Poll of the Day > Something I can't stand...

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I bet I get a lot of hate for this, but whatever...

When it comes to pets, dogs for example, you are not it's mom. You are not it's dad. You are not the parent of a pet. It is not your "fur baby" or your "puppy baby" or anything like that. It is a pet, you are its owner, and the reason most people are able to have that relationship in the first place is because this animal was taken from its actual mother, father, family, or whatever.

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Okay

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what a weird thing to be concerned with lol

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DirtBasedSoap posted...

what a weird thing to be concerned with lol

Hey, I didn't say it was an important thing, I just said I can't stand it.

Pets are not children, they are belongings that we own because we took them from their actual family.

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Oh hai

https://i.imgur.com/dpENJL2.jpg

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ok
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I'd kind of agree, but:

GEKGanon posted...

and the reason most people are able to have that relationship in the first place is because this animal was taken from its actual mother, father, family, or whatever.

GEKGanon posted...

they are belongings that we own because we took them from their actual family.

...this is the point where you kind of become a cock-nozzle.
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I treat my pets like family members, not possessions. So you're wrong.

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Eh, everyone has "pet" peeves.

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They're my babies and I'm gonna continue calling them my babies thanks

KJ StErOiDs posted...

Eh, everyone has "pet" peeves.

Ayyyy

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So TC hates love? Sad.

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Most animals don't really have familial relationships in the same way that humans do. For many of them the relationship between owner and pet isn't something they'd ever naturally experience.

Dogs might idk

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Pets are family members.
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btw, dog owners can experience the same chemical reaction in the brain when looking at their dog, that a parent can when looking at their child
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Revelation34 posted...

Pets are family members.

As trite as this always sounds, there's more than a little merit to it. The value of pets comes in the personality and interactions they bring to the household. Describing that as "interpersonal relationships" is perhaps exaggerating it a bit, and "fur babies" is just plain insipid, but it definitely is more than what you'd get from any inanimate possession. As such, characterizing it as being something special is perfectly reasonable.

Now, the people that talk about adopting houseplants, or being "plant moms" or having "leaf babies"? That needs to stop. Your pothos is not a family member. It's a hobby.

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Nobody gives a shit TC

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Arv cant stand it either

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People who disagree call their pets fur babies

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adjl posted...

Now, the people that talk about adopting houseplants, or being "plant moms" or having "leaf babies"? That needs to stop. Your pothos is not a family member. It's a hobby.

I'm reminded of George Carlin's "Battered Plants" bit

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Revelation34 posted...

Pets are family members.

I would agree. I'll be devastated when my dog dies. But referring to them as your children is fucking dumb.


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Bugmeat posted...

I would agree. I'll be devastated when my dog dies. But referring to them as your children is fucking dumb.

yeah, having kids is a mistake. a dog/cat isnt
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I'm all right with people referring to themselves as their pets' parents, but I don't like it when people say that I'm my pets' parent. For some reason, it makes me uncomfortable. I prefer to be referred to as "owner" or "caretaker."

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I don't necessarily see animals as pets. Sometimes as friends, sometimes as family, and sometimes just as fellow living creatures on this mortal coil that is all the more tolerable for them being here. That is more than I can say for a vast majority of people.

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to me pets are more like just animal friends

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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=h97kbv4mbsc
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KJ StErOiDs posted...

Eh, everyone has "pet" peeves.

HA!

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GEKGanon posted...

Hey, I didn't say it was an important thing, I just said I can't stand it.

It's still a pretty weird thing to be concerned about.

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Blightzkrieg posted...

Most animals don't really have familial relationships in the same way that humans do. For many of them the relationship between owner and pet isn't something they'd ever naturally experience.

Dogs are pack animals though, so they would have a pack. We take that from them though, for our own personal pleasure.

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Calling them fur babies is stupid. Calling them belongings makes it seem like you're someone that shouldn't have a pet. I didn't take my dog away from his family, he needed a home and I provided him with one.

I partially agree with your take, but overall you sound like you either haven't had pets or shouldn't ever have one because you see them as possessions more than as something that is deserving of your love and attention.

hockey7318 posted...

Calling them fur babies is stupid. Calling them belongings makes it seem like you're someone that shouldn't have a pet. I didn't take my dog away from his family, he needed a home and I provided him with one.

I partially agree with your take, but overall you sound like you either haven't had pets or shouldn't ever have one because you see them as possessions more than as something that is deserving of your love and attention.

