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Originally Posted by denim
I suspect the main reason people think this way is because they've never had children and have NO idea what it's like. Comparing a feeling you know with one you don't is bogus.
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This is what's known as parental conceit. Assuming that one is automatically correct about something having to do with children simply because they're a parent and the other person is not.
You are comparing your feeling of being a parent to the feeling of being childless and the love one can feel for their animal(s). So, your argument is a contradiction of itself, and void.
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Originally Posted by yournamehere
We just recently had to put our 13-year Golden Retriever to sleep because she was suffering from cancer. My wife is disabled (the reason we don't have children), and due to her limited mobility spent almost every hour of every day of those thirteen years with that dog by her side. To see her grieve over the loss of such a unique being filled with unconditional love and companionship breaks my heart, even while I grieve for the loss myself. To say that dog was not a member of our family would be so untrue; so unfair to her memory; so disparaging to the very concept of love; to think anyone is incapable of understanding that is just incomprehensible. I feel sorry for anyone inhabiting such a black and white; pets vs children world. I wish everyones' hearts were big enough for both.
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^^ This is precisely the reason animals are so special. This is the perfect example.
So when some of you righteous parents (no one in specific) get old, and the children you've talked so highly of all your lives have you shipped off to a nursing home rather than deal with you, you can remember what love used to feel like when they also don't come visit you. Harsh, yes, but human beings are harsh all the time. Animals have an unconditional love that I believe should be more highly respected than it is.