Fur Babies vs Real Babies

Okay, I confess...... I talk to my pets.  I talk to other people's pets.  I talk to random animals in the park. No, I'm not crazy.  I'm just a sucker for a fur baby....or a scale baby....or occasionally a feather baby.  I believe that you should treat your pets like members of the family.  I'm not suggesting dressing them in little Halloween costumes or having birthday parties for them because, well, I just can't get past the fact that it's still an animal. (It doesn't make me love them any less, I just accept what they are). I am, however, happy to spoil them rotten and tell anyone that will listen about my "babies."  I know I'm not even close to the only one out there like this.  For this reason, I present a post on how having a fur baby is like having a toddler.

No concept of personal space  Fur babies have no concept of personal space.  They will walk right over your keyboard, lay on your head, and sit right between your feet as you're trying to cook.  They're not trying to irritate you.  They just love you.  Just like a toddler, they want to have all of your attention.

No concept of privacy  My fur babies don't just follow me into the bathroom; one of them actually gets in the shower with me.  Just as you get no privacy with a toddler, you get absolutely no privacy with fur babies because they are curious and....they love you.

No concept of weekends  Finally, it's Saturday and I don't have to get up early.  Guess again.  Your pup needs to go out.  Your cat has decided that he HAS to eat RIGHT NOW at 5 A.M. Just like toddlers, fur babies have no concept of when you have days off.

Curious, curious, curious.  They want to know what you're doing.  They want to know what you're eating.  They want to know what you have in your hand.  Fur babies are, quite possibly, even more curious than toddlers.  They always want to know what's going on.

Getting into everything.  They're up on the counter.  They're in the trash.  They're climbing into the box you're trying to pack to mail to Grandma.  They're into everything, just like a toddler.

Just when you think you're at wits end in frustration, they win you over all over again  The puppy got into the trash can and dragged it everywhere.  While you're cleaning it up, he chews apart a pillow.  While you're cleaning THAT up, he pees on the floor.  You're ready to crack and then he comes over and rests his head on your hand and looks up at you and you're smitten again.  Just like a toddler, they can reel you in all over again every time.

So the next time you roll your eyes at someone posting their 15th photo that day of their fur babies, remember that they're more like children than you'd like to think.