Do you love your children more than your pets?

[Anonymous]

NP. I adore my dog. Adore her. But I would not die for her. I would die for my children, no question.

It’s not even on the same planet of love, let alone the same ballpark. Like I do not even comprehend the question.

[Anonymous]

I love my child differently than I do/have my dogs. They all have a special place in my heart for very different reasons, but there is no comparing a child to a pet. I never thought of my dog as my "furkid" or any kind of child substitute before I had my child, either.

[Anonymous]

How is this a real question

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:God no. You people are rotten.

If you don’t love your kids more than your dog it is you who is rotten.

[Anonymous]

I love(d) both, but always knew that my dog probably wouldn't live past 15 when she'd be an old lady, while if my kids died at 15 it would be a tragic young death.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I love, love, adore my cat. But I love my kids million times more. What kind of question is this?
Do you love your pets more than your parents?

I do. And I LOVE my parents.
I definitely love my pet more than any human I’ve ever known.

That's weird. Are you some kind of a social graces and emotionally stunted person?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I love, love, adore my cat. But I love my kids million times more. What kind of question is this?
Do you love your pets more than your parents?

I do. And I LOVE my parents.
I definitely love my pet more than any human I’ve ever known.

That's weird. Are you some kind of a social graces and emotionally stunted person?

Super, super weird.

[Anonymous]

I love my child more than my pet, but I was surprised by how much I loved the dog!

[Anonymous]

Love my kids and dog equally. Would die for both, and am surprised to learn that so many aren't the same.

[Anonymous]

Yes of course.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:NP. I adore my dog. Adore her. But I would not die for her.

Are you sure? Lots of people have tried to rescue their dogs from dangerous situations and ended up dying for them. Do you think they had that conviction in mind beforehand? Or do you really think that if you took your dog for a walk and let the dog go out on an icy pond and the dog fell through, your love wouldn’t spur you to action and an attempt to rescue your dog? Or would you just stand there nonchalantly watching your dog struggle, drowning and dying?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:NP. I adore my dog. Adore her. But I would not die for her.

Are you sure? Lots of people have tried to rescue their dogs from dangerous situations and ended up dying for them. Do you think they had that conviction in mind beforehand? Or do you really think that if you took your dog for a walk and let the dog go out on an icy pond and the dog fell through, your love wouldn’t spur you to action and an attempt to rescue your dog? Or would you just stand there nonchalantly watching your dog struggle, drowning and dying?

I would donate my kidney, liver or any body part to keep my child alive. I wouldn't do it for my dog though. Especially because if my dog died, I could simply go out and buy another with cold hard cash which I can't do for a child.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It depends on the day.

+1

I have a tween and a teen so most days, I love my dog more 🤣

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:NP. I adore my dog. Adore her. But I would not die for her.

Are you sure? Lots of people have tried to rescue their dogs from dangerous situations and ended up dying for them. Do you think they had that conviction in mind beforehand? Or do you really think that if you took your dog for a walk and let the dog go out on an icy pond and the dog fell through, your love wouldn’t spur you to action and an attempt to rescue your dog? Or would you just stand there nonchalantly watching your dog struggle, drowning and dying?

Not PP, but I would fly right into action for my kid--run across the ice, jump in if I had to. No second thoughts. I'd try to help my dog, but there would be more thought to it, i.e. how can I do this safely? I might be slower to act. That's the difference.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I value my children above my pets.
The love I have for my dogs though is very intense - like the way you feel about an infant or toddler.
Rationally of course the kids always come first.

This! Super obsessed with my dog and love the stuffing out of him but if I had to save one of my kids or the dog from a fire, I would obviously choose my human child.

But man is the dog cute. And he never talks back!