Quote Originally Posted by Toby's my baby
Yeah, I guess you're right. I just went down stairs, and talked to my dad about it, and I got really upset. I can't STAND the way he thinks about my babies. He said that its a waste of time, and I told him that Autumn and Maggie were my whole life, and I loved them so much. I'm so upset right now (not at any of you guys) but at my parents, for not treating this the way that they should. I wish they saw our pets the way we see them. Maggie and Autumn are like my children, and my parents just see them as "pets".
I know just how you feel! Growing up I lived in the country, and my dad feels the same way as your parents. My parents are now divorced, but when I was 12, I convinced my parents to let me get a dog. I did everything with him, and took him to classes, he was a very good dog. But he had to live outside, and my dad is very sensitive to noise and couldn't stand when he made the slightest bark, he made me get rid of him. That was one of the saddest days in my life, when I had give up my dog that I spent so much time with. Luckily he went to a great family (where he got to be an indoor dog) and I got to visit him every once and a while until they moved away. I guess I'm just trying to say that I understand that most of this is out of your control, and I know how you feel. I'm glad that you are doing what you can, that's great. Good luck convincing your parents.