Some people...

[pomtzu]

People like that really irritate me. Sure, there are times when a pet just doesn't adapt to a new skin kid, but I really believe that those times are few and far between. These people just appear to have throw away pet mentality - and the pets are no longer wanted/needed now that the new baby is here. Too sad........

[happylabs]

Makes me sad. People feel pets are disposable.

I think you did the right thing speaking your mind at the meeting.

When my son was born we had two Labs, Maggie and Jasper. Jasper immediately started sleeping under Caleb's crib when we brought him home from the hospital. All I remember is the dogs loving the babies. We made them part of the process. I have many pictures of my kids with the dogs. I think pets make a family whole.

I should scan some pics of my kids with the dogs when they were little and post them.

[Freedom]

GRrrrrrr

Glad you spoke up!

[Taz_Zoee]

Good for you for saying something!! I would have said something too. People that know me know I will not sit quitely when talk of animals is brought up.
In fact, a co-worker I was talking to the other day apologized to me before she even told me that her dog was not fixed.........yet. She said they are going to be getting him fixed soon. I just laughed. She knew I'd lecture her about it.

My brother and SIL got rid of their cat when my niece was born. But that was because even before she was born they just weren't giving him the attention he deserved. It had nothing to do with the cat and the baby living together. They found a good loving home for him. My SIL was sad to let him go, but knew it was best for him.

[Alysser]

That sounds like a horrible conversation to be stuck in. Must've been very awkward for you, especially seeing how much you love your babies. Being educated doesn't help ignorance sometimes, hopefully, they do not get any other pets.

[IRescue452]

I hate that, especially on CL where its "no time for 5 months old puppy with new baby around". How long did you know you were pregnant? A 5 month old puppy would have been purchased only 3 months before and you should have known you were pregnant. Sad fake excuse.

I work in an elementary school and over 2/3 of the kids have no pets at all. I'm shocked. I think kids need pets to keep them from being sociopaths. I have a coworker who has no pets and doesn't want them and she's a monster of a human with seemingly no capability to feel sympathy toward other humans or animals. She once told me in conversation that if she had to adopt because she was infertile (like one of the teachers), she said she wouldn't love the baby knowing it wasn't her own blood. Even if it was an infant. She also told me that I might have to just put the kitten back in the woods if we can't find it a home (when my mom rescued a kitten). She said it like it was nothing but passing conversation.

I've met her kids and they're turning just as bad. They watched her brother-in-laws dog for two days and she said her son (who had previously begged for a dog) was creeped out that it kept following him from room to room. He told her "I guess I don't like having a dog because it follows me". She and her kids refer to animals as "it" instead of he or she. To me this says the boy is already incapable of processing the bond that a kid should have with a dog. The dog wanted to be with him because the dog liked him, and he couldn't comprehend that. It just made me sick to my stomach to hear about it.

I wouldn't want to be around this mommy group by the sound of it. It seems to me like sociopaths incapable of compassion. What if they're kids turned your kid into one of them? The only thing I'd want to do is take their kids home and teach them to love animals.

[MonicanHonda]

Good for you for speaking up! My husband and I are going to begin trying to get pregnant, and I would never even think to give up my two furry babies. But it is sad because people do think an animal is something they can get rid of at the drop of a hat.