ME & MY PONY

ME & MY PONY

This blog post was inspired by Seinfeld's Pony episode. 

I must have watched "Seinfeld" hundreds of times. I still enjoy playing the roles of most of the characters. The pony episode was one of my favorites. It went on like this: Jerry's family was having a conversation at the dinner table. Elaine expressed her dislike for ponies, while Jerry talked about his hatred for kids who had ponies. In fact, he hated all horses. But, both of them were zooming in on the ponies. It was such a big mistake. Jerry's relative -- Manya, who was of Polish origin, did not leave this unnoticed. She was livid. Back in Poland, when she was growing up, "everyone had a pony." Manya got irate, she stormed out of the room.

I remember this episode almost word for word. There are several reasons for this. I am an immigrant; I am from Bulgaria (close to Poland); I don't think in Bulgaria anyone had a pony back then, but I would have loved to have had one. Finally, in USA, I attended many parties, where immigrants were humiliated. I felt like doing what Manya did. Well, on several occasions, I did act like her. I have no intention to apologize for it. Absolutely, not.

One day, I was watching the pony episode at home. Out of nowhere I said, "I never had a pony, my sister never had a pony, my cousin never had a pony. There were only donkeys and horses in Bulgaria. I wish I have a pony now." 

I cannot ride a pony now. What was I talking about that day?

Ponies were never the most popular children's toys. But, somehow, I ended up with a beautiful pony toy for my birthday. Finding him was not something you do in five minutes on amazon. I learned this afterwards. My weird request must have made my husband sweat. Jewelry, dresses, shoes are everywhere. But, go find a plush pony toy. Well, my husband did it.

Tiger photobombed the picture

I was so happy. I still ride my plush pony; he stays in a special location in the house, where I can keep a close eye on him, cuddle him, and pat him. Tiger, the cat, likes him, too. It is so nice when the whole family gets along. You forget the boundaries between humans, animals and toys. They all bring joy to my heart.

Who said humans are the most perfect creation? You have to come and look at my pony. 

If you need to see swimming ponies, the place for that is  Chincoteague Island.

It all started with one simple blog post about my pony. We ended up with the real ponies one can see in Virginia. 

Jerry, you were wrong! USA is not a "non-pony country" !!!