Are Dogs Taking the Place of Children? (an alarming reality)

CE ^ | June 30, 2011 | Jennessa Durney

[NYer]

Jennessa Durney has earned a MA in Theological Studies and an Advanced Apostolic Catechetical Diploma from Christendom College’s Graduate School. She also holds a Certificate in Youth Ministry accredited by Franciscan University of Steubenville. Jennessa is currently serving as the Coordinator of Youth Ministry at Our Lady of Hope in the Arlington Diocese, under the pastoral direction of Father Saunders. She is passionate about serving teens and young adults and seeks to enrich their lives through her speaking and writing apostolate.

[NYer]

I know several individuals who match this description. With legalized same sex marriage, how much longer before states recognize bestiality?

[oh8eleven]

until I read the caption which read, “Baby’s First Christmas.”
Just today, Cindy Anthony referred to her first dog or two before she had kids as, "You know how they're your babies before you have kids."

[LibertarianLiz]

I have been observing the same for a few years now. First was a woman in her 60’s who referred to her single son’s german shepard as her “grandchild”. Then, my husband works with a man who had a couple of corgis who he referred to as his “son” and his “daughter”. My husband said to me that when he talked about his dogs,he(hubby) felt “icky”.

[HollyB]

Yea, I’m guilty of treating them like one of the family.

[JoeProBono]

[Tanniker Smith]

With legalized same sex marriage, how much longer before states recognize bestiality?

That's down the list. There are other things first.

Besides, there are still rabid animal rights activists out there fighting to free all the domestic slaves, and they'll tell you that animals can't give informed consent. And these are serious people who MUST be listened to. Not like, you know, religious people.

[bopdowah]

Q: Why are dogs better than kids?
A: When you get sick of your dog, you can put it to sleep.

[sam_whiskey]

This does appear to be happening more and more. I can think of several examples. Why, though?

[sodpoodle]

There is an Ancient Legend of the Cherokee Nation:*
Early in creation, man and animals lived side by side.
But one day the Great Spirit decided to separate man from the animals by giving man an eternal soul.
The Great Spirit caused a huge chasm to open in the earth with man on one side and the animals on the other side.
The chasm grew wider and wider until, at the very last moment, the dog jumped across the chasm to stand by man.

[paul51]

One of the places I live is so called ‘dog friendly’. It's sick the way some of these people (attempt to)relate to their animals. It makes me wonder what kind of empty void they have inside them that they are trying to fill with a bizarre relationship with an animal. For information, I was the very happy owner of a very great golden retriever for 13 yrs....but...I never lost sight of the fact she was a dog.

[Gaffer]

When a dog can respond correctly to the following question like any of my grand daughters can, I’ll think about it. “Sweetie, please get Poppy a beer out of the frigermalator and bring it to me”......

[Emperor Palpatine]

My dog Tojo is very much like a kid. Its like having a perpetual two-year-old around the house.

(Plus he’s almost as expensive as a kid and listens about as well....)

;-)

Seriously, my dog IS a valued family member, and dog people understand this. I’m willing to bet that this over-educated hectoring bimbo Jennessa ever had a dog.

[Mears]

I see a woman walking a small dog that is in a stroller every day.

I just assumed that the dog may be elderly or artheritic and she was taking it to a park where it could roam free.

[mlmr]

PD JAMES The Children of Men. Read it

Dont watch the film. Leftist film industry turned into leftist drivel.

[kingpins10]

I love dogs, but to see the way some people treat their pets is just plain old idolatry. It can be sickening at times.

[wideawake]

Of course they are. Children require commitment, yopu have to set an example for them, they are expensive, and you need to build a serious relationship with them.

Dogs don't care how vilely you behave, they are happy with the bare minimum, and they will love you no matter how badly you treat them.

Perfect child substitute for the lazy and selfish.

And although it does not need saying: yes, dogs are wonderful companions for decent people too.

[Emperor Palpatine]

[CollegeRepublican]

I played lacrosse with a guy who trained his dog to fetch beer from the fridge. They kept a rope on the fridge handle so the dog could open it up. No lie.

[GladesGuru]

Substitute children for an aging urban yuppess?