My fiancé and I aren’t planning on having kids, so we give all of that energy to our dog Hurley. For all intents and purposes, Hurley is our child. However, I’ve learned the hard way that people with kids really don’t like it when you try to relate to their kid stories with dog stories. Even if they are the same damn story about the same damn thing.
To be serious though, I get it. Of course a dog is not the same as a kid. But, please bear in mind that my dog fills that void for me. She’s my family and she’s the closest thing to a child that I’ll ever have. She is one of the most important parts of my life. So, please forgive me if I slip up. I promise that I do so out of joy and not malice.