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Originally Posted by DrPhil
If someone tells you they have allergies or they are afraid of pets, put the darn pets away. There's no need to get a doctor's note or make people have to practically plead for the comfort and convenience of humans. Insisting that pets and pet remnants take over your house regardless of the impact on humans screams intentional assholeness rather than cluelessness. Unless the person has an antisocial personality disorder.
 Winter, are your pets really your best friends? Do they talk to you and listen (know and understand what you're saying) to you when you talk to them? Yes, there are men who aren't allergic to your pets but I think there's a larger point here than men. This is about conception of self and conception of pets. I'm not trying to beat you over the head but I find you posts in this thread interesting and they spark discussion. |
I wish all cat owners that I've known over the years thought like you, but they don't. I agree with you that people come first, but if I got mad and called people an asshole every time in my life I was faced with this ignorance, I would end up being considered the asshole.
I've had similar conversations with mothers who get all bent out of shape about no peanut butter at schools. I've pissed some people off by asking them if they're cool being the one responsible for landing their kid's classmate in the emergency room because it's more convenient for them to send peanut butter. To me it's not worth the risk. My kid can eat something else. If she's too picky to eat what I pack for her, she will if she gets hungry enough. People who haven't experienced severe allergies just don't get it.