tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31246093.post7222577259454929482..comments2024-03-29T05:41:35.119-07:00Comments on Graphic Firing Table: Rounded with a SleepFDChiefhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10607785969510234092noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31246093.post-65075436438172113512008-01-30T16:31:00.000-07:002008-01-30T16:31:00.000-07:00Thank you for this. I am wise enough to know that ...Thank you for this. I am wise enough to know that there is a difference between humans and our pet companions, but I've gone through that same decision-making process you described for a cat who I honestly believe saved my life 13 years ago. I remember that final day wondering, with the pain I was feeling, how I'd ever be able to deal with a similar situation with a child. <BR/><BR/>With the current dogs, they've truly kept me going, allowing me to nurture something - anything - while I search for a path to parenthood. For that gift, I feel an extra debt of gratitude to them.<BR/><BR/>That being said, I know they aren't human, I don't load them up with accessories or manicures or anything bordering, as Carolyn put it, on pathological. Not that I feel the need to prove my continued sanity to anyone, but just to share... ;-)Red Sandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00468789655058139527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31246093.post-66621338343128066782008-01-29T19:33:00.000-07:002008-01-29T19:33:00.000-07:00That was a very powerful and insightful post, Chie...That was a very powerful and insightful post, Chief. <BR/><BR/>I'm a pet lover (3 dogs, 2 cats, & a turtle) who has no problem distinguishing my feelings for our non-human and human animal family members. ("Hello, my name is Carolyn and I am a speciesist".)<BR/><BR/>I believe that pets can add so much to our quality of life, but the types of relationships that seem to be so in vogue now between (some)people and their pets simply borders on pathological, imho. <BR/><BR/>Having said that, I know first-hand how emotionally hard it is to lose a beloved pet. But to think of how it must feel to lose a child literally makes my legs feel weak.Carolynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04990217351040971236noreply@blogger.com