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Originally Posted by kjcmsw  What I don't understand is people who have never suddenly lost a job, or have an elderly parent suddenly become dependent upon them, etc (throwing their whole financial world into chaos) and can't relate to those that may have run into an unexpected financial crisis...believe it or not, it does happen. The average American is one paycheck away from losing their house, car, etc. It's nice for those that aren't "average", but unfortunately it doesn't help much in the empathy department.
Don't assume when people got their dog they weren't financial secure and then something happened in the mean time creating a situation in which their plans (to take the cruise, to spay the dog, etc) needed to be postponed. If they decided to take their dog to a shelter as they could not afford its expenses during their financial crunch they'd be beat up saying they were terrible dog owners. Give people a break and assume people are trying their best for their individual situation and offer solutions not a judgmental bashing. Is it really necessary they explain their entire life story rather than just cutting to the chase with the immediate problem?? |
She didn't have the money to get her male neutered, but she had the money to add another dog?