Deserving of love and attention, sure, but they are still possessions.

People have pets because they either bought one after browsing them like merchandise, were gifted one, or claimed one after it wandered up to them. Like a possession, and unlike a family member, you can give away a pet to someone else with no questions asked. If your pet wanders off, the cops aren't going to search for it like they would a missing family member... hell, they probably won't look for your missing pet at all; they'd treat it more like a missing wallet than a missing family member.

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6/10 you got a lot of replies, but its still a bad troll topic.

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You feel that way about adopted children? Cause all my pets are rescue cases where someone else abandoned them.

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mooreandrew58 posted...

You feel that way about adopted children? Cause all my pets are rescue cases where someone else abandoned them.

Do I feel like adopted children are possessions? No, because the only way to own a person is to enslave them, and slavery isn't legal. lol

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GEKGanon posted...

Do I feel like adopted children are possessions? No, because the only way to own a person is to enslave them, and slavery isn't legal. lol

But owning animals is cool

And childrem and pets have a lot of similarities. You practically do own them but there are certain restrictions on how you treat them

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I, my mother, and my niece had a bunny for just over 9 years, and I assure TC that he was just as much a part of our family as any of the human members (if not more), and was not merely a "possession". If that's wrong, then not only do I not want to be right, I don't want the concept of "right" to exist

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GEKGanon posted...

I bet I get a lot of hate for this, but whatever...

When it comes to pets, dogs for example, you are not it's mom. You are not it's dad. You are not the parent of a pet. It is not your "fur baby" or your "puppy baby" or anything like that. It is a pet, you are its owner, and the reason most people are able to have that relationship in the first place is because this animal was taken from its actual mother, father, family, or whatever.

yeah this is something that was mainstreamed due to childfree liberals who are spreading due to erosion of traditional values in society and the rise of materialism

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I guess adopted children are just possessions too by that logic, tc.

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Muscles posted...

I guess adopted children are just possessions too by that logic, tc.

The process to adopt a child is pretty insane. It can take years. Only one is referred to as rescuing, though looooooooool

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Muscles posted...

I guess adopted children are just possessions too by that logic, tc.

I already addressed that. You can't own humans. That would be slavery, and slavery is illegal, ergo, people cannot be possessions.

Didn't think before you typed, huh?

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GEKGanon posted...

I already addressed that. You can't own humans. That would be slavery, and slavery is illegal, ergo, people cannot be possessions.

Didn't think before you typed, huh?

I only read the 1st post, I don't always read the whole topic before posting

Also what would you call the relationship between a parent and a kid? It's definitely not the same between 2 adults, even if it is a parent and their adult child

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Do you approach pet owners and call them 'cradle robbers'? You should start!

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GEKGanon posted...

I already addressed that. You can't own humans. That would be slavery, and slavery is illegal, ergo, people cannot be possessions.

Didn't think before you typed, huh?

slavery isnt illegal everywhere, and people do illegal things all the time

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Zangulus posted...

Except its still legal in the United States. Might want to go check out the thirteenth amendment. It wasnt wholly abolished.

Well, you're not wrong. The thirteenth amendment definitely allows for the enslavement of criminals. That's not really applicable here though.

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Muscles posted...

I only read the 1st post, I don't always read the whole topic before posting

Also what would you call the relationship between a parent and a kid? It's definitely not the same between 2 adults, even if it is a parent and their adult child

I would call the relationship between parents and children a parent/child relationship.

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This is definitely not going to be a opinion that is widely agreeable here.
I mean, didnt we do a few polls where like 80% of people here would be more likely to save their own dog from a fire than a random human infant?

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Animals > people

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GEKGanon posted...

I would call the relationship between parents and children a parent/child relationship.

But not a parent/pet? It's pretty much the same roles, the parent is pretty much the "owner" because the pet/underage child can't make decisions for themselves

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GEKGanon posted...

I bet I get a lot of hate for this, but whatever...

When it comes to pets, dogs for example, you are not it's mom. You are not it's dad. You are not the parent of a pet. It is not your "fur baby" or your "puppy baby" or anything like that. It is a pet, you are its owner, and the reason most people are able to have that relationship in the first place is because this animal was taken from its actual mother, father, family, or whatever.

Nuh uh

Cause if I steal your child, I do not "own" your child. This is not slavery. I am now your child's new foster parent / guardian and am now "daddy".

Granted, it's a change your child is going to have to get used to, but I'm Daddy now.

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