I remember once being home alone in bed with my dog. There was some unexpected noise in the house (probably a cat, I don’t think I ended up investigating) and he and I both turned and looked each other in the eyes as if asking “did you hear that?”
I think it’s probably the closest I’ve come to truly communicating with an animal.
My cats always look at me when they hear something unusual.
They want to know if they should be concerned or not. If I look concerned they go investigate. If I don’t, they settle back down.
They also gladly follow me into the basement when there’s a bad storm and I rush down. Doesn’t take much convincing, they trust me very much. Won’t come when I call them any other time tho.
That’s great!
I’ve not had many dogs, but for the most part if there’s an unexpected sound, they look towards the sound, then maybe look at me for clarification. This experience was unique in my memory.
Maybe I was anthropomorphizing but it felt like he had identified that we were home alone, identified that the noise was unauthorized, and looked to me to confirm that the noise was not imagined.
He was never too worried about weather, but would come if called. I’m not sure that, during his lifetime, we ever had a weather event worthy of retreating. The next dog came from an abusive household and I’m pretty sure had been repeatedly left exposed during storms; the moment there was even a hint of thunder, she was leaning against the nearest human if not hiding behind them. I couldn’t have gone downstairs without her even if I tried under those circumstances.
My cats don’t care about noises or inclement weather in the least.
Awww
Glad the source of the noise didn’t come after you! It’s nice that you had someone in that moment!
If it was a cat as I suspect, they’ve been following me for years! Two of them were the first pets I got as an adult and they’ve outlived all but one pet I got since them.
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I had the exact same experience with my pet bunny!
Me too!
And that’s why our median lifespan is lower. Well that, and some of us being idiots.
Some?
Ok, a lot of us. But can you blame us?
We sure can’t. Wouldn’t know where to start for one. Wait. What were we talking about again?
Do you think I can do a flip off this fence?
No, but do it anyway – it’ll be hilarious. Here, let me hold your beer.
I got $5 he can do it with the beer.
Swap his aluminum can for a glass bottle, and you’re on!
Only one way to find out
It’s as if they think men are stab-proof, bulletproof, or rape-proof.
Nope, just expendable.
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I don’t need anyone to care for me, so that is why I won’t care for anyone, because no one cared for me. You don’t deserve better.
EDIT: This is not about women, I don’t care about that. I’m just a normal Misanthrope, hitching a ride. I didn’t have any rejection experience from women, because I didn’t bother.
Anyway, I don’t know what some people’s problem with me is, but I will just block those who threaten my well-being in any way.
Nope, they’re just strong & brave & can protect everyone when they fight & win.
And then what happens when it’s a man fighting a man?
If fiction has taught me anything, the noble righteous hero always wins. The bad guy always dies. Justice always prevails. 😏
men are disposable. it sucks but that’s where this expectation comes from.
That’s bleak and wrong.
it is bleak and accurate. it isn’t a reflection of how i feel about men or that i think it is good we see them as disposable but… society shows they are.
That’s wrong. Every single adult human represents a giant investment of time and resources. People take time to grow up and learn and take up an education. Even babies cost a great effort to produce.
You cannot discard a large amount of people without causing a large amount of damage to society. You seem to have a deep schism with reality.
Biologically, men are disposable. Just by the mechanics of reproduction, a large loss of women is much more devastating to population stability than a large loss of men. I can spell it out, but it should be obvious.
No they are not. Raising a child is more work than inseminating a woman. A child requires years of resources to grow and thrive.
Your world view is not just bleak, but also wrong. Humans aren’t born as fully fledged beings. The gender ratio is not an accident of nature.
Raising a child is more work than inseminating a woman.
So? What does that have to do with anything?
i literally don’t know what you are responding to because it seems like you’re addressing something completely different.
men are disposable, meaning their lives are not as valuable??? i mean… men in the US have to sign up with the military at age 18. cause fuck ‘em, let them die.
That doesn’t mean you are disposable. A draft is possible in most countries in time of need and some even removed gender restrictions. But the US hasn’t fought a defensive war at home in a long time, so I get your resentment. But this does not mean you are worthless in a vacuum. that’s an insane generalization.
This country treats men as being disposable. I don’t know what your issue is.
No it doesn’t. There isn’t even a draft here.
I literally cringed at this shit. Men feel the need to be such victims these days, it’s pathetic. My whole life I’ve never once felt disposable, to the contrary, I’ve felt extremely valued, respected, and loved. Might be a you problem.
This is like women saying “women are just seen as baby makers”, it’s equally as cringe.
…women are seen as baby makers by a significant amount of people and we have cultural pressures for women to have kids. it is so talked about it is a trope in our entertainment; the woman who is constantly asked when she is going to have a baby is an example of this.
women are seen as baby makers by a significant amount of people
I said JUST seen as baby makers, you conveniently missed that key word. Pretty dishonest.
the woman who is constantly asked when she is going to have a baby is an example of this
Lol who is the woman? My partner has been asked this maybe twice, because a lot of women have kids, not because they seem them as just baby makers.
You ignore the core of my statement for weak deflection
alright i’m not arguing with you anymore
i’m not a man.
When did I say you were?
Also, if you treat men as disposable that’s on you. I’ve never felt that way, and I’m a vet ffs.
Women aren’t seen as disposable? They get worse health care. They are left with pregnancies that will kill them. They have to fight for equality.
This is wild …
i don’t treat men as disposable. congrats that you haven’t felt that way. that doesn’t mean it isn’t the default in our society.
Everyone masc af until the garage door opens randomly at 3 AM.
Or something knocking at the basement door.
- Trying to get in? :(
- Trying to get out? :/
You mean I get to protect the house and carry a weapon???
Cool!
Depending on how you classify a weapon, sure, you get to carry a broken tree branch or a rusty shovel.
Why do you have a rusty shovel in the bed room?
Or do I not want to know?
Just the random midnight urge to dig up treasures, ya know.
…that or to bury the dog cause it’s chasing the chickens again .
Why? The rifle is closer than the shovel, I think I’ll grab that instead.
“Honey, I think there’s a bear in the yard. Go shoo it away.”
“Ok. Good thing I don’t need my arms anymore.”
take the Bear’s instead.
THIS IS AMERICA, WHAT DO YOU THINK RIGHT TO BEAR ARMS MEANS?
“Oh just a bear? Should be fine at least it’s not some strange man like a new neighbor or delivery driver, who cares.”
As far as I go is peeking out the window. Nothing good comes from venturing into the woods in the dark.
wym
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