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Oh dear...clueless FSIL

womancakewomancake
in September 2011 Moms

So my brother and future SIL just got a new kitten.  I think it was only about 3 weeks old when they got her.  Anyway, so her facebook status from the other day says, "taking care of a very young kitten is a lot like taking care of a newborn."

Oh, sweetie...

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  • mabma80mabma80
    HA!  Probably one of my biggest pet peeves of people is comparing the care of an animal to a child. 
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  • Traycee1242Traycee1242 member

    imagemabma80:
    HA!  Probably one of my biggest pet peeves of people is comparing the care of an animal to a child. 

    ITA 

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  • mrspayne10mrspayne10
    imagemabma80:
    HA!  Probably one of my biggest pet peeves of people is comparing the care of an animal to a child. 
    I HATE this too! I get that an animal can be "part of the family," but they are not children!!
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  • StephiehunStephiehun
    I have friends that foster newborn puppies and kittens a lot, and it honestly does seem as much work as a baby.  I wouldn't discount how difficult it is.
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  • Traycee1242Traycee1242 member

    imageStephiehun:
    I have friends that foster newborn puppies and kittens a lot, and it honestly does seem as much work as a baby.  I wouldn't discount how difficult it is.

    Not trying to be snarky... but wait until you have a newborn baby until you say this. 

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  • babyjaqbabyjaq

    I think the reference might be based on the fact that if you're hand feeding a very young animal they have to be fed every 3-4 hours, keep them clean, and keep them at a certain body temperature. I have rescued newborn animals and I have raised a child, they do have some similarities, but I'd still say babies (human ) are much more work...and for a much longer time! I agree that if your SIL had any children of her own she might not make that comment

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  • StephiehunStephiehun
    imageTraycee1242:

    imageStephiehun:
    I have friends that foster newborn puppies and kittens a lot, and it honestly does seem as much work as a baby.  I wouldn't discount how difficult it is.

    Not trying to be snarky... but wait until you have a newborn baby until you say this. 

    Not to be snarky back, but wait until you've cared for a litter of newborn animals until you say this.

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  • Traycee1242Traycee1242 member
    imageStephiehun:
    imageTraycee1242:

    imageStephiehun:
    I have friends that foster newborn puppies and kittens a lot, and it honestly does seem as much work as a baby.  I wouldn't discount how difficult it is.

    Not trying to be snarky... but wait until you have a newborn baby until you say this. 

    Not to be snarky back, but wait until you've cared for a litter of newborn animals until you say this.

    That is fair. But while I have never done this I have a friend who does (God bless her) And everyone who does should get a lot of credit. 

    And while it is DEFINITELY a lot of hard work it is nothing compared to a human baby. Not even close.  

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  • womancakewomancake
    Eek!  I didn't mean to get anyone upset.  I just thought it was funny.  For the record, FSIL really is clueless about life and how the real world works, so it was just one more thing, ya know?  She's a sweet girl, but just doesn't really get it.  I thought some of you guys might get a chuckle out of it.
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  • WeWearCombatBootsWeWearCombatBoots
    Oh my lord! As a "mother" of 3 cats myself, no, no it is not! It is the easiest thing in the world, I will bring any amount of cats home, but I refuse to get a dog because they are at least a little similar to taking care of a baby.
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  • womancakewomancake

    imageWeWearCombatBoots:
    Oh my lord! As a "mother" of 3 cats myself, no, no it is not! It is the easiest thing in the world, I will bring any amount of cats home, but I refuse to get a dog because they are at least a little similar to taking care of a baby.

    Yeah, we're cat people instead of dog people, partly because dogs are so much more high maintenance.  No offense to the dog lovers!

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  • elyndselynds member

     I hope she's right!  My two dogs were cake - if a baby is the same, then I'm golden!  Haha.

    On a funny side note, we learned a lot about our parenting style from our pups.  The first night we brought the first one home, we had him in an old PNP (he's a tiny chihuahua mix) and when we went to bed he cried and cried.  We tried to let him cry it out (like a baby), but caved in under 20 minutes and put him in our bed where he slept peacefully and has since then (we're transitioning him out now and it is going ok).  Obviously we were meant to do "attachment parenting" and we will probably have trouble getting our actual children out of our bed.  

     

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  • cherryringpopcherryringpop

    imagemabma80:
    HA!  Probably one of my biggest pet peeves of people is comparing the care of an animal to a child. 

     

     

     

    After "babysitting" my sisters puppy, I'd much rather take care of a newborn.

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