Has American Society Gone Insane?

[tekla]

And hey, if you can't do that, what exactly is the reason for living?

[RebeccaFog]

exactly.   

[Ell]

Dog? No. Death before dishonor.

i don't understand the dog statement. i have a dog, and i just love her to pieces.

-ell

[Constance]

Dog? No. Death before dishonor.

i don't understand the dog statement. i have a dog, and i just love her to pieces.

-ell

I had to go back to my post to know how to reply to this.

My "dog" comment was part of a reply (https://www.susans.org/forums/index.php/topic,43279.msg280069.html#msg280069) where I tried to address the expectations listed by Jay:

Society's expecations (good grades, college, good paying job, marriage, house, kids, dog) is a myth and a trap.

I was then addressing these various items one at a time. I would never have a dog, as I just don't like pets in general. I'm not entirely sure why dog was in the list, but I think the list was just a general list of the Ultimate Suburban Family.

[Ell]

oh no, dogs are not suburbian at all, per se. they are wonderful, wonderful creatures that add an awful lot of fun and sanity to a life. believe it or not, my little dog may well have saved two human lives already.

-ell