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n, but you barely had time to adjust to the light before being ripped out of your pot and placed in a spacious, pretty planter. Your caregiver then doused you with a wealth of water and walked away. You appreciated the healthy drink and began to settle into your new surroundings!</p><p id="486b">Your roots and foliage felt re-energized within an hour or so. But, after a while, you began to feel water-logged, cold, and even panicky. Oh, how you miss that dry arid soil. If you had fingers and toes instead of roots, they would resemble a prune. The once cozy water has now turned into a frigid, soggy, unbearable situation you cannot escape.</p><p id="9601">You desperately want out of the suffocating bath of muddy water you remain soaking in. You wish someone, anyone, would remove you entirely and let you dry out in the oxygen-rich environment. Sadly, there’s no immediate help in sight.</p><p id="d1fd">When morning arrived, your new caregiver entered the room to admire your presence. You are so relieved that help has finally come! Though, it appears the sense of urgency is not shared. They just smiled and commented on how cute you look in your new pot, then walked away without a car

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e in the world.</p><p id="d6e3">Your once shriveled roots are significantly bloated from being submerged in this bogged down hell for so many hours. You have taken up all the water you possibly can. Breathing is impaired even though your foliage is above the surface. For you, oxygen-rich soil is necessary for strong and healthy roots. Days pass, the situation is dire.</p><p id="7baa">Your loving caregiver has walked by you many times now, seemingly still unaware that you are turning to mush in the beautiful pot that seamlessly matches the decor. If only you could speak or at least let out a screech or a whimper, even! Anything to convey the severity of your situation. If only they could see past the pretty package!</p><p id="7a2f">Unfortunately, all you can do is drop leaves and droop. So, you give all of the physical warning signs you can think of, hoping there is still time to recover. But, you know, if there is no immediate action taken, tomorrow will be a sad day for you both. Your inevitable demise will come to pass because your decorative pot, the one you once looked so cute in, lacked drainage holes.</p><p id="5661"><i>Don’t disregard the details…</i></p></article></body>

Drainage Holes

Love Alone Is Not Enough

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Imagine for a moment that you are confined to a bathtub, unable to speak or move your limbs. You do not have control of the faucet or drain. The tub is filled to the top, and the drain is fully secured.

Your new caregiver loves you! They waited months to have you in their possession. They have taken countless pictures of you and posted them to every social media platform they have! They even made a video the day you arrived, sharing with anyone who would watch, as they unwrapped your packaging and arranged you just right in your new home.

After your dark journey across the country, you desperately needed hydration, but you barely had time to adjust to the light before being ripped out of your pot and placed in a spacious, pretty planter. Your caregiver then doused you with a wealth of water and walked away. You appreciated the healthy drink and began to settle into your new surroundings!

Your roots and foliage felt re-energized within an hour or so. But, after a while, you began to feel water-logged, cold, and even panicky. Oh, how you miss that dry arid soil. If you had fingers and toes instead of roots, they would resemble a prune. The once cozy water has now turned into a frigid, soggy, unbearable situation you cannot escape.

You desperately want out of the suffocating bath of muddy water you remain soaking in. You wish someone, anyone, would remove you entirely and let you dry out in the oxygen-rich environment. Sadly, there’s no immediate help in sight.

When morning arrived, your new caregiver entered the room to admire your presence. You are so relieved that help has finally come! Though, it appears the sense of urgency is not shared. They just smiled and commented on how cute you look in your new pot, then walked away without a care in the world.

Your once shriveled roots are significantly bloated from being submerged in this bogged down hell for so many hours. You have taken up all the water you possibly can. Breathing is impaired even though your foliage is above the surface. For you, oxygen-rich soil is necessary for strong and healthy roots. Days pass, the situation is dire.

Your loving caregiver has walked by you many times now, seemingly still unaware that you are turning to mush in the beautiful pot that seamlessly matches the decor. If only you could speak or at least let out a screech or a whimper, even! Anything to convey the severity of your situation. If only they could see past the pretty package!

Unfortunately, all you can do is drop leaves and droop. So, you give all of the physical warning signs you can think of, hoping there is still time to recover. But, you know, if there is no immediate action taken, tomorrow will be a sad day for you both. Your inevitable demise will come to pass because your decorative pot, the one you once looked so cute in, lacked drainage holes.

Don’t disregard the details…

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