I think there is a difference between people who think of and live with thier furkids as though they ARE kids and people who have children and animals.

In the situation you are in Slick (same as mine), of course you love your kitties like you would children, they ARE your children. People that have children may not be able to fully grasp that we see them the same as we would human children.

My fuzzies would have me in front of that car....not that mine are ever allowed anywhere near a situation like that. But still, if I saw my cat in the road with a car coming towards it, you better believe I'd run out there to save him/her. They are my version of my children.

I value my life greatly. But they are also a HUGE part of my life, just as human children are a HUGE part of those who have them. I'm sure anyone with human children would run out to save them from an oncoming car too.