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pawb.social

❌ Giving them a pet as a gift

✅ Making them the pet as a gift

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where do I put my name to be on the list for this party?

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Qkallreply
lemmy.ml

just to be a bit of a devil that advocates thingies, i lost my pooch a bit ago and my family asked when they could get me a new pup. i told them i needed time and maybe around my upcoming bday. so, i think if its been discussed in some fashion... i think it okays.

but i do understand the overall point and i don't disagree - surprise pets tend to be a bad move.

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Pets should never be a surprise for sure. Having an idea that you've got one coming and being willing to take care of it is another story altogether

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lemmy.ml

I mean I see were you are going but if they already wanted and you confirmed, like if the kid has wanted it and you are the parent or you talked with their parents, etc.. it's not that crazy.

I mean maybe I would go and make a gift card or something saying they can get it as a presen and if they are ok with it you then get it, ideally adopting of course.

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graymanreply
lemmy.world

Paying for something someone wants isn't the same as a surprise gift.

A parent buying a pet for their kids is actually a parent buying a pet for themselves; the parents very well know the pet is ultimately their responsibility.

I don't think anyone is saying to not do those things. It's the surprise of a pet that is heinous.

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Can still be a surprise that they want it doesn't mean they expect it.

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Agreed. Even assuming you know the person wants a pet and can handle a pet, you're still robbing them of choice in what pet they get. The poodle is cute and all, but little timmy really would've preferred a border collie.

Pretty much the only scenario I can agree with gifting a pet is if you know they want one, know they can handle one, and finally when it comes to the actual gift giving, it starts off with a trip to the animal shelter so they can pick their own companion.

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Schrödinger's meme: both family friendly and horny at the same time

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feddit.de

Real friends may find it weird but will accept it.

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Franziareply
lemmy.blahaj.zone

I saw this on discord yesterday. We're not... In the same discord... Are we?

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lemmy.blahaj.zone

you can easily find out by rightclicking the image and showing it in a new tab and copypasting the url into a texteditor, then rightclicking the image in the discord, copying the url, and pasting that too, and comparing both up to the ? (ignore everything afterwards)

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akarireply
lemmy.blahaj.zone

i need the fourth panel to be replaced by a supportive group of friends please

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If you're the type of person who would appreciate a human pet collar as a gift, and they are the type of friends tou wouldn't blink about giving you one - then yes, if is better.

Personally, I would prefer the cushion to cobrr the entire floor.

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Now you know one reason why you should always ask who a gift is for instead of assuming.

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lemmy.world

It doesn't surprise me that a subset of people with lacking social skills who fetishize and fuck animals are proficient in a field that doesn't require social skills. That's just kind of how the chips fall when you don't know how to socialize and date like a normal person, it's that or they live out of their parents basement.

Again, it's okay, I forgive your stupidity.

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pawb.social

it's not surprising that someone who thinks furries are stupid has not even bothered to google whether they fuck animals or not. the vast and i mean vast majority of furries actively condemn zoophilia, and if you'd ever in your life talked to one, you'd know that (heck, most of us aren't even in it for the horny -- it's just a fun way to express ourselves and escape the tedium of being an office drone by pretending to be a talking animal character on the weekends), but oh well.

(don't believe me? a semi prominent furry youtuber "came out" as zoophile a while back. search "hypnotist sappho" on youtube and see what people think of her. the hour long exposees from other furries outnumber her own videos in the search results.)

it's okay, though. i don't judge you for hating on people based on a version of them you made up in your head after listening to other people who also had never talked to them. i believe in learning and growing and healing. we all have to venture out of our cave sometime, and i'd like to congratulate you on making the first step. although next time don't be so quick to shame people for living in their mothers' basements when you still haven't left yours

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It's okay you don't know how to use Google. I'll keep it simple, just for you.

Furry no fuck dog. Furry like watch Lion King pretend be lion. Lion not have office job. Lion looks fun to be. On weekend furry put on lion costume talk to other furry. Good self expression. Is fun. You should try.

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I think I knew I was entering into the domain of mental illness when I came into the comments.

I'm still disappointed, but not surprised.

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