Just had a bad argument with my parents because of Lily :(

[catmandu]

If that Fellow,thinks,that Animals are inferior,he is wrong.But sadly,there are far too many,that agree,with him.My Mother cured me,of that by making,me read about an experiment done on a Mother Cat,that was wired,that if her Kittens,nursed,on her,they would.get a shock.The Kittens had alternate food,but wanted thier Mommy.Then,one day,the Mother Cat,was nursing her Kittens! They were shocked,to see that That Cat,had chewed through her wrist,until the wiring was no longer connected,and then she would be able,to love,and comfort her Babies!After that,I tried,never,to see Animals,as lesser beings!

[Kfamr]

I know exactly how you feel. When my aunt, who used to dislike dogs very much, first moved down here and started visiting a lot.. she'd basically, in my opinion, terrorize the dogs.

They couldn't move in their own home, couldn't sit on their furniture, couldn't "eat too loud", play too loud, couldn't do what they wanted (of course what they wanted to do are what they are generally allowed to do under my rule)

She'd completely run their lives and mine. My parents never understood WHY I was so angry with her all the time. They'd get mad at me for not wanting to come out of my room when she was over (i'd take the dogs and sit in my room the whole night until she left)
I don't know HOW many arguments we've gotten into over the years.

After years and years, she's finally understood how much my dogs mean to me. This past Christmas she made me a "Certificate of Appreciation" "from" the dogs to me as my gift. It's very cute and involves completely my dogs - it's signed as "Three Greatful Dogs". That's HUGE step and i've got to say she's my favorite aunt now. She will even pet the dogs and let them sit by her. She's said that if she HAD to have a dog that she'd want that dog to be one of mine.

Anyways, sorry for blabbering on in your thread. All I meant to say is that I understand how you're feeling because it happened with me for a long while.
Hopefully your situation will turn out as nicely as mine, and Lily can peacefully live in her own home with friendly visitors.

[kaoK'okung]

Kirsten...so glad to hear that this situation may have a happy ending after all!!!!...is it promising to you that Reinhold made the first move???...(i certainly hope that he has learned a valuable lesson), but if it bothers you that they may have swept the issue under the rug, i agree with you that you should talk about it with them at some point...yes, life is so short...(my mom passed at 63)...so i am really happy for you, i hope the relationships only grow from here, and it must be quite a weight of of your shoulders....

[Laura's Babies]

I am so glad to hear it has been somewhat resolved. Just stand your ground if it ever happens again!.... and I really hope it don't, for ALL of you.