Well, for me....generally depends on the family member.
My dog died 3 years ago, I buried her myself and it was an emotional experience. On the other hand, I will try to outlive some of my family members, so that I could spit on their graves.
It definitely can be. Different people form different bonds. Some of us hate our family members, or just don't get along with them - and we wouldn't feel as bad if they died.
To some people, pets are the equivalent of a siblings or child. Remember that many of us live in the same house, every day, without pets for up to over 20 years.
I had a cat named Shadow. I considered him like a child. We were very strongly bonded together. Shadow had chronic kidney disease, and it reached advanced stage in late January. It was the hardest thing to in my life so far - to make the decision to have him euthanized to stop his suffering. I've had family members die, that I never cared for. Shadow's death hurt me more than anything else. I cried so much the first few weeks, in public, in private. Over a month after, I adopted a new cat. He doesn't like being picked up or petted the way Shadow did, and the first time I realised that, I cried. Because I can adopt all the cats I want, but none of them will ever /be/ Shadow. It's been several months since then, and while I absolutely love my other cats - I still spend nights in bed sometimes, remembering Shadow's cute little face and wishing he was here with me, hogging the bed like he used to...
I unexpectedly lost my five-year-old Schnauzer in 2015. Yes, it hits you like a relative. Maybe less intensely than a parent or sibling or spouse, but it was very real mourning. There are actual humans in my inner circle I'll shed fewer tears for.
well, i mean, if we're talking about a white family member, they're obvious far inferior to any pet worth having. it's nuances like these that are always missing from such debates.
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1 mehforeverybody 2017-08-19
Well, for me....generally depends on the family member.
My dog died 3 years ago, I buried her myself and it was an emotional experience. On the other hand, I will try to outlive some of my family members, so that I could spit on their graves.
1 RueysSoulDiegosFight 2017-08-19
Same. I'll help you throw them in a plastic bag and bury them, if you help me.
1 bareballzthebitch 2017-08-19
Ur doing it wrong. You need to cover the bodies with lye & without a plastic bag.
1 DivinePrince2 2017-08-19
It definitely can be. Different people form different bonds. Some of us hate our family members, or just don't get along with them - and we wouldn't feel as bad if they died.
To some people, pets are the equivalent of a siblings or child. Remember that many of us live in the same house, every day, without pets for up to over 20 years.
I had a cat named Shadow. I considered him like a child. We were very strongly bonded together. Shadow had chronic kidney disease, and it reached advanced stage in late January. It was the hardest thing to in my life so far - to make the decision to have him euthanized to stop his suffering. I've had family members die, that I never cared for. Shadow's death hurt me more than anything else. I cried so much the first few weeks, in public, in private. Over a month after, I adopted a new cat. He doesn't like being picked up or petted the way Shadow did, and the first time I realised that, I cried. Because I can adopt all the cats I want, but none of them will ever /be/ Shadow. It's been several months since then, and while I absolutely love my other cats - I still spend nights in bed sometimes, remembering Shadow's cute little face and wishing he was here with me, hogging the bed like he used to...
1 oshnyve 2017-08-19
The average pet is better than the average person
1 Ed_ButteredToast 2017-08-19
And somehow you most likely think you're not an average person lol
1 oshnyve 2017-08-19
i didn't say that
1 Ed_ButteredToast 2017-08-19
I was messing with you :p
1 ricardogce 2017-08-19
I unexpectedly lost my five-year-old Schnauzer in 2015. Yes, it hits you like a relative. Maybe less intensely than a parent or sibling or spouse, but it was very real mourning. There are actual humans in my inner circle I'll shed fewer tears for.
1 Waldhorn 2017-08-19
Ready to diagnose any person who is crippled by furchild/pupper. You are so sick
1 glmox 2017-08-19
well, i mean, if we're talking about a white family member, they're obvious far inferior to any pet worth having. it's nuances like these that are always missing from such debates.