No thanks, I keep my responsibilities to a minimum

You are missing out on opportunities to have poop in interesting locations of your house.

You mean poop in interesting unknown locations I, an adult, can poop in locations way more interesting than any animal or child.
- Really? Can you fit in the AC vents to poop in there?
And hair on every surface your pet can conceivably reach
- And some it can't.
And vomit!
Are you talking about kids or animals?
- Yes

not feeling obligated to clean up someone else's poo is a really enjoyable life quality.

Look, I can barely take care of myself some days.

Honestly, the cat helps me on that front. And unlike a child, I can ethically just give her some drugs and turn the TV when I don’t feel like dealing with her right that minute.

I get it, I really do. And come time to say final goodbyes, the pain is almost unbearable. But man, waking up to finding out you're in the middle of a furry sleepstack with warm, fuzzy friends who purr and cozily nuzzle up to you on a cold winter's night is something else entirely. Wouldn't want to miss it for anything.

Oh, and kids are allright, I guess.

Well we will all be breaking someone’s heart with a final goodbye. Life is messy.

Not being functional enough to take care of a pet 👍

The fucking worst is when I tell someone that and they're like "I'll bet you'd rise to the occasion and it would fix you 😄" and like, fuck no. I tried, and all that resulted was a rehomed cat and a whole lot more self hatred and having to convince you that I suck as much as I do is making things so much worse.

I mean, taking a cat in and trying to take care of it, is a good thing.

The fact that you admitted you could not offer it the life you deemed good it's really responsible of you.

I have seen animals that would be better off in the streets due to owner negligence...

You could always something that needs less maintenance, like fish where the process is pretty much automated after the initial set up...

Or a hard to kill plant. :)

Have a cat, was planned. Feel obligated cause i rescued her ass 8 years ago, and she's really easy and low maintenance.

The big dog i have was rescued after an elderly family member passed away and there was no one else to take her in.

I love her to pieces but i definitely wont be getting another 60 pound+ dog in a 3 floor walk up! 😩

We currently take care of several cats (including some stays) and I'm sure this is not even a fraction of the effort of keeping a big dog.
- She was a lot of getting used to. Luckily she was old when I got her so she eats twice a day, pottys three or four times, and sleeps the rest of the day away.
  
  Still, a lot when two litter boxes and an autofeeder is all my cat needs! Weirdest part is the dog likes to lick and has actually had a few hairballs?? And my cat doesn't?? 😂

I like to plant trees I will never stand under.

What does that mean?
- You plant a tree not for yourself but for future generations to enjoy their shade
- It means he likes to have lots of NSA sex without a condom.

Had a cat that I was somehow allergic(?) to. Just constant itchy red eyes. Eventually coughing and wheezing. Never been allergic to a damn thing in my life, including other cats. Never understood it. Shed go all around my face and I would be fine, then suddenly she'd just be about the place and my eyes would get so bloody I swear blood was actually leaking out of them. Had to return her. Loved her to bits in those few weeks. 😭

I'm allergic to cats, but I developed an immunity to my own for the most part. When brush them I do it outside because that could trigger symptoms if it's done indoors. but for the most part after I adopt a new cat it settles down after a while. It sucks though in the mean time, I don't blame anyone for not being able to put up with the exposure period. Also some cats trigger worse symptoms and some don't! I go to different friend's homes and their cats don't make me break out in hives but a a few other friend's cats cause issues right always, I have to take an antihistamine when I go over.
- I likely think there was something she would emit, some sort of fur particulate or something else because she loved sitting on my lap and just being right in my face and I was fine. Only literally being in the house with her would mess me up, and after like half an hour outside I'd be okay again.
  
  This lack of direct correlation made me think I was just sick for the longest time until I connected the dots that time outside made me feel immediately better.
  
  She was an odd cat. Fur was unreal silky, extremely impressive even for a cat, and also quite long, and the previous owner said how they've never really had to trim it or do anything to her coat at all because she maintained it herself really well. I've a gut feeling it's connected to that.

"Darling, do you remember when we said, before we have kids we should have a pet and before that a plant to see if we can handle the responsibility?"
"Yes, sure! Why do you bring that up?"
"Well, the basile withered again."

I have three dogs. The silence in my house when they are getting their hair done is beyond what I can describe in words.

I have a kid and want a dog

I am overwhelmed constantly by responsibilities

And yet

Loneliness is my pet. Low maintenance, no noise or weird smells in my house.
100% recommended

Some weird smells tho
- I'd say some rather familiar smells

YOLO, make it a full one.

Don’t live life as a grass eater.

I don't eat any grass. I eat leaves that are green (spinach for instance), but not grass.
- Technically wheat is a grass.
I like taking care of kids, pets and eating edibles just fine, thanks.

This is the way.

Leave my CatDog out of your catlady discussion, please.