I had my two childhood dogs pass away within weeks of each other. I didn't even get to say goodbye the day Teddy passed because I was away at school. Losing a pet is devastating so I'd rather not be reminded of the pain of losing a pet when I'm just showing off how weird and cute my dog is

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Random question but are you religious?

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See the part where this breaks down is “why is this your first thought” your entire argument rides on that and it’s almost never actually the case that it’s their “first thought”

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What’s the closest death you’ve dealt with?

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Once you really lose a person close to you, the idea of death will sit much more presently with you. Pets can un/fortunately give people an outlet to engage the idea of death that’s less existentially draining. It’s kind of a vaccine that you get a little bit sick from but saves you from getting into the full brunt of it if you try to repress the idea of death too much

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