Pet owners who consider themselves 'mummy' and/or 'daddy' to their pets - Weird?

[Apple Of Sodom]

That's why I value my dog more than your kid.

That is quite sad. By that thinking you value the keyboard you are typing on more than a human life.

 

[OILFIELDTRASH]

Really? Then why post pretentious shit about an Italian leather sofa, my friend? Did I mention that saying shit like "Italian Leather sofa" is a dead giveaway for having wine taste and only beer money?

You keep bringing up money. I don't even know what kind of leather sofa I have. Just generic leather. Is that better? I still own nicer shit than you if that is what matters to you since you keep bringing up money.

 

[JoeyP]

Im 31 married and choose to not have kids. Having a dog isn't a crutch. Everyone that has kids thinks they are so friggin special. If anything it shows how selfish they truly are. There are way to many people on this planet as it is. Not even counting how many children are in need of adoption.

First off, my condolences if you or your wife have a fertility issue and are saying you "chose not to have kids" to cover up that unfortunate condition.

Second: if you are such an upstanding and compassionate person, then why don't you and your wife adopt? You can still log that valuable Me Time on your Italian Leather Sofa, and you get to raise someone to pass on your doctrine (so you won't be accused of being selfish keeping all your goodness to yourself).

 

[waggy]

to be fair while YOU may love being a parent (me to. i some great kids).

NOT everyone is or should be a parent. Oiltrashed seems like one. I won't badger or degrade his choice (though he shouldn't either).

As for the OP yeah we do that too. my daughter has a 5lb poodle that is spoiled rotten. from toys to clothes (in the winter he needs it. damn thing will freeze if you don't). We also have a 50lb lab, retriever mix. You can tell it gets jealus because the small dog is always in someones lap. IF i sit on the sofa it will climb on my lap lol. a 50 lb dog is not a lap dog! heh

though we also have outside pets. we dont' go that far with them..kinda odd heh.

 

[OILFIELDTRASH]

First off, my condolences if you or your wife have a fertility issue and are saying you "chose not to have kids" to cover up that unfortunate condition.

Second: if you are such an upstanding and compassionate person, then why don't you and your wife adopt? You can still log that valuable Me Time on your Italian Leather Sofa, and you get to raise someone to pass on your doctrine (so you won't be accused of being selfish keeping all your goodness to yourself).

Never claimed to be some compassionate person. Im an asshole and don't like to be bothered half the time. Does that sound like someone that should have a kid to you? If I never change my mind I plan on leaving my stuff to my nieces and nephews.

 

[OILFIELDTRASH]

Wtf? My condolences if you are infertile. lol

These guys can't seriously comprehend that having children could be unappealing to someone.

 

[Apple Of Sodom]

Never said I was rich. Im just a working guy. Having said that I own a nicer house than you and no car payments while you're probably stretched thin financially living in a Mcmansion with two car notes.

Wow, nice e-peen. Yep, you definitely have a nicer house and nicer cars than me and I am broke as a joke living in a box. I am typing this while using free wi-fi outside of Starbucks.

Seriously, you need to get a little bit more of a life, Mr. Working Guy. Your response is something I would expect from a 16 year old kid on Facebook, not from a 31 year old "man." You enjoy your Italian Leather Sofa and lonely basketball game. I hope you can look back on this time in your life without having any regrets. After all, it isn't like basketball games are on all the time.

 

[zinfamous]

 

[Apple Of Sodom]

You keep bringing up money. I don't even know what kind of leather sofa I have. Just generic leather. Is that better? I still own nicer shit than you if that is what matters to you since you keep bringing up money.

YOU were the one stating you were sitting on your Italian Leather sofa. YOU were the one being pretentious. "I don't have kids, instead I have money" is EXACTLY what that says. You obviously don't know me, and I can easily be anyone spouting bullshit so we won't go into who owns what, but suffice to say, having children doesn't mean you can't own nice shit. You may or may not have nicer shit than me, and I don't really care for two reasons:

1) Your personal taste doesn't matter
2) You simply don't, Mr. Working Guy

What I was pointing out is YOU were the dumbfuck talking about his Italian Leather Sofa, something which a 31 year old man should realize means fuckall since many manufacturers ship their hides to Italy to be tanned so they can call them Italian Leather. YOU were the one who brought money up to me with such a stupid statement, and trust me, that isn't an area where you want to try and beat me.

I bet you have Bose speakers too, don't ya?

 

[zinfamous]

That is quite sad. By that thinking you value the keyboard you are typing on more than a human life.

this makes no sense.

 

[OILFIELDTRASH]

Wow, nice e-peen. Yep, you definitely have a nicer house and nicer cars than me and I am broke as a joke living in a box. I am typing this while using free wi-fi outside of Starbucks.

Seriously, you need to get a little bit more of a life, Mr. Working Guy. Your response is something I would expect from a 16 year old kid on Facebook, not from a 31 year old "man." You enjoy your Italian Leather Sofa and lonely basketball game. I hope you can look back on this time in your life without having any regrets. After all, it isn't like basketball games are on all the time.

