There comes a day in every caregiver’s career where you see a certain look in a chimpanzee’s eye. The look of total determination from concentrate. If you see this look, you immediately know… your day just got a lot more complicated and you have a stubborn shifter on your hands. Missy is an infamously headstrong shifter and often chooses to stay in an enclosure rather than letting us close it off so we can safely enter it for morning cleaning. Over the years she has relaxed some and mostly chooses to shift with her group, but every now and then, the old obstinate Missy show’s her freckly face and we have to come up with a plan B for cleaning. Today was one of those days and she stayed in the Playroom at breakfast. Of course, she was perfectly happy to shift a bit later in our routine for a head of romaine lettuce so it all worked out in the end.
We all have a Missy in our life who adds just a little bit of challenge and keeps things interesting. A tip of the hat on this Tuesday to Missy and those with a similar strong will.
