I read that thread. I didn't take it that you meant anything offensive. That being said, maybe this will help explain why some people reacted as strongly as they did.
After my divorce I had 2 kids and 3 poms and had to move. The choices were not good. Anything that would fit into my budget that would allow my poms were not a place I would have my kids live in. The places that were acceptabe to have my kids live in would not allow my poms. It was truly the poms or the kids. I found wonderful, loving homes for them (for the poms - I kept the kids!). I advertised free poms in the paper, got dozens of responses and interviewed each of them. Even so, it tore me apart to let them go. I swore I would never have another pet. Over five years later, I couldn't stand it anymore and got Roxy. I had to move to do it, but my kids are grown, so the options were better.
The point of that long story is this - even though things were truly beyond my control, and I did the best I could by all involved, even today the guilt of rehoming those 3 is overwhelming. I took them in as my family and I failed them.
When we have feelings of guilt or other strong emotions sometimes we take things personally where there was nothing personal intended. You didn't offend me at all with your posting. But hopefully others will see your kind-hearted apology and realize there was no personal attack intended.
I hope you have a great day - it was kind of you to apologize to people for any possible misunderstanding! |