The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Lemmy Be Wholesome@lemmy.world · 2 months ago"Just another mouth to feed"lemmy.worldimagemessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up1404arrow-down114
arrow-up1390arrow-down1image"Just another mouth to feed"lemmy.worldThe Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Lemmy Be Wholesome@lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square16fedilink
minus-squareturmacar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up14·edit-22 months ago“I know I’ll be the one stuck with caring for it when the next interesting thing comes along.” “We don’t have the budget right now.” “I’ve buried dogs before and I don’t want to again.” Oh hey a surprise puppy. Might as well make the best of it.
minus-squareEch@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoI think the last one is the primary reason most of the time, at least with people that end up like this. They know they love hard and they know it won’t last forever.
“I know I’ll be the one stuck with caring for it when the next interesting thing comes along.”
“We don’t have the budget right now.”
“I’ve buried dogs before and I don’t want to again.”
Oh hey a surprise puppy. Might as well make the best of it.
I think the last one is the primary reason most of the time, at least with people that end up like this. They know they love hard and they know it won’t last forever.