You know what really bugs me? When people refer to their pets as their children. I know, I know. They just think it's "cute". They'll tell you it's because they wuv the little wascal so, so, so much!
Balderdash. Not to say, bushwah.
It's ridiculous. Whatever it is, it is not your child. You can love your dog, but why would you deliberately conflate them with a human being? If you have kids (whether they exist actually or potentially) what kind of message does that send to them? "Love ya, son, but no more than the hound." If you had to choose which to carry out of your burning house, would you hesitate? Because that's what you're saying. Every time you say that you are your pet's parent, you're telling the world that it would get all Sophie's Choice up ins should you have to choose between them and your actual offspring.
Shame on you. Can't you express your affection for your pet without that kind of unthinking, imbecilic equivalence? If you can't, then I'm forced to conclude you're far more inarticulate than those fools who can only emphasize things with vulgarities and profanities.
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