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It's absolutely an accurate statement that for some people, pets are as important as their family, or pets are their family. For various reasons, me and my SO
by haswell 9y ago
It's absolutely an accurate statement that for some people, pets are as important as their family, or pets are their family.
For various reasons, me and my SO will never be able to have kids. The dogs are our family.
That said, we're responsible pet owners. We don't pretend they're service dogs. We'll take the dogs to pet friendly venues but we won't bend the rules and take them places that we should not.
Replying to the parent comment, it's important to remember that not everyone has the same family situation.
- wbillingsley 9y agoSO = family. I would honestly be very surprised if even you would be game to tell him/her that they are only on the level of importance to you as one of your dogs. Or that if there were a fire, you'd be rushing out the door with a dog and leaving your partner to the flames... While I'd say "nice try" at trying to imply some sort of assumption and claim a diversity moral high ground, children are not the only kind of family (nor even did anything in my post even mention children), and whatever relations or friends you might have, yes I absolutely would hope that you would consider their needs as more important than those of your pets.
- jamesrcole 9y agoWhat about for people who don't have family, either in a literal sense or because they are estranged from them?