Doghead's Cosmic Bar
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Euthanasia is mercy in most cases, imo. Feng: Im sorry for the pain that must have incurred, but if its any consolation, I had an uncle who had a brain tumor that because of anti-suicide laws had to live with a drugged-nonexistance, or a hiddeously pained one all the way up until the growth ripped major artieries and he bled to death out of his eyes, ears, nose, and mouth in the arms of his wife. No one should have to go through that, imo, if they do not choose to do so in hopes of a deus ex machnia cure before the end comes.
Also: you are right, the death of long time pets has affected me more than some family members deaths in that they loved me unquestionably, without thought that I would do them harm let alone allow them to be killed. This still hurts me, years later.
Also: you are right, the death of long time pets has affected me more than some family members deaths in that they loved me unquestionably, without thought that I would do them harm let alone allow them to be killed. This still hurts me, years later.
My great grandfather died when I was 14. I thought I should cry, but I didn't. He had been sick for so long that we were expecting it. It was more a relief that he was finally at rest than anything else.
When I was 8 I got a cat. I loved him a lot! Last year he had to be put to sleep because he suddanly turned really weird (seemed to be blind, couldn't walk straight). I cried for days and still miss him a lot.
It's bizarre how the death of my cat has effected me so much more than the death of my great grandfather. And feeling that way about my cat makes me scared of how it will make me feel when someone really close to me dies.
When I was 8 I got a cat. I loved him a lot! Last year he had to be put to sleep because he suddanly turned really weird (seemed to be blind, couldn't walk straight). I cried for days and still miss him a lot.
It's bizarre how the death of my cat has effected me so much more than the death of my great grandfather. And feeling that way about my cat makes me scared of how it will make me feel when someone really close to me dies.
Where's the bartender?!?! A round of whiskey on me in memory of our cats!!
Anybody wanna make a toast?
Anybody wanna make a toast?
Maybe we care more about our pets than our ancestors (when we're young, anyhow) because we're supposed to take care of our pets. They have a relation to us (in our heads) like the one our own children would have.
Does that make sense? I'm having a hard time articulating my ideas.
Dogh'd, if you could pour me something with ginseng and gingko ...
Does that make sense? I'm having a hard time articulating my ideas.
Dogh'd, if you could pour me something with ginseng and gingko ...
Self-image and feminism-of-convieniance?
Anyway, we often make a deeper connection to a pet than to even a close relative- in some cases even a parent- because we bond with the pet on a pure kinship level, whereas we may not with the human because the 'familial' nature of it says that the bond already exists.
OR: we bond with animals like family, but in a more solid manner because there is no predisposition that the relationship already exists or even obligation that it 'should' exist. They become like siblings or like Simulo said, children.
Anyway, we often make a deeper connection to a pet than to even a close relative- in some cases even a parent- because we bond with the pet on a pure kinship level, whereas we may not with the human because the 'familial' nature of it says that the bond already exists.
OR: we bond with animals like family, but in a more solid manner because there is no predisposition that the relationship already exists or even obligation that it 'should' exist. They become like siblings or like Simulo said, children.
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