Nothing brings out the seasonal cheer like crapping all over people who love dogs and treat them as members of their families. Slate writer Ruth Graham went after people for feeling sad for Bush’s service dog, Sully, after the president passed away late last week and THAT didn’t work out so well for her.
Honestly, it just seems like Graham really doesn’t like animals in general:
Prediction: As more people choose not to have children, those with means will make "pet parenting" as exhausting and expensive and guilt-inducing as they've made kid-parenting. https://t.co/6RJHSi3lfH
— Ruth Graham (@publicroad) December 6, 2018
As guilt-inducing as kid-parenting?
Seems she’s not a fan of kids either.
National correspondent for NPR, Sarah McCammon, seemingly doubled down on Graham’s anti-dog hot take:
I don't understand "animal people." I have a dog; he's fine; we give him a really cushy life and care for all his needs. But he is not a "member of the family." He's a pet. When he passes on, he will be missed but there will not be a period of mourning as if a human had died.
— Sarah McCammon (@sarahmccammon) December 6, 2018
Say what?
You should seriously consider never ever getting another dog. You simply aren’t good enough to have one. https://t.co/OHBNyYOhbJ
— Lizzy Lou Who?☃️ (@_wintergirl93) December 7, 2018
Sarah, this seems extremely reasonable but you may not want to say it in public, take it from me.
— Ruth Graham (@publicroad) December 6, 2018
These people should not have dogs.
Sorry, not sorry.
Why do both of you feel the need to comment on what other people do concerning their pets? Is it that hard to mind your own business?
— Kris Kinder (@kris_kinder) December 7, 2018
Quiet you, they’re busy judging everyone else.
How do you feel about children?
— Harriet Baldwin ? (@HarrietBaldwin) December 7, 2018
One guess.
This is my daughter Flora. She has two dads and was created from our love. ? pic.twitter.com/6iccUhv1SY
— Chad Felix Greene (@chadfelixg) December 7, 2018
Awwwwwwwww.
Why you'd bother with him then? Apparently to you he's just as big a part of your life as your couch.
— Mike Letalien (@Coach_Crash) December 7, 2018
You're right. You don't understand.
— John Barry (@CardsFanTX) December 7, 2018
I notice you don’t say you love your dog. That’s the difference between you and “animal people”.
— Lynda Bourak (@lyndalou13) December 7, 2018
Probably other differences but fair point.
— Elmer Mctrump (@EMctrump) December 7, 2018
Ha!
Perhaps the "member of our family" dynamic speaks to the loneliness people feel & the longing for real & intimate relationships, including actual contact. So much of our family/friends relations are fragmented, digital, surface. Dogs are right there all the time.
— Beth Shelburne (@bshelburne) December 6, 2018
We do not deserve dogs.
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