Some people have pets instead of children.

[Floogeldy]

Some people who really want children have pets instead.

Sometimes it is because they can't have children. Sometimes it is because they don't have children. Sometimes it is because they can't handle having children.

[KitchenWitch]

1. And your point is???

:evilgrin:

Some people have both pets and children...

[Floogeldy]

4. This thread does not address people with pets and children

Only people with pets instead of children. ;)

B-)

[bertha katzenengel]

38. Hmm. How about people who have pets but NOT instead of children?

I never wanted children, and I don't have pets as a replacement for children. :7

[REP]

46. Some People Simply Cannot Wrap Their Heads Around That

My cats are not child replacements. If they were, I wouldn't have cats, either.

[mike_c]

2. raises hand....

Done that-- I'm quite happy with my cats now, thank you.

[Floogeldy]

7. Nothing wrong with that

B-)

[FizzFuzz]

3. some people can't stand children

but they love pets!

[Floogeldy]

8. That is true

B-)

[Courtesy Flush]

51. When people ask why we don't have kids...

I say that my poor wife can't bear children. Hey, there's a lot of truth to it!

[FizzFuzz]

52. LOLOL!

Very good!

Sadly, because I don't hide my dislike for kids, and I'm pro-choice, anti-choicers think that automatically means that I (and by association, all liberals) am a baby-killing liberal. I "prove" their argument. Yechh.

[DBoon]

5. Some animals really want a home

and some people can make these animals be at home

[Floogeldy]

9. And that is a beautiful thing

B-)

[saltpoint]

6. Dammit, Floogeldy, it's good to see you again on DU.

You're right. some people would rather have animals than kids.

I know a couple in Florida who opted for spider monkeys instead of kids. No joke. They have two spider monkeys that are their "children."

The spider monkeys run around the house in diapers and more or less are regarded as children.

I guess it saves having to go to parent-teacher conferences.

[Floogeldy]

11. Great point, as usual, Old Crusoe

I'm guessing those parent-teacher conferences can be a pain in the neck!

;-)

[saltpoint]

28. Floogeldy, your post is interesting. By that I mean it --

-- has a high threshold of interest.

It is the question of an alert and integrated person.

____

Eugenics? Mind control? Voodoo? Cannibalism? Inter-Species Sexual Hedonism? ALL of these are present!

The world is collectively APPALLED!

A large, large, large pit shall be dug and you shall be thrown into it forthwith and angry mobs of condemning accusers will hurl jagged stones at you for this post!

____

I look forward to what you have going on these boards at any time, Floog. No matter the topic. Stay the course & kick butt!

[BattyDem]

10. Why dogs are better than kids ...

;-)

• It doesn't take 45 minutes to get a dog ready to go outside in winter
  
• Dogs cannot lie
  
• Dogs never resist nap time
  
• You don't need to get extra phone lines for a dog.
  
• Dogs don't pester you about getting a kid
  
• Dogs don't care if the peas have been touched by the mashed potatoes
  
• Average cost of sending a dog to school: $42, average cost of sending your kid to school: $103,000
  
• Dogs are housebroken by the time they are 12 weeks old
  
• Your dog is not embarrassed if you sing in public
  
• If your dog is a bad seed, your genes cannot be blamed
  
• Kibble and water are cheaper than formula and diapers.
  
• They have more hair when they are born.
  
• Dogs never forget to "go" before they leave.
  
• Dogs can go on long trips without yelling "MOM HE'S TOUCHING ME!!!!"
  
• Dogs never grow out of being kissed in front of their friends.
  
• It doesn't matter how much dog hair a Dog gets in its mouth.
  
• You can cage a dog without going to jail.
  
• Dogs will watch classic Star Trek with you and won't laugh at the special effects.
  
• Dogs hide their "blankies" in their crates rather than dragging them around in public.
  
• The older a Dog gets, the more they like you.
  
• Dogs don't ask why. Dogs don't ask why. Dogs don't ask why.
  
• Dogs don't roll their eyes when you insist Dogs today have it easier.
  
• Dogs don't jump on the bed; they just quietly shed in them and lay on you, considerately adding to your warmth.
  
• Dog poop is easier to get off the wall than crayon.
  
• When Dogs don't listen to you, it is because they cannot understand the complex human language.
  
• Dogs have tails, making it easier to grab them as they run away.
  
• No one passes you a Dog with a loaded diaper.
  
• When Dogs interrupt you making love, you don't have to explain that the two of you are "wrestling to see who does the dishes."
  
• Dogs don't grow out of their shoes every 2 1/2 months.
  
• Dogs, when entering those teen years, are neutered.
  

My child wears a fur coat :-)

[thecai]

41. SOLD!

That's adorable, B-Dem!
I have one son who is precious, I wouldn't trade him for the world. But "kids these days" are wild! ;-) Dogs can be tamed.

[all.of.me]

43. hahaha that is so cute

i have both kids AND a dog, and there are times i prefer the dog for some of these reasons! i LOVE to sing in public, my kids hate it. i miss kissing them in front of their friends.

[mykpart]

12. And some people should not be allowed

to have either pets or children.

[FizzFuzz]

13. is that ever the truth!