"Man". lol
Dropped a pair a long time ago son.
And yes I will look back with no regrets as I do what I enjoy. I haven't always lived by the book like you. You always have done what society and mommy have told you what to do. Sorry the cookie cutter didn't fit me and it blows your mind. Now don't you have some little league game to referee, dressed with you pants pulled up to your chest and your whistle, you need to get back to?

And yes I do own nicer shit than you since it matters so much to you.

 

[Apple Of Sodom]

Never claimed to be some compassionate person. Im an asshole and don't like to be bothered half the time. Does that sound like someone that should have a kid to you? If I never change my mind I plan on leaving my stuff to my nieces and nephews.

You sound like a pretty terrible person all around. You shouldn't have kids, but you also shouldn't say stupid shit about how you prefer the comfort of your Italian Leather Sofa while watching a basketball game. You do realize that you are still very much a child? I mean that literally (you are someone's kid) and figuratively. Evolving past the need to procreate? That makes no sense.

You are insulting those with kids when you do that and I wanted to point that out. We don't give a shit about your sofa, and it is laughable that you think it is something so goddamned special. You didn't come in here saying "I chose not to have kids and don't find it weird." You came in talking shit about those that chose to have kids.

 

[BurnItDwn]

I know a couple who were not able to have children where the wife refers to the cats like they are her children. I don't consider that to be weird.

 

[darkewaffle]

That is quite sad. By that thinking you value the keyboard you are typing on more than a human life.

Well, if this keyboard was a living being and I developed an attachment to it, sure. But neither of those are true.

I wouldn't sacrifice your kid for my computer, I am not heartless. My possessions can be replaced, a life cannot. On that note, my pets are not possessions though, they're my pets.

 

[Apple Of Sodom]

this makes no sense.

How does it make no sense? They said that they value things that affect them more than a kid they will never meet. At what point do they draw a line? Surely the keyboard they purchased and are typing on has more of an impact in their life than an unknown child living 3000 miles away.

 

[waggy]

christ guys..1 alky per forum is enough..

 

[Apple Of Sodom]

"Man". lol
Dropped a pair a long time ago son.
And yes I will look back with no regrets as I do what I enjoy. I haven't always lived by the book like you. You always have done what society and mommy have told you what to do. Sorry the cookie cutter didn't fit me and it blows your mind. Now don't you have some little league game to referee, dressed with you pants pulled up to your chest and your whistle, you need to get back to?

And yes I do own nicer shit than you since it matters so much to you.

Your idea of what parenting is seems to be stuck in the '50s.

You keep saying it matters to me. I'm not the one talking about his Italian Leather Sofa! Did you let the Costco stock boy load it up for you while you finished your grocery shopping?

 

[zinfamous]

How does it make no sense? They said that they value things that affect them more than a kid they will never meet. At what point do they draw a line? Surely the keyboard they purchased and are typing on has more of an impact in their life than an unknown child living 3000 miles away.

step away from the computer for a bit.


think about what you actually said.....

 

[Apple Of Sodom]

Well, if this keyboard was a living being and I developed an attachment to it, sure. But neither of those are true.

I wouldn't sacrifice your kid for my computer, I am not heartless. My possessions can be replaced, a life cannot. On that note, my pets are not possessions though, they're my pets.

Really? Pets aren't possessions? The law doesn't look at it that way.

I get why people love pets. I understand that you can be attached. My kids are attached to their cat. It is when people start treating animals like people and say stupid shit about sacrificing a human life for that of an animal that I shake my head.

 

[ch33zw1z]

I don't have any pets, but did when I was a kid. I can see how people get this attached.

 

[Apple Of Sodom]

step away from the computer for a bit.


think about what you actually said.....

Maybe I am reading into it a bit. Now there is clarification that a living, breathing pet can be more valuable, not an inanimate object.

Would you (or they) sacrifice someone else's child for a guinea pig? Those are pets. Or does it only extend to dogs? I am just trying to get a handle on what type of life is more valuable than a human life.

 

[dave_the_nerd]

I don't need other people to validate my self worth.

1) Not true. Humans are social animals, and rely on interaction with each other to develop psychologically.
2) Then why are you arguing on the internet?

 

[Apple Of Sodom]

I don't have any pets, but did when I was a kid. I can see how people get this attached.

I understand how people get attached to animals.
I don't believe these people understand that there is a world of difference between being attached to an animal vs. their own child. They don't have kids, so they don't know. Look at the 4 stages of knowledge. They are in stage 1. They simply don't know what they don't know and there is no convincing them of this.

Meanwhile we have some douchebag who would prefer to sit on his Italian Leather Sofa, alone, watching a pointless game on his Vizio 52" LCD while listening on his Bose surround hooked up with only the finest Monster cables, and he thinks he has the good life. 🙂

 

[Ichinisan]

I'm not a pet owner at the moment (or, my former pets haven't lived with me for many years).

My sister is "mommy" to her dog. I'm frequently referred to as "uncle" in relation to the dog.

It doesn't really seem weird for someone to love their dog like a child...if they don't have children.

 

[jagec]

And yes I do own nicer shit than you since it matters so much to you.

Why does anyone say this on the internet? It may be true or it may not be true, but there is no way for either party to be sure, so it's just worthless bragging with nothing to back it up.