kind of a rant

[melsfrogs]

I wonder if anyone else has this issue.
my co-workers (especially us "empty nesters") share lots of pet stories and pics. I look at their cute little dogs and cats and make the right comments. Then I show them pics of my beautiful frogs and get the same response every time: "Mel, that is a frog" (thanks for the update. I guess I can quit waiting for the fur to come in, lol). I don't get why they don't understand that I love my babies as much (or more) than they love their dogs and cats.


Btw: I don't have a computer, so I don't get to post much. My phone lets me read your post and see your great pics but I can't log in. Know that I am still with you all every day, and feel like I know many of you

[HerpDerp]

I have the same problem except it goes one step further. My friends and family members all have kids. I have no interest in having kids of my own, much less their kids! So when they talk about their kids I like to talk about my pets (two cats, a bird and my froggy) and I get the dirtiest looks lol. Even better is when I tell them I'm trying to breed cockroaches! If I reacted the same way to their children I don't think it would go over very well!

[Sasha]

I'm in the same boat as Michelle. I don't have have kids, don't want kids. When someone hears that I have frogs and geckos they assume I have kids and when they hear I don't they think I'm strange. My coworkers (except for my boss) think they are cool and will ask how they are and want to see pictures. I get the "why frogs" question all the time.

I tell people that my pets are just as much work as their kids are, but I get to leave my kids at home!

[KingCam]

I have the same problem except it goes one step further. My friends and family members all have kids. I have no interest in having kids of my own, much less their kids! So when they talk about their kids I like to talk about my pets (two cats, a bird and my froggy) and I get the dirtiest looks lol. Even better is when I tell them I'm trying to breed cockroaches! If I reacted the same way to their children I don't think it would go over very well!

Start sending them christmas cards with photos of you covered in roaches.

[melsfrogs]

LOL I would say they would be pretty offended

[melsfrogs]

I LOVE the Christmas card idea!!

[Sasha]

I'm thinking Christmas cards with matching sweaters on us and the cats and maybe some little stocking hats on the frogs and geckos. Oh,I have 3 cats and 3 frogs, The frogs can be on top of the cats heads and the boyfriend and I can just hold the geckos!

I think we are on to something here!

[deranged chipmunk]

now THAT'S a photoshop project i can get behind!!LOL i always get asked the "why frogs" or "how can you say it's cute? it's a frog!" but it's even worse with my fish. well, shrimp specifically. when i tell people i bred shrimp, they would first look at me like my face just peeled off, then the first words out of their mouths, every single time: "Do you eat them?" i just used to respond "do you eat your pets? because these are mine." after a while though i started having fun with them and would just respond :"not anymore, i tried once but i couldn't hold the little legs open enough" and then sure enough, laughter and topic change i found it easier to hang out with other fish people instead....LOL