I have been a bit preoccupied this week, so please forgive me for not being very social in the blogging community lately.

I would like to start this post with some questions & thoughts about the relationship we have with our pets.

Your “baby.” Is the definition of this just two people (or animals) conceiving a child? What about when you adopt a child (or an animal)? Aren’t you now the parents of a baby (or animal), even though you didn’t give birth to them? What about your girlfriend, boyfriend, husband, or wife, do you sometimes refer to them as your “baby?” Continue reading →