:shaking your hand:

[Floogeldy]

14. U R A control freak, aren't you?

:smoke:

[Heidi]

21. Which people would you enjoin from having kids?

That's a slippery sloap.

[saltpoint]

29. I wish you the best of luck enforcing that policy.

I'm not saying it's impossible, technically.

But it won't be easy.

[Heidi]

30. It won't be easy . . .

and it wouldn't be right. Eugenics has been tried in the U.S., as the expense of thousands of people.

[saltpoint]

37. I don't get any eugenics vibe from the OP at all.

I liked his post.

[Heidi]

44. I wasn't referring to Floog's post.

I was referring to the post about that said some people should be allowed to have neither children nor pets.

[saltpoint]

48. I'm glad we're clear on Floog 'cuz I'm a big fan of his posts.

On the other point, I must admit to you that Bill Frist does come to mind. I frankly wouldn't want THE CAT BUTCHER around any living thing, whether kids, cats, dogs, horses, or ground cover.

My words on THE CAT BUTCHER are hyperbolic but the fact remains that I wouldn't want Frist cat-sitting for me next weekend.

[Heidi]

50. Floog doesn't know it . . .

but I'm one of his (or her) biggest fans, too.

I just don't want our nation to ever again start down that slippery slope of "someone in authority" deciding who's fit (for reproduction, to live "in the mainstream," to contribute to the "overall good" of the nation) and who's not. And there are some who say that's what's happening now under the current regime.

[alittlelark]

15. Sometimes they have both

2 kids, 6 cats, 1 dog here. The non-primates are much easier to deal with, but the primates are FASCINATING!!!

[Heidi]

16. We've been told . . .

(my husband and I) that we're "selfish" for not eeking out a couple of kids to join our families' every widening circle of grandchildren, cousins, nieces, nephews, etc. And maybe it's true that we're selfish, but we're perfectly happy with one another, our cat, our godson and goddaughters, and friends' children. We sort of see it as our responsibility to honor our rational selfishness; after all, if we had human children, we'd be the ones raising them, not the grandparents, aunts, uncles, etc.

End of rant.

[BattyDem]

18. It's selfish of them to expect you ...

to have children in order to make them happy! There's nothing selfish about being happy and content with what you have. :-)

[Heidi]

19. Thanks, BattyDem.

I worried more about it when I was in my early 30s; these days, I hardly give it a thought except whe the topic comes up. My mother has come around in recent years and refers to our cat as her "grandkitten."

[AndyTiedye]

17. At Least My Cats Won't Be Getting DRAFTED!

Some of them would be old enough, if they were human.

[bobthedrummer]

20. A eugenics thread in The Lounge, heh?

:nopity:

[Heidi]

22. I don't think this is a eugenics thread . . .

but I do think there are two or three posts here that could be interpreted as supporting some principles of the eugenics movement. :puke:

[bobthedrummer]

23. I agree-there certainly is a whiff of it in the air, Heidi.

Hey, what time of the day is it in Switzerland-about 8-9 AM?

[Heidi]

24. 8:37 a.m. (GMT +1) and all's well.

[Elidor]

25. Some people can only post about people who have pets instead of children

:7

[Floogeldy]

26. Looks like I touched a nerve

What's your problem?

[Elidor]

27. lol

My problems? Do you have several hours? Let's talk.

[Robeson]

31. Sometimes, people really don't want children, irregardless of whether...

...they want pets or not.

[Floogeldy]

32. That's true, too

[Hardrada]

33. One need not trouble to brainwash pets

into one's religious propensities.

[Robeson]

34. Nicely said.

[Rhiannon12866]

35. I think you needed to explain more.

But I'm on your list. I have pets. I love them dearly and fuss over them. I don't have children, but that doesn't mean I wouldn't like to. But your point is valid, because I have chosen pets and when my vet speaks to me he actually says "how are the children?" Either it's his view of the world or there are just so many like me.:shrug:

[RebelOne]

36. I have made two contributions to humanity.

And now I am quite happy with raising dogs instead of kids.

[thecai]

39. Some People LOVE Their Pets More Than Their Children

Their pets don't form their own opinions and talk back.

[Goldmund]

40. Sometimes it's because they don't WANT children,

no matter how much they want them... Dig?

[all.of.me]

42. i have some neighbors with five dogs and no kids.

he is an alcoholic, she is a workaholic and an enabler. their dogs are fenced into their yard, and god forbid they got out, they'd kill another neighborhood dog or perhaps a child. (one dog actually killed another of their dogs a couple years ago.) the owners do nothing to stop their vicious attacks-through-the-fence at anyone walking or driving by. one bit the nose of another dog that got too close.

i shudder to think what their children would have been like. (they are too old for kids now.)

[fleabert]

45. behold Flea.

-put me in the "not yet" column for kids, btw. with an asterisk, *but soon. ~fingers crossed~

[REP]

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www.cfpersonals.com/bingo/index.php

[terrya]

49. 6 billion people on this planet. 10 billion by 2020

Maybe it's just as well that some people DO have pets instead of children.

[Floogeldy]

53. I wouldn't argue with you on that point

B-)