On sharks
Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2006 7:44 am
Lulu2;477865 wrote: Why does it so often come down to "my child vs. the animals?"
It's silly, really. How often does that really happen?
MOST people understand that we'll do whatever's necessary at the time to save our child and our animal companions.
Most people understand that animals are as important as humans, when we can save them. MOST people understnd that animals are as important as we are, given the choice.
MOST people understand that it's not an "us or them" decision...
Actually the point I was trying to make had nothing to do with "my child vs the animal." It was about emphazing with parents and understanding how there might be a lack of rational response by people if a child is harmed by an animal. The comment about a kid being stupid enough to get bitten by an animal was insensitive to parents. My point was to emphasize it is difficult to be rational sometimes if it is your kid that has been attacked. In my little pea brain no animal is or ever will be as important TO ME as my kids and I do love animals.
It's silly, really. How often does that really happen?
MOST people understand that we'll do whatever's necessary at the time to save our child and our animal companions.
Most people understand that animals are as important as humans, when we can save them. MOST people understnd that animals are as important as we are, given the choice.
MOST people understand that it's not an "us or them" decision...
Actually the point I was trying to make had nothing to do with "my child vs the animal." It was about emphazing with parents and understanding how there might be a lack of rational response by people if a child is harmed by an animal. The comment about a kid being stupid enough to get bitten by an animal was insensitive to parents. My point was to emphasize it is difficult to be rational sometimes if it is your kid that has been attacked. In my little pea brain no animal is or ever will be as important TO ME as my kids and I do love animals.
:p 