A remark that deflates me like a popped balloon

[rizq]

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Sounds like some very close kin of mine. He and his wife live in a $500,000 home that they let their dogs pee and poop all over the place in. It doesn't matter what type or size your house is, IMO. I always tell people I would love to have a doublewide on land, and that I was raised "trailer trash" and will probably die that way, too! You should see the looks on their faces!!

LOL!

I love our "trashy trailer" and would not have it any other way ... except that I miss having a basement when it storms! I am terrified of wind

 

[Robin L]

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[only one lay]

my dad always said" he who has then money makes the rules-and you have'nt contributed yet"

 

[Lunachick]

I still want a duck.

 

[Davaroo]

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Quack.

Okay so I gotta know: DOES a ducks quack, echo?

 

[OlliOlliOlli]

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Quack.

Okay so I gotta know: DOES a ducks quack, echo?

In my bathroom they did haha

 

[Ec_Prokta]

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Quack.

Okay so I gotta know: DOES a ducks quack, echo?

Yes it does.

The other reason the myth may have arisen is because you don't often find ducks hanging around places where you commonly get echoes, like cliffs on a beach, or large cathedrals!

 

[RachelFromTheBlackLagoon]

I just don't think that asking to do a home visit prior to an adoption is a big deal! If you have nothing to hide and your current animals are in good shape, why get upset when someone asks to take a quick tour of your place and answer a few questions? These animals have been through the wringer at least once and our goal is to place them in safe, loving, forever homes!

Example: A woman comes in and fills out an application for a Bichon mix. She seemed very nice, some shelters would have done the adoption on the spot. She fills out the application and looks good on paper. Some shelters wouldn't have gone any further. Her vet was called, she had two animals listed with them, both were up to date, etc. Most shelters would have just given her the dog. A home check was set up, though she seemed a bit hesitant about it. Upon arrival, things seemed normal until several dogs were heard barking in the basement. After much convincing, the basement was entered to find crates stacked one on top of another, dogs everywhere! The woman was a hoarder!!! She would adopt from shelters and ads and just keep these dogs stacked in crates in her basement! Darn good thing a home check was done, huh? Something similar happened with a guy involved in dog fighting.

Some shelters take it too far (requiring every adopter to have a fenced yard, feed a raw diet, etc) but going over an application and doing a home visit is not going too far. If we just handed animals over to every Joe Schmoe that walked in and wanted one do you honestly think even half of those animals would end up in good places?

 

[tattooedchickenlady]

I had 8 dogs when I got pregnant with my youngest son (only the second of 2!) and My MIL harped on a weekly basis about me getting rid of some of my dogs. Always discussing how I don't need 8 dogs with that baby coming.......I told her if and when I felt the need to get rid of any dogs, I would. And if I had 8 kids would someone ask me to get rid of some of my kids? Well, no then it would be a weekly discussion about how we don't need any more kids! (we were actually told we shouldn't have children together because my hubby was too selfish to raise a child)........ We never ask them to help us in any way care for the animals. EVER. We feed them, house them and care for them all by ourselves, thank you.
I also do animal rescue and they remark how I drive somewhere to pick up a dog, then take it somewhere else to deliver it, for free. That I can't save the world, that as soon as I'm done there'll be 10 more who need my help..........OK, so I'll make 10 more trips. I think maybe they should lecture their daughter who instead of adopting a dog, bought a $1200 pet quality dog, and bought a cat........
I say, so what if you don't like my choices, they are MY choices! And I DO live in a trailer, a single wide at that....and I will get as many dogs/chickens/kids as I feel like I need, and until they have to make any input, they can keep their traps shut, kwim?
Oh, and to top it all off, I'm a plus size girl, so you can imagine that convo.....I just tell people, "You don't have to sleep with me, feed me, or clothe me, so it's not you concern!"

 

[Chickenmaven]

I am pretty passive aggressive, known to say things like, "I am hurt that you don't approve of my choices." It is truthful, yet a *dig* at the other person. Some folks are just big mouths who think they can say whatever they want because they are sharing their opinion or "teasing" or whatever. If I am not happy with what someone has to say, I quietly tell them so.