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Anonymous wrote:I'll never understand the urge to make fun of or pick on people you think are pathetic.
If you think some middle aged childless spinster who loves her dog is such a tragic person, just go hug your spouse and kids and be grateful that your life isn't so sad. Ask yourself why you feel the need to complain about or mock people you feel sorry for.

Lol. You realize you’re insulting childless “dog parents” pretty hard while attempting to chastise the OP, right? Kind of an equal opportunity hater, I guess.

I AM a childless "dog parent". I don't think I'm pathetic at all. But it is very obvious that underscoring a lot of these conversations is the belief that childless people who love their dogs are tragic/pathetic people.

No. I think what's "pathetic" is just when dog owners refer to themselves as parents and believe their relationship with their dog is the same as having a child. That is disturbing more than pathetic, but I do feel sorry for them.

Why are you in the pets forum when you clearly hate pets?

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Anonymous wrote:You don't have to worry about whether your pet is going to make his or her way successfully when you are no longer there.

You do actually. There's a big problem when people die without having set in place someone who will care for the pets. It's obviously different from what will happen to a child, but it is a big issue. A lot of these pets wind up in shelters, which is very sad and very unnecessary with some planning.

I have provisions for my pets in my will. Everyone should.

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Anonymous wrote:I'll never understand the urge to make fun of or pick on people you think are pathetic.
If you think some middle aged childless spinster who loves her dog is such a tragic person, just go hug your spouse and kids and be grateful that your life isn't so sad. Ask yourself why you feel the need to complain about or mock people you feel sorry for.

Lol. You realize you’re insulting childless “dog parents” pretty hard while attempting to chastise the OP, right? Kind of an equal opportunity hater, I guess.

I AM a childless "dog parent". I don't think I'm pathetic at all. But it is very obvious that underscoring a lot of these conversations is the belief that childless people who love their dogs are tragic/pathetic people.

No. I think what's "pathetic" is just when dog owners refer to themselves as parents and believe their relationship with their dog is the same as having a child. That is disturbing more than pathetic, but I do feel sorry for them.

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Anonymous wrote:You don't have to worry about whether your pet is going to make his or her way successfully when you are no longer there.

You do actually. There's a big problem when people die without having set in place someone who will care for the pets. It's obviously different from what will happen to a child, but it is a big issue. A lot of these pets wind up in shelters, which is very sad and very unnecessary with some planning.

Anonymous wrote:You don't have to worry about whether your pet is going to make his or her way successfully when you are no longer there.

Anonymous wrote:What would you say to explain to someone that raising a child is very different from having a dog?

My SIL is convinced that it’s the same thing. She’s childless of course. I didn’t want to get into it with her at the time so I just kind of laughed and made a joke about not having to save for college with dogs.

But seriously, how would you explain to these “fur parents” that it’s not the same thing?

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Anonymous wrote:A lot of the comments here are saying things like "People bring their dogs to stores because they think their dog is their child".
People bring their dogs to stores if they're allowed to. Or maybe if they're not allowed to, because they're assholes think rules don't apply to them. The leap to "people think dogs are children" is one that critics are making. No one thinks their dog is a child. (Though yes, I do refer to myself as my dog's mum because saying I'm her owner sounds gross).

And PS people sometimes put their dog in a sling if the dog has a tendency to get tired or decide she doesn't feel like walking anymore. I just pick mine up, but a sling would be a lot more convenient.

No, saying you are her mom is gross. Yuck.

Well, you’ll have to get over it. It’s weird to call her vet or day care and say “it’s Larla, Daisy’s owner”. I don’t think she’s my child or a human being and I don’t take her anywhere she isn’t allowed.

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Anonymous wrote:A lot of the comments here are saying things like "People bring their dogs to stores because they think their dog is their child".
People bring their dogs to stores if they're allowed to. Or maybe if they're not allowed to, because they're assholes think rules don't apply to them. The leap to "people think dogs are children" is one that critics are making. No one thinks their dog is a child. (Though yes, I do refer to myself as my dog's mum because saying I'm her owner sounds gross).

And PS people sometimes put their dog in a sling if the dog has a tendency to get tired or decide she doesn't feel like walking anymore. I just pick mine up, but a sling would be a lot more convenient.

No, saying you are her mom is gross. Yuck.

Anonymous wrote:A lot of the comments here are saying things like "People bring their dogs to stores because they think their dog is their child".
People bring their dogs to stores if they're allowed to. Or maybe if they're not allowed to, because they're assholes think rules don't apply to them. The leap to "people think dogs are children" is one that critics are making. No one thinks their dog is a child. (Though yes, I do refer to myself as my dog's mum because saying I'm her owner sounds gross).

And PS people sometimes put their dog in a sling if the dog has a tendency to get tired or decide she doesn't feel like walking anymore. I just pick mine up, but a sling would be a lot more convenient.

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Anonymous wrote:I'll never understand the urge to make fun of or pick on people you think are pathetic.
If you think some middle aged childless spinster who loves her dog is such a tragic person, just go hug your spouse and kids and be grateful that your life isn't so sad. Ask yourself why you feel the need to complain about or mock people you feel sorry for.

Lol. You realize you’re insulting childless “dog parents” pretty hard while attempting to chastise the OP, right? Kind of an equal opportunity hater, I guess.

I AM a childless "dog parent". I don't think I'm pathetic at all. But it is very obvious that underscoring a lot of these conversations is the belief that childless people who love their dogs are tragic/pathetic people.

No. I think what's "pathetic" is just when dog owners refer to themselves as parents and believe their relationship with their dog is the same as having a child. That is disturbing more than pathetic, but I do feel sorry for them.

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Anonymous wrote:I'll never understand the urge to make fun of or pick on people you think are pathetic.
If you think some middle aged childless spinster who loves her dog is such a tragic person, just go hug your spouse and kids and be grateful that your life isn't so sad. Ask yourself why you feel the need to complain about or mock people you feel sorry for.

Lol. You realize you’re insulting childless “dog parents” pretty hard while attempting to chastise the OP, right? Kind of an equal opportunity hater, I guess.

I AM a childless "dog parent". I don't think I'm pathetic at all. But it is very obvious that underscoring a lot of these conversations is the belief that childless people who love their dogs are tragic/pathetic people.