How does anyone struggle with this? The massive adult quadruped lying on my rug chewing on a cast-off deer antler is very clearly not a substitute for a human child. If I’d wanted a child substitute, this is really not the way I’d have gone.
@AnnMemmott Very important point. It’s estimated that around 80% of “behavioural problems” in dogs, particularly aggressive/defensive behaviours, stem from untreated chronic pain. Repeatedly being used as an anchor for a panicking human is going to produce repetitive strain. Do the maths.
@AnnMemmott It’s bound to be highly stressful for both the child and the dog; at the very least it would ruin their relationship, and at worst one or both of them could be horribly injured. Terrible, terrible idea.
@joss_prior So people who are bigotry-obsessed enough to get hold of a copy of an internal staff publication from somewhere they don’t work for the sole purpose of being offended by it… might be offended. Good to know 🤷♀️
@joss_prior I’m trying to imagine reacting to “a teenager was repeatedly stabbed” with “but what do their genitals look like?” and I’m coming up empty, because what sort of human being… yeah.
Anyone else totally perplexed by One Day? Seven episodes in and I see no sign that these two people like each other at all. They just meet up once a year to growl at each other.