I've never given it any thought, to be honest, and even now I don't care one way or the other. I do find it amusing that children are referred to as "kids" which is actually the term for a baby goat, tho. I mean, one could choose to be offended over equating human children to immature goats, if one wished.
Meh. Have kids, don't have kids, have dogs, don't have dogs, call them fur kids or don't... Doesn't matter either way to me. I personally don't want kids, but I don't use the term "fur kids" either. I do love dogs, tho. Our family has always loved dogs and treated them as family members. I remember my folks saying that our dogs were our little brothers. I like that, they ARE our family members, whether they are human or not... Just as we have chosen family who are not blood relatives... It's all about the bond and the connection. And I did call Pogo my "dogter" (a humerous riff on the word "daughter") and told my folks she was thier "granddogter" and we all laughed and enjoyed having her as such.
Let other people do what they want - I'll do it my way to be happy, and you do it your way, and really - who cares if those two things ever meet up or not? We are all free to love whom we choose. (Well, ideally, at least.)
Guess what I'm trying to say is that it's a non-issue from where I stand. ((shrugs))
![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
timeasmymeasure
no subject
Date: 2015-06-17 08:31 am (UTC)Meh. Have kids, don't have kids, have dogs, don't have dogs, call them fur kids or don't... Doesn't matter either way to me. I personally don't want kids, but I don't use the term "fur kids" either. I do love dogs, tho. Our family has always loved dogs and treated them as family members. I remember my folks saying that our dogs were our little brothers. I like that, they ARE our family members, whether they are human or not... Just as we have chosen family who are not blood relatives... It's all about the bond and the connection. And I did call Pogo my "dogter" (a humerous riff on the word "daughter") and told my folks she was thier "granddogter" and we all laughed and enjoyed having her as such.
Let other people do what they want - I'll do it my way to be happy, and you do it your way, and really - who cares if those two things ever meet up or not? We are all free to love whom we choose. (Well, ideally, at least.)
Guess what I'm trying to say is that it's a non-issue from where I stand. ((shrugs))