Here we go again
Stupid pregnancy boards. This time some asshole wrote this post about being "incredibley" depressed. Why is she depressed? Is it because she can't spell? Is it because her boyfriend's a trucker banging hookers and making her clean the sheets? Is it because her husband pissed on the wall in a drunken stupor? Nope. It's because rather than spend the next six weeks before her due date trying to find a home for the dog she no longer wants, the selfish woman took her dog to a shelter.
According to her post, her husband's going back to school so she's going back to work. So they can afford his schooling, they're moving to a place that doesn't allow dogs. She didn't want to deal with with trying to find the dog a home so she took it to a shelter. Someone was supposed to go with her, but never showed up so she had to take the dog herself. While she filled out the paperwork her dog whimpered so now she feels bad.
I was stunned when I read this. What kind of person moves to a place that doesn't allow pets without finding their dog a home first? In college, I knew a bunch of spoiled brats who got rid of their pets because they weren't prepared for the responsibility. But they were punk kids. And two of those animals I ended up taking in until I could find proper homes for them. This woman is married, and I'm assuming by the cross by her name she's a Christian. Yet, she couldn't be bothered to try craigslist, or post an ad in the paper. This woman was too lazy to try to find a home for her formerly loved pet, and has the balls to complain about being depressed. To make it worse, other people on the board congratulated her on her bravery. Brave? What kind of bullshit is that? What's brave about dumping your dog at a shelter rather than taking the time to find a home that allows dogs or finding a family to adopt the pet you don't want?
Of course I couldn't let this one slide. I responded that I didn't think it was brave and that I certainly hoped she took her dog to a no-kill shelter. The woman responded, "Thanks for making me feel worse. They keep the animals there for a month, but no one around here wants a trained lab that doesn't hunt." Great. So no one will adopt her dog, but at least it will be fed for a month. Then she went on to say,"At least I didn't just take her to the country and leave her there where she could have been hit by a car or shot." WHAT? How the hell is that supposed to make what she did better? What the hell kind of person is this bitch with the cross by her name?
I was attacked, as usual, by a number of other posters telling me that I'm supposed to be supportive, but how can I be supportive in this situation? I don't feel bad for her. I feel bad for her poor, sweet lab who was scared to be left at the shelter. Two other people said they agreed with me, which made me feel slightly better, but then all of the posts that "attacked" this woman were removed. Basically this message board has a no disagreement policy. What a bunch of shit.
According to her post, her husband's going back to school so she's going back to work. So they can afford his schooling, they're moving to a place that doesn't allow dogs. She didn't want to deal with with trying to find the dog a home so she took it to a shelter. Someone was supposed to go with her, but never showed up so she had to take the dog herself. While she filled out the paperwork her dog whimpered so now she feels bad.
I was stunned when I read this. What kind of person moves to a place that doesn't allow pets without finding their dog a home first? In college, I knew a bunch of spoiled brats who got rid of their pets because they weren't prepared for the responsibility. But they were punk kids. And two of those animals I ended up taking in until I could find proper homes for them. This woman is married, and I'm assuming by the cross by her name she's a Christian. Yet, she couldn't be bothered to try craigslist, or post an ad in the paper. This woman was too lazy to try to find a home for her formerly loved pet, and has the balls to complain about being depressed. To make it worse, other people on the board congratulated her on her bravery. Brave? What kind of bullshit is that? What's brave about dumping your dog at a shelter rather than taking the time to find a home that allows dogs or finding a family to adopt the pet you don't want?
Of course I couldn't let this one slide. I responded that I didn't think it was brave and that I certainly hoped she took her dog to a no-kill shelter. The woman responded, "Thanks for making me feel worse. They keep the animals there for a month, but no one around here wants a trained lab that doesn't hunt." Great. So no one will adopt her dog, but at least it will be fed for a month. Then she went on to say,"At least I didn't just take her to the country and leave her there where she could have been hit by a car or shot." WHAT? How the hell is that supposed to make what she did better? What the hell kind of person is this bitch with the cross by her name?
I was attacked, as usual, by a number of other posters telling me that I'm supposed to be supportive, but how can I be supportive in this situation? I don't feel bad for her. I feel bad for her poor, sweet lab who was scared to be left at the shelter. Two other people said they agreed with me, which made me feel slightly better, but then all of the posts that "attacked" this woman were removed. Basically this message board has a no disagreement policy. What a bunch of shit.
posted by girlfiend at
6:18 PM
8 Comments:
I bet you're the badass on those pregancy boards. It makes me laugh to think about you reading them
Did the dog thing even have anything to do with the pregnancy? Seriously...some people need real friends.
If I saw this post I would definitely be one of your supporters. Being a both a Navy brat and an (ex) Air Force wife, I had to deal with this kind of crap all my life. When a military family gets stationed elsewhere the vast majority of them will decide to get rid of their current pet. Most military housing areas are literally infested with feral cats. There are dogs too, but they are much easier to spot, catch, and send to the local shelter via animal control. It always made me ill when people did this, especially since the military PAYS for up to two pets to be relocated with the family...EVEN OVERSEAS! *grumble* This has resulted in me furiously defending any animal I've ever had. I've even kept my neurotic psycho cat in the face of having a brand new baby (turns out The Bowie adores my daughter and instead of worrying about her hurting the baby I have to worry about her loving her to death...go figure).
Anyway, I have no idea how I wound up on your blog. Don't you just love how you wind up in strange new places by following links on the internet? :D I believe I'll drop by again soon, though!
Unbelievable. I am shocked that she had the balls to whine about her depression over leaving her dog...some people are so frigging selfish. That poor dog did nothing wrong, but he gets left at a shelter that may be the end of his road. I want to find out where this message board is and blast her as well. ARGH. I agree with you, and cannot believe that you're getting flack from others that you should be supportive. pfft.
How bizarre - First I have to tell you that I reandomly clicked on your blog first since we are due the same day after coming across the blogspot list of pregnant bloggers, then the first post I read is about a message that I commented on too! I could not believe the nerve of that chick - I even offered to help her find a home for her dog since my local shelter does a lot of inter-state rescues - you think if she really wanted to find her a home she would have contacted me...but nothing. I was practically in tears last night when I was venting to my husband about that girl. Thanks for writing a great message to her - I don't know how people feel sorry for her!
Leigh, it's nice to know that not everyone on that board is completely insane.
Hi, I stumbled across your site while looking for a friends and read the blog about the dog. As a person who grew up on a farm it makes me so angry to hear a story like that. People will drop off animals at the end of our lane bc they figure we will look after them, which of course we do. I could never understand how you could abandon your pet, they are family. Thank you for giving that poor dog a voice.
After reading this post, i love your blog a million times more.
I hate it when people get pets and then decide to get rid of them. It is like getting rid of part of your family. I wonder if she'll get rid of her baby when she's tired of him or her too. Oh well. At least she could have tried harder to find someone to take the dog rather than just sending the dog off to die at a shelter.
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