Hello, and welcome to the beginning on the March AW Blogchain. How the chain works is simple. One person writes a post, tags the next person on the list, who in turn picks an element from the first post and writes on it. And they tag someone. And they tag some one. And so on. And so on. You get the point.
This being the first post for March, I have the pleasure of dipping into the last post of February and pulling something from it, thus linking the chain. That post can be found here.
In that post, Polenth writes, “However balanced I think I am, I’m really just a slave to my animals.” Isn’t that the truth?
We as pet-loving humans like to say “I have a pet *insert animal*” but in reality don’t they have us? Sure they rely on us for the essentials of life, but if owning a pet was just about feeding it and making sure it stayed alive and healthy it would be boring.
No, our animals make sure we’re busy buying the right food, the right kitty litter, and the right toys. They make sure that even if we’re busy juggling laundry duty, doing dishes and talking to the customer service representative at the phone company who is trying to convince you that your bill has not been paid that we have the time to feed them/let them out/trip over them.
They won’t let us forget them, even when we’re off doing what adults like to do in private. And then, even balled up socks won’t divert them of their goal of reminding you that they own you.
Those last two paragraphs, substitute “kids” for “animals”. Same thing. 
Next up, Fantastical Imagination!
Feel free to visit everyone on the chain!
Secret Government EGGO Project
Fantastical Imagination
For the First Time
Virtual Wordsmith
Polyspace
My Life, You’re Welcome to It
Polenth’s Quill
Food History
Spontaneous Derivation
Spittin’ (out words) Like a Llama
Fresh Hell
SLAKE
Forbidden Snowflake
Virginia Lee’s Vagaries
awchain
Random Posts
Stumble it!
15 responses so far ↓
1 Polenth // Mar 10, 2008 at 11:48 pm
One advantage of my pets is that I won’t trip over them. The disadvantage is that if I were in the position to trip over one, it’d probably mean there’s a cockroach loose in the house. That’s not the most popular announcement to make to the family.
2 FreshHell // Mar 11, 2008 at 8:09 am
Yeah, frankly, I’m tired of tripping over my kids. I guess eventually they’ll grow up, huh?
3 Heatheraynne // Mar 11, 2008 at 8:14 am
A woman I know that is a stay at home mom said that she’s going to start telling people she’s an indentured servant. She’s pretty sure it’s more fitting and she won’t get the “Oh, so you don’t do anything” response. Between the kids and the pets, yes, we really are slaves!
4 Donna Sirianni // Mar 11, 2008 at 1:24 pm
Isn’t that so true? I can’t count how many times I’ve sat on the computer just to look something up and my dog beats me with his chew to get my attention, or slimes up onto my lap. He’s perfectly capable of jumping up, but prefers the rock climber’s approach. I really need to catch that act on film. Anyway, great start to the chain!
5 Kathleen // Mar 12, 2008 at 9:55 am
Boy, isn’t that the truth… if I’m not warming a bottle, I’m tripping over a cat. How in the world do I ever find time to type?
6 Writing With A Dog « Fantastical Imagination // Mar 12, 2008 at 6:51 pm
[...] DTKelly wrote about how, in reality, your dog owns you, not the other way around. Of course, as any dog owner knows, that couldn’t be more true. What parent would allow their kid to gnaw the hell out of their comforter while simultaneously disemboweling it or constantly pee on the floor (he is house trained, I swear, he’s just a bastard) without shipping them off to a boarding school? Or a psychologist? While he doesn’t get away with it, I’m not going to string him up from the rafters either but don’t get me wrong, sometimes the urge creeps it’s way up. I fight it back and I just end up with a popped capillary. [...]
7 Canine Family « For the First Time // Mar 13, 2008 at 8:58 pm
[...] 14, 2008 by Mada It’s once again time for the AW Blog Chain! This month, DTKelly began the discussion by talking about how we are slaves to our animals. Donna continued by talking [...]
8 ColbyMarshall // Mar 14, 2008 at 1:22 pm
Oh, my animals definitely own me. I don’t try to tell them any different, either, because then they just tear up my stuff.
9 MTNester // Mar 16, 2008 at 5:45 pm
So true.
My name is MTNester and I am a dog addict.
10 dtkelly // Mar 19, 2008 at 9:47 am
Fish are probably the only pets that don’t own their master. They just up and die if they don’t like you.
11 Gillian // Mar 20, 2008 at 2:12 am
I suspect I’m a slave to my friends’ pets and children. Should I be concerned?
12 Arachne Jericho // Mar 20, 2008 at 11:22 am
Heh. Pets. I don’t think I’ll ever understand.
Though I regret not having cats, as it means I must use other people’s pictures for creating LOLcats.
13 Snowflake // Mar 23, 2008 at 11:00 am
Now, I’m not sure if I really want to get that dog, I absolutely wanted to get.
14 Mary Lewis // Mar 25, 2008 at 4:26 pm
One big advantage with pets is they do not talk. Oh, and when you go on vacation, you have the option to kennel them.
15 Virginia Lee // Apr 1, 2008 at 3:56 am
Something tells me you’re nothing but a big ol’ pushover, hon, whether it be critters or chilluns.
Heh.
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