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catbyte

(39,310 posts) Tue Aug 26, 2025, 12:41 PM Aug 2025

Why Dogs Are The New Kids For Millennials And Gen Z

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Why Dogs Are The New Kids For Millennials And Gen Z (Original Post) catbyte Aug 2025 OP

They're trainable, less expensive than kids, and you don't have to save for their education. Aristus Aug 2025 #1

Millennials, GenZ, and childless aren't the only people who consider "pets" family. quaint Aug 2025 #2

Aristus

(72,525 posts)

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

Reply to catbyte (Original post)

Tue Aug 26, 2025, 01:40 PM

Aug 2025

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

quaint

(5,112 posts)

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

Reply to catbyte (Original post)

Tue Aug 26, 2025, 03:26 PM

Aug 2025

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

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