I know. My family is in a sticky situation: Parents were in divorce, my mother was appealing the judge's decision. My dad died suddenly not long after it had been filed. Nobody knows whether the first decision was binding (Mom didn't sign) or how that affects her status as primary executor of his will (which hadn't…

I definitely think what my mother did was wonderful. We got our first chow (the best dog to have ever graced my presence) because she was stalking and attacking my grandparents' cats. She would pick one at the beginning of the week, stalk it week long and attack (fortunately not killing any of them) by the end of the…

What about the lovely situation of not being able to afford to pay executor costs to execute a will?

Seriously. I live in a very rural area, and I can't tell you how many times I've heard of farmers shooting strays (dogs or cats) or the awful things people do to get rid of an unwanted pet.

Well, the dog control officer who found it tried to save its life. So at least there is that much. And trust me, I feel just the same as you. I grew up with lots and lots of dogs.

Dogs have absolutely zero ability to tell how big they are.

My mom used to own and run a small kennel/private dog rescue. She also used to be a groomer.

Probably like chicken and watermelon, if they are buying into that racist crap.

I remember being told a horror story about E when I was in hs. Some girl had died because she drank too much water on E. Not sure if it was scare-tactics or not, but I never had any burning desire to take E. Especially when extreme depression runs in my family.

For a second there, I thought you said "asbestos" instead of "albatross"....

My father ignored a headache for 3 days last June.

It's really interesting how you assume men would not want to date intelligent, empowered women. Perhaps you are just outing yourself? One does not need to be a leftist to demand certain regard to women's issues that the right-winged side seems to be championing for their complete domination of.

Interestingly enough, their haircut was so that they wouldn't drown while retrieving ducks in cold water in France. The hair stayed over areas that were necessary to warm the dog.

It's even worse when they weigh 190lbs and have a baseball bat for a tail. Eli the Great Dane considered himself a lap puppy. Alas. He was not. But that didn't stop him from trying!

I'm sad that this cat has had no home at 14.

You do have some very interesting points. And I'm very glad you're having a thoughtful discussion with me on this subject, especially considering the world I live in is so vastly different than the one described in this story.

Of course I'm dressing down someone for dressing down. 'Tis the nature of the beast, is it not?

That is the entire point of that anime/manga.

So how do you fix said problem? I know I speak from such a high horse of white privilege, not to mention the privilege of being from a sheltered rural community, but how the fuck do we get kids to stop doing this to people? Browbeating others for their privilege-oriented opines is all fine and dandy, but it does…

Exactly! I've always viewed (well, as an adult at least) the standard guy-buys-chick-expensive-things-to-get-laid setup as a thinly veiled form of prostitution. Particularly on Valentine's Day or Christmas. Ugh.