Fostering kittens involve getting up every 2-4 hours to feed a whole litter of cats for several weeks. Some volunteers take it upon themselves to do this for several litters a year because of animal abuse, abandonment, and neglect by shitty people.
That’s more than some deadbeat parents have ever done.
Not asking you to call them a mom, just asking you not to downplay the impact of animal care.
That’s more than some deadbeat parents have ever done.
And we don’t typically celebrate those people on any holiday. You obviously feel strongly about this but please try to step back and realize I never said a word about animal stewardship. The existence of shite parents says absolutely nothing about the worth of animal stewardship because I believe they are not related beyond a general grasp of empathy. And even that’s tenuous if I’m allowed to believe people that say they’d sacrifice a person to save a dog.
Calling yourself a “furbaby mama” I’ll not try to gainsay, even if I do think it’s silly. But expecting people to address them as a “mother/father/parent” is something else.
You obviously feel to the need to tell people they’re overreacting anytime you feel attacked, but please try to step back and realize I never said you should call them a mom. Weird how often this happens on my account with a female name.
I simply pointed out that being a pet owner alone shouldn’t preclude one from the same kind of appreciation, provided that they put in just as, if not more, effort than some mothers do. Fostering kittens is intense work, and being an animal fostering parent isn’t something to be scoffed at as a ‘silly’ title.
No, I tell people they are overreacting when they attempt to push me into a position I never started at for some personal reason I cannot fathom. And that’s me being polite.
I brought the topic back to my stance on not calling pet owners (the primary demographic I’ve encountered who call themselves “furbaby parents”) “mother” on Mother’s Day because that was what my first comment said and was always about. Not anything about denigrating people that take care of animals. And certainly not because you have a female username. Once again, you’re trying to push my words into a weird position for your personal reasons. First trying to claim I think less of people that take care of animals and now apparently trying to tar me as some sort of sexist?
Call me an asshole if you’re so inclined, I’m not wishing someone a happy mother’s day because they have a pet.
Pets are not children
They have completely different physical and psychological needs and wants, and they need to be respected as a member of their species
Speaking as someone who has 2 dogs, 3 cats, and no kids
They are my companions, and i am their caregiver. But they are not my children
Fostering kittens involve getting up every 2-4 hours to feed a whole litter of cats for several weeks. Some volunteers take it upon themselves to do this for several litters a year because of animal abuse, abandonment, and neglect by shitty people.
That’s more than some deadbeat parents have ever done.
Not asking you to call them a mom, just asking you not to downplay the impact of animal care.
And we don’t typically celebrate those people on any holiday. You obviously feel strongly about this but please try to step back and realize I never said a word about animal stewardship. The existence of shite parents says absolutely nothing about the worth of animal stewardship because I believe they are not related beyond a general grasp of empathy. And even that’s tenuous if I’m allowed to believe people that say they’d sacrifice a person to save a dog.
Calling yourself a “furbaby mama” I’ll not try to gainsay, even if I do think it’s silly. But expecting people to address them as a “mother/father/parent” is something else.
You obviously feel to the need to tell people they’re overreacting anytime you feel attacked, but please try to step back and realize I never said you should call them a mom. Weird how often this happens on my account with a female name.
I simply pointed out that being a pet owner alone shouldn’t preclude one from the same kind of appreciation, provided that they put in just as, if not more, effort than some mothers do. Fostering kittens is intense work, and being an animal fostering parent isn’t something to be scoffed at as a ‘silly’ title.
No, I tell people they are overreacting when they attempt to push me into a position I never started at for some personal reason I cannot fathom. And that’s me being polite.
I brought the topic back to my stance on not calling pet owners (the primary demographic I’ve encountered who call themselves “furbaby parents”) “mother” on Mother’s Day because that was what my first comment said and was always about. Not anything about denigrating people that take care of animals. And certainly not because you have a female username. Once again, you’re trying to push my words into a weird position for your personal reasons. First trying to claim I think less of people that take care of animals and now apparently trying to tar me as some sort of sexist?