A friend of mine was saying something about how his pets are like kids to him. That’s something that only people who never have had kids say, and it kind of pisses me off. Because I love and cherish my pets, and I wouldn’t want to live without them, but to me a child is a child and a pet is a pet, and there is a deep divide between them. After all, if you’ve got a dog who is getting blind and crippled and in pain, you can put it down. Most cultures frown on you doing that to Grandma. If your dog is untrainable, pees on the floor and bites you, you can give it away. Can’t do that with your kids, even though some people joke about wanting to do it.
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