Couple Adopts Kitten To ‘Practice’ For Baby, Parents Everywhere Laugh Uncontrollably
A woman posted to the ‘Baby Bumps’ section of Reddit yesterday to let everyone know she and her husband adopted a practice “baby.” It’s a kitten. Kittens aren’t practice babies. Either are puppies or houseplants. The only thing that could get you ready for caring for a baby 24/7 is caring for another human 24/7. I know this is not a popular opinion, because some people really believe their pets are human. Spoiler alert – they’re not.
I’m not one of those people who says “your life is easier when you don’t have kids,” because I think that’s a sweeping generalization. I have two kids, but for all I know “you” have health issues, sick family, a ridiculously demanding job, and a plethora of other things that would make your life way more difficult than mine would ever be. I think we get caught up in semantics and dumb jokes. Someone says, “So and so doesn’t have a kid so I bet she’s sleeping until noon everyday and spending 80% of her life traveling the globe!” That’s fucking stupid.
I will say this though, add a kid to anyone’s life and it gets harder. Just like your life gets harder when you add a dog to it. Or a mess of houseplants – or anything that needs care. It’s just a fact: caring for yourself may be incredibly hard, but adding another element to that equation that needs things makes it even harder.
So yes, I agree that this Reddit couple now has some more responsibility tacked on to their daily life, but comparing caring for a kitten to caring for a baby is just ridiculous. They’ll realize it when they spend their first sleepless night with their newborn.
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