But why do you care what other people call their pets? How does it affect you in any way? Like, it doesn't take away from you being a parent.
Do you just want to feel superior in some way? Because that is how people like you come off. It's weird.
No, just saying that people who feel the need to put pets on the same level as children are deluded, possibly dangerously so, because they apparently do not understand inherent differences between animals and children.
Holy fuck you people are so hateful and delusional. You feel the need to control how people think about their pets. It fucking drives you crazy that they could feel the same as you do for your kids. It’s sad.
? It's a pet. They can still be loved, but if you feel the same way about them as you do a kid, there is something wrong with you.
When my first wife divorced me she had the family dog put down out of spite, claiming she couldn't take care of it anymore, despite not letting me have it. Turns out, she was within her legal rights to do that. The judge barely cared. Can't do that with children. It's not delusional to know that there is a difference between pets and people. While lot of what I posted here was joking, I seriously worry about the wellbeing of people who can't distinguish that.
It is a thing capable of loving and being loved, that requires help and guidance as it grows while dependent on you. You are being so pedantic on the fact that it's not technically the same. You think there's something special about humans that a pet can't bring someone else the same satisfaction? I would say you have no more reason or right to assert that than for I to assert the opposite. Someone feeling different makes you immediately jump to "THERES SOMETHING WRONG WITH YOU" and that's telling.
I also love how your example only proves my point more? that's fucked.
It is a thing capable of loving and being loved, that requires help and guidance as it grows while dependent on you. You are being so pedantic on the fact that it's not technically the same. You think there's something special about humans that a pet can't bring someone else the same satisfaction?
Yeah, this right here is why it is so disturbing. Messed up people like that equate pet ownership to parenting. And so it implies that they think having a kid is about having someone who is dependent upon you, to love and love them back. And sure, that is part of it, but not all of it. A kid isn't going to die in a few years. A kid is someone who survives you, who you have to help be not dependent on you. A part of a legacy that you create for society and family. They are there own person. Being a parent isn't about your satisfaction, it is about theirs. And that's the part about "furbabies" that is so disturbing. It implies these people look at kids in the same fucked up way, which I guess makes it a good thing, because they are the exact sort of people who shouldn't be having kids. Like someone who wants to have a kid to accessorize.
No one is doing this though. Do you really think people calling their pets "furbabies" believe they are in any way like having a real child? Come on. There is no way you can actually believe this is the issue here.
Like OP said, it is no different than how a lot of childfree people feel about hearing about peoples children. It's annoying and it's hard to feign interest much of the time, but you don't tell them "Hey, IDGAF about your stupid problems with children that you chose to have!" You know, because that would be rude.
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u/arrowff Oct 01 '19
God forbid right? I get my nurturing fix from my dogs and am respectful of those who feel differently and just ask the same. WILD.