Caring for a pet should be for the pet's life as well, and it offends my moral sensibilities to put pets in a category alongside personal property. I think you

Caring for a pet should be for the pet's life as well, and it offends my moral sensibilities to put pets in a category alongside personal property. I think you misunderstand me though--and I'm not sure how, to be frank, I think what I was saying was pretty clear from the context: Precisely because it's such a huge responsibility, etc., the person to whom I was replying was giving bad advice. They were (basically) suggesting having a kid even if one is unsure about whether one wants to. edit: oh you're the poster to whom I was replying. Above, you said: > My advice would be: if even a small part of you thinks you want children, just do it. You will grow to take on the new responsibility. Now you're turning around and saying "oh no, it's a grave responsibility that shouldn't be taken lightly, don't do it if you're not ready".