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Woman ditches 10-year marriage for pet pig — ‘This is my dream and I’m finally living it’
New York Post ^ | Nov 14, 2026 | Aurielle Weiss

Posted on 11/14/2026 11:23:55 AM PST by tlozo

After a 10-year marriage, Gayla Thompson got a fresh start — in a pigsty.

Freshly divorced, the 33-year-old Nashville native traded in her messy husband for an even messier pig pen. In November 2025, Thompson welcomed eight-week-old Daisy — a tiny nine-pound piglet.

“I traded one pig for another,” Thompson said.

The divorcee says finalizing the split was the moment she decided to do something just for herself — securing the baby pig. Rolling in the mud, Daisy quickly grew into the center of her world.

“My ex-husband always told me I couldn’t have a pet pig,” Thompson said. “So when the divorce was settled, getting my dream pig was the best way to start my new life.” Explore More Two adult w Am I wrong to deny my sister-in-law the money my husband left for me?

Thompson is even planning to build a mini farm, where she aims to finally get her fairytale ending her marriage never did — even if it comes with a pigsty.

Now at 4 months old and weighing in at 50 pounds, Daisy has her own bed, toys and litter box — she even gets the weekly ride to her local spot.

“It’s not every day you see a pig on a leash at the store,” the Tennessee resident said. “She’s very well known at the pet store. All the employees love her; she’s part of the clean-up crew in every aisle.”

Thompson said Daisy is even a regular at popular fast food spot Sonic where she is treated to a “pup cup” from staff who “recognize her on sight.”

Despite raised eyebrows from strangers, the freshly divorced Thompson said her family wasn’t surprised in the slightest. Thompson was always an animal lover, helping rehabilitate injured creatures since she was a child.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


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The 33-year-old Nashville native traded in her messy husband for an even messier pig


1 posted on 11/14/2026 11:23:56 AM PST by tlozo
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To: tlozo

Feel sorry for the pig (the animal one).


2 posted on 11/14/2026 11:26:33 AM PST by Kenny Bania (Ovaltine? Why not call it Roundtine?)
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To: tlozo

Which one is the pig?


3 posted on 11/14/2026 11:26:47 AM PST by Publius
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To: tlozo

all the ink tells me all I need to know.


4 posted on 11/14/2026 11:30:33 AM PST by llevrok (Voter apathy wins elections for liberals.)
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To: llevrok

Something tells me the husband was the lucky one ...


5 posted on 11/14/2026 11:35:20 AM PST by tet68 ("We would not die in that man's company that fears his fellowship to die with us." Henry V.)
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To: tlozo

Not exactly Audrey Hepburn.


6 posted on 11/14/2026 11:35:49 AM PST by ansel12 (Cats wouldn't text you, but pray that dogs never learn how to text.)
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To: Kenny Bania

Yes the sounds it’s going to make when it gets tats done not going to be nice.


7 posted on 11/14/2026 11:36:10 AM PST by Vaduz (NEVER TRUST A DEMOCRAT)
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To: tlozo

The husband did well getting rid of this skank.


8 posted on 11/14/2026 11:43:16 AM PST by doorgunner69
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To: tlozo

This nutjob would do well as a Democrat party candidate for office.


9 posted on 11/14/2026 11:46:38 AM PST by Dan in Wichita
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To: tlozo

She looks exactly as I expected. A feminist woke mind-hive democrat. /spit


10 posted on 11/14/2026 11:46:58 AM PST by Flavious_Maximus (Tony Fauci will be put on death row and die of COVID!)
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To: tlozo

Repeal the 19th amendment. Women are crazy. Oops its too late.


11 posted on 11/14/2026 11:48:37 AM PST by Ikeon (Its only over for people who have thier eyes set on the horizon, instead of looking up.)
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To: tlozo

The jokes write themselves.


12 posted on 11/14/2026 11:48:59 AM PST by crusty old prospector
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To: tlozo

They can be as intelligent as 6 year-olds, and will pitch a fit like one for food. She’s gonna be sorry once she learns she has to babyproof her house and put a lock on her fridge, then take care of an animal that grows upwards of 400lbs all on her own.

He dodged a tactical nuke with this one.


13 posted on 11/14/2026 11:49:55 AM PST by Tacrolimus1mg (Do no harm, but take no sh!t.)
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To: doorgunner69

Hey, for all we know, the husband really was a pig.


14 posted on 11/14/2026 11:51:21 AM PST by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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To: Jamestown1630

A woman that looks like that Ho is not a neat freak.

You can smell the stale cigarettes and beer.


15 posted on 11/14/2026 11:53:41 AM PST by doorgunner69
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To: Publius

I’d say the one with the tattoos.


16 posted on 11/14/2026 11:53:46 AM PST by No name given ( Anonymous is who you’ll know me as )
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To: Kenny Bania

So do I. But just the animal one.


17 posted on 11/14/2026 11:54:07 AM PST by No name given ( Anonymous is who you’ll know me as )
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To: Jamestown1630

If he was a Muslim, the piglet was an upgrade.


18 posted on 11/14/2026 11:54:39 AM PST by gundog (The ends justify the mean tweets.)
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To: Dan in Wichita

Let’s not give her any ideas now.


19 posted on 11/14/2026 11:54:40 AM PST by No name given ( Anonymous is who you’ll know me as )
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To: doorgunner69

Very.


20 posted on 11/14/2026 11:55:03 AM PST by No name given ( Anonymous is who you’ll know me as )
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