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Unsafe Haven

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In trying to think of a title for this post, the following words come to mind but none capture fully the essence of how I am feeling after the events of this past week.... Unscrupulous behavior Desperate actions Disrespectful Sly Predatorial Bewilderment Violated Maybe all of the above..... When my son returned home from school one day last week, he texted me and said our dog was shut in my bedroom and did I not realize that when I left for work? My first thought was that he and the cats were chasing each other around during the day and one of them accidently bumped the door shut. That has never happened before of course, but it wasn't unlikely. I gave it no more thought. Neither did my son who later said, as the course of events unfolded, that everything seemed pretty usual when he got home - key in it's 'hidden' place, all doors to the house locked, everything in its usual place. After dinner, he wanted to show me a video on Youtube and went to get m