One of my raging pet (hee) peeves is dog people who think having a dog
equals having a baby. Yes, dogs need care and you have to sort of
rearrange your life to make sure they get fed and walked and whatever,
and they’re all cute and loveable, but unless it’s been acceptable all
this time to leave my baby with a Kong toy and a bowl of water while I
go off and write for a few hours at my favorite coffeehouse, then: not
the same thing. I have a crazy dog and two children and the kids? Much,
much more work. Also less annoying, but that’s another post.
Carolyn Hax agrees with me.
An advice seeker wrote to her asking if caring for their anxiety ridden
neurotic dog would prepare them for the baby they were expecting later
this year.
Hax showed a little more restraint than I would,
given that this couple sounds like they’d done everything wrong to mess
up their dog, to wit:
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