[wildcard_redneck]

“Cats & women...strange thing. I watched a perfectly solid, middle-aged women go from an attractive & vivacious professional to a shabby, run-down cat-lady with 40+ cats inside & outside her home within 2 or 3 years. spent all her time in money caring & feeding them.”

I'm going to guess that she had no children and that she was probably satisfying her need to raise children with cats.

I'm fond of animals and I believe they need to be treated with respect and compassion. However people who call their pets “fur babies” and are neglecting the human drive for a family of their own need psychological counseling.

[ronniesgal]

YES! I hate the term “furbaby” Your furbaby is an animal. Period.

[Boomer]

For many; animals are seen as being better than the average person.

I don’t agree one is a replacement for the other. More like a preference than a replacement.

I personally find being around my animals easy but being around family, friends, or acquaintances to be work. You might need to reassess your reasoning. Perhaps some psychological counseling is in order.

[LongWayHome]

Correct. No children & divorced.