ayemee
Adult Guinea Pig
I've always known some people may never understand my love for guinea pigs. But today a friend said something that really got me thinking.
A girl who is in my nursing group for workshops, was talking about her love for her rabbit. Everyone sort of went along with it but you could see many of them weren't that interested.
Then my friend turned to me and said 'You have a thing about guinea pigs don't you. Absolutely obsessed with them, they're like your babies,'
Obviously I'm pretty used to people saying this. But then she followed it up with, 'I just don't get it. Aren't guinea pigs like stupid pets? A dog or a cat knows who you are but surely a guinea pig has no idea. I thought guinea pigs were just kids pets,'
I got really grumpy! I surprised myself in how much it angered me. I don't think she ever meant it to be a nasty comment, I think that is genuinely what shes been led to believe her whole life. I told her they were not stupid at all and told her of all the times my guinea pigs have shown that they know who I am.
Has anyone else had experiences like this? Where people literally just don't get it? Or think guinea pigs are 'just a child's pet.'
She honestly didn't mean to offend me or be nasty. She was just genuinely curious and actually didn't think they knew who their owners were at all.
A girl who is in my nursing group for workshops, was talking about her love for her rabbit. Everyone sort of went along with it but you could see many of them weren't that interested.
Then my friend turned to me and said 'You have a thing about guinea pigs don't you. Absolutely obsessed with them, they're like your babies,'
Obviously I'm pretty used to people saying this. But then she followed it up with, 'I just don't get it. Aren't guinea pigs like stupid pets? A dog or a cat knows who you are but surely a guinea pig has no idea. I thought guinea pigs were just kids pets,'
I got really grumpy! I surprised myself in how much it angered me. I don't think she ever meant it to be a nasty comment, I think that is genuinely what shes been led to believe her whole life. I told her they were not stupid at all and told her of all the times my guinea pigs have shown that they know who I am.
Has anyone else had experiences like this? Where people literally just don't get it? Or think guinea pigs are 'just a child's pet.'
She honestly didn't mean to offend me or be nasty. She was just genuinely curious and actually didn't think they knew who their owners were at all.