Rehoming my Children
“Looking to rehome my children, ages 10 and 14. Honestly, I didn’t do enough research about having kids before making this commitment and they just don’t fit into me and my dog’s schedules anymore. The dogs and I are so busy. Also, the kids are starting to have behavioural issues that they didn’t have as newborns and I’ve tried everything to work through these issues but it’s not improving and we just can’t have this much of a liability in our home anymore. One of the children shouted at my dog and now I'm worried they'll bite my dogs 😢
They are ruining my marriage due to stress, waking me up early, tearing up my house, ruining my furniture, my walls, everything. I got another dog recently and he just doesn't like the kids very much, it's not fair to make them live together. Also, we’re moving and I found a home with a huge garden for my dogs but just couldn’t find one with enough bedrooms for these kids.
It saddens me (please no judging or negative comments) and I am aware of how much emotional damage this will cause the children and that they will probably never fully recover from being abandoned but it’s just the circumstance we’re dealing with.
Please PM me if interested. There is a re-homing fee because I want to make sure they go to a good home!”
-Author Unknown
Obviously this is satire, with the point being to point out how ridiculous it sounds when you reverse the situation. If it doesn’t make sense to talk about a child in this way, then it should not make sense to talk about an animal in this way.
Raising an animal is just as big of a responsibility as raising a child, you are molding both to be able to function in our human society in a healthy, balanced and positive way. Animals are not “practice” for taking care of a human child. A puppy or kitten IS still a child, it is just a child of a different species and because of that it is even more important to think things through and care for them to the best of your abilities.
Giving up and moving on is not an option. You don’t just get to decide “I’m just not a kid person” after you have a child. You are not allowed to decide “I’m just not a dog person” after adopting a dog. If there is a problem, you figure it out. If you need help, you get help. If it’s important, you will figure it out. Period.
