• @Gradually_Adjusting
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    2111 months ago

    It’s like having an exotic pet that tries to emotionally manipulate you

    • Drusas
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      1311 months ago

      Kids are like the least exotic pet out there.

      • @Gradually_Adjusting
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        1011 months ago

        I could save up and buy a savannah cat every decade. But there’s only one person who’s ever going to be my kid. You know what I think when I look at my kid?

        “There he goes. One of God’s own prototypes. A high-powered mutant of some kind never even considered for mass production. Too weird to live, and too rare to die.”

        That’s an exotic pet. Fuck a leopard.

        • @WhiskyTangoFoxtrot
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          811 months ago

          Maybe if you hadn’t fucked a leopard your kid wouldn’t have been so weird.

          • @[email protected]
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            111 months ago

            Anyone who would fuck a leopard seems likely to have a weird kid no matter who/what they have it with.

        • Drusas
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          211 months ago

          When it comes to pets, exotic refers to uncommon. Kids are the most common of pets.

          • @bus_factor
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            211 months ago

            In a lot of US cities, I think dogs have surpassed kids as the more common pet.

            • Drusas
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              211 months ago

              Seems to be the case here in Seattle and I very much approve. I’m one of those people, in fact. My dogs are so much quieter and easier to train than children are.

              • @bus_factor
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                111 months ago

                Easier to train than adult dog owners, too! A truly impressive amount of Seattle dog owners think “no dogs allowed on the play field” means “designated off-leash dog park”.

          • Drusas
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            111 months ago

            It has to do with the high-pitched voices for both children and dogs. Small dogs, small humans? High-pitched voices.