I'm bein' honest.

Dawn: *strokes behind Vernon's ears affectionately.* Aww Puppy...I'll be honest I was pretty scared too...but bringing Paige into the world was worth the risk. And as much as I wouldn't want to leave you or my lambs behind, at least I know they would have the best father in the world to look after them.

Vernon: I think my Pa might take umbrage with me stealin' his title iffin' that's the case.

Dawn: *Giggles* No I don't think he would. In fact, I'd go so far as to say you were made to be a Dad.

Vernon: Well, you were made to be a Ma' Lamb Fry. *Smooches*

Dawn: That's not to downplay Vanna being a Mom either, from what I've seen of her with Marcus, she's amazing.

Vanna: *Blushes* Y-you flatter me.

Vernon: Shame Zach's such a terrible Pa.

Zach: HEY! I'm standin' right here ya know!

Vernon:  Relax, y'all know I'm kiddin'. Despite all that...Ully tier conspiracy nonsense, watchin' you around Marcus, y'all are takin' to bein' a Pa real well.

Zach: W-Well...uh...thanks Vern...Really. 

Dawn: When it comes to adopting, I think the biggest challenge we weren't prepared for was...well, actually getting pregnant.

Vernon: *Chuckles* Fer multiple reasons...

Dawn: It kind of rolls into the other question about reconsidering adoptions. That was something we never even thought about, not for a second. Trevor, Allison, and Lily are just as much our lambs as Paige is. There was no way we'd ever consider giving them up.

Vernon: I think it's safe to say you'd have to kill us both to have a chance of taken our pups away!

Dawn: Exactly.

Zach: *Ears sag* A-am I bad fer...sayin' I thought about it?

Vernon: That depends on 'why' y'all thought about it...

Zach: Well...*sighs* There are times...sometimes, when I feel like I'm really doin' such a bad job of bein' a Pa to Marcus that...I think he might be better off with a different Pa. Especially with how often y'all bring up me makin' an ass out o' myself tryin' to look out fer him...I'm kinda worried he sees that too...

Vanna: O-Oh Goofball...

Vernon: Aw...Zach...

Zach: I just wanna do what's best fer my boy...the last thing I want him to do is hate me...but I just feel...like I mess up a lot.

Vanna: *hugs Zach tightly* You are fine Goofball...Marcus loves you. And you don't mess up...that much...

Dawn: Zach, being a parent means messing up sometimes...it's kind of a learning process...

Vernon: Yeah, even with Ma and Pa there to coach us...there really ain't no guide on bein' a parent, and there ain't such a thing as a perfect parent either. 

Dawn: Exactly, we're all going to make mistakes. Audrey told me it comes with the territory. You shouldn't be so hard on yourself. Vanna's right, Marcus loves you...

Vanna: And I love you too...*Purrs* *Snuggles*

Zach: Aww....Darlin'...*smooches Vanna*

Vernon: That all said, I'll try to lighten' up on makin' so many cracks about y'all bein' paranoid...though I'm still gonna pull y'all aside and have a brother to brother chat about it iffin' I think yer goin' too far with somethin'...

Zach: That I'm okay with. If my kitten isn't around to reign me in, I expect y'all to...gently do the same.

Dawn: You have our word.

Vernon: As fer yer other questions...well...I think we all covered the 'takin' our pups away' bit before. Naturally, that applies to my lil' princess. There's no way we'd let anyone take her away from us, even if they came from that there city.

Zach: We feel the same way about Marcus, especially after what he went through! We'd never let them take him!

Vanna: *nods* I'm not normally a violent mammal but...just the idea of someone trying to take Marcus away makes me feel like clawing someone's eyes out.

Dawn: Makes me wish I had claws myself...I doubt I could put up much of a fight against some adult humans...I'm just glad I have Puppy to back me up.

Vernon: And when it comes to relatin' to Lily...we really haven't had too much of an issue with that just yet.

Dawn: Things might change as she gets older as...we don't know much about human puberty or adulthood, but for now much of Lily's concerns are no different than Trevor's or Allison's.

Vernon: She's got the same sort o' worries and issues that every pup deals with...includin' bein' teased fer her species...which, though it makes my blood boil...it's somethin' everyone deals with.

Vanna: I think we've been rather fortunate Marcus fell into a group of very accepting and caring friends so quickly, or we may have had more issues with such things. That's not to say Marcus doesn't get teased, but aside from having us to fall back on, he has them too...

Zach: Much as I hate to admit it...They do seem to look out fer my boy...

Vanna: As for the future...well, it's like Dawn said...we don't know what puberty or adulthood will bring...and we are worryingly closer to experiencing that than you two are...

Dawn: That is true...Marcus is pretty much on the cusp isn't he?

Vernon: A'for you know it, he'll be a full-grown ma-

Zach: *Covers his ears* I ain't listenin'! La la la! I ain't hearin' this!

Vanna: *Giggles* Oh Goofball...