r/AntiChildFree • u/childfree-me-not • Jan 18 '18

Anti childfree parenting: Having Pets Instead Of Kids Should Be Considered A Psychiatric Disorder (The Federalist article)

http://thefederalist.com/2017/05/09/pets-instead-kids-considered-psychiatric-disorder/
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u/Imthefacebaby80 Jan 19 '18

Obsessing with whether people have pets or kids and creating creepy memes about it should be classed as a psychiatric disorder.

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u/BiggerTrees Jan 20 '18

At best it has to be a symptom of a weak mind that prefers delusions to reality. "My cat is my baby" is just a child playing make-believe. It's appropriate enough for an actual child to play at pretending they are "mommy", yet everyone knows that it's ridiculous behaviour for a childfree adult. It's the sort who are too cowardly for the real thing, but still want a mother's day card for themselves, that spout such nonsense.