Aibu Father's Day card from pets

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I have happened upon a "fanpage" on Facebook called The world according to Dylan, about what looks like a severely obese cat and the first post is a card "from the cat" to one of the owners.

This strikes me as an odd thing. I've seen people put the animal's name in addition to the rest of the family but not send a card specifically from it.

Do you send cards from your pets to people? Aibu to think this is a bit silly?

Do you want me to ask him....'Did you mea n to be so rude?'

I think he will just lick his balls to make the point - yes, he did!

Such an insensitive thread. My dog has never met his father, he is too busy with his dog shows to care about my dog and his 6 siblings.

Plus I'm single so he doesn't even get a human step dad.

He is upset now. You upset a golden retriever. Hope you are happy.

@Emma198 our boy had a birthday party on his estimated date of birth (humans and dogs in attendance with a dog friendly cake) and he will have a party on his gotcha day too!

He loves being around people/dogs so more the merrier and he seems to enjoy it (party hats and all!)

@ofalltheginjoints like the queen!

@JaimieLannister - my dog empathises.

Sympathetic tail wags all round.

@Emma198 indeed! To be fair to him he does think that he is royalty and has servants (DP and I)

@JaimieLannister my dog emphases as well. She's still traumatised that her mother wasn't quite sure which of the golden retrievers in the road was even her father!

Actually makes me angry. And I have a dog.

I pity your dog having an owner with no empathy.

It's just a bit of harmless fun isn't it? Since DD was about 5 I've 'bought' presents from the animals. As in I've bought all her birthday/Christmas presents and signed some of them from me and some from each animal, just a bit of fun, it's now a tradition and we both get presents from the animals and my mothers day stuff is signed from all of them. Don't go as far as separate cards because I'm too tight to buy another card but it's just a bit of fun and breaks the monotony of writing 'love from mum' on each tag!
It might be a bit silly but it's one of those things that doesn't really affect anyone else.

@JaimeLannister

Aaaww, my DDog sending your DDog lots of cuddles

Actually makes me angry

Now, that is silly IMO.

I feel sorry for anyone who receives or likes presents and cards from pets. I equally pity people who refer to them as children or themselves as parents.

I wouldn't say anything to them; I'd back slowly away.

I feel sorry for anyone who receives or likes presents and cards from pets

I never feel sorry for anyone who is happy. How odd!

The only thing that every springs to mind with threads like these is why the hell do you care what other people do when it isn't harming anyone and really not your business?

I feel sorry for anyone who receives or likes presents and cards from pets. I equally pity people who refer to them as children or themselves as parents.

You feel sorry for them? But why?

I find your response odd.

My dogs routinely buy presents. When my DS and DD go on residential trips they write letters to them to open one they’re there so they don’t get homesick. The big dog writes nice chatty affable letters, but the little east European one is a bit grumpy tbh and usually gives them a telling off for leaving her.

@KittyKlaws

Things don't have to be our business to care or be inquisitive. It's human nature and you can ask strangers on anonymous forum things that you can't ask friends. Do you not care about anything that has no effect on you?

"You feel sorry for them? But why?"

Because animals aren't children of humans and humans aren't parents of animals. I'd assume that they had something missing in their lives.

I find it amusing when posters get upset over people loving their pets. I do wonder if some people feel their status as a 'human' mother or father is devalued by others loving their pets as a member of the family.

My dogs also chat to us in different accents. Big dog sounds like Ray Winstone. Little dog sounds like the guy from Despicable Me - she’s always having a moan, and having a go at Big Dog. We know she loves us all really though. We have a extended conversations with them - in the car usually. My DD and DS love it. Fall about laughing.
For those who think it’s sad and hateful.......
Oh dear.
I think it’s quite postmodern actually.
But mainly Fun.

I'd assume that they had something missing in their lives

Waste of mental energy. Likely as not they don't.

“I’d assume that they had something missing from their lives”

Oh dear. I think Grumpie pumpie tripyouout needs a loverly lidle birfday card from a Liddell pooch-woochy..........

Why @nelieellie ? I'm not grumpy.

I had a great weekend and DH enjoyed his Bournville and slab of Guinness; presents from our children. The dog and hamster didn't give him anything ... they're animals. He is their owner not father.

@tripYouOut given that some people have explicitly told us what it is that they would like in their lives but they've been unable to have it, don't you think a little empathy might have been appropriate?

I don't have something missing in my life - are you suggesting I get a third cat?

(Honestly quite confused - do you have difficulty joining in fun sometimes tripYouOut? I do feel so sorry for people who don't get affectionate silliness. You must miss out on so much.)

My fiance thinks it's stupid too, but he's the one who pouts and says he misses the cats when we're out and about, or says gleefully, "get to cuddle the cats soon" when we're almost home. He is, it has to be said, a lovely plonker.

I got DH a card from the cat - he just about tolerates her so I find it amusing! Also the DC and I saw this card when we were shopping for one for DH from them so we got it