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catbyte

(37,799 posts) Tue Aug 26, 2025, 12:41 PM Aug 26

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Why Dogs Are The New Kids For Millennials And Gen Z (Original Post) catbyte Aug 26 OP

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1. They're trainable, less expensive than kids, and you don't have to save for their education.

Tue Aug 26, 2025, 01:40 PM

Aug 26

If the powers that be are going to make it economically impossible to have kids, we’ll have pets instead.

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2. Millennials, GenZ, and childless aren't the only people who consider "pets" family.

Tue Aug 26, 2025, 03:26 PM

Aug 26

They are just more kids. also, my son did not sleep on my bed for 14-17 years like my cats.