My mother was convinced that animals were a good remedy against any kind of suffering.
At first she had a hamster, then a cat, a parrot, a turtle, two dogs, and finally a horse. When she was fed up with a pet or it didn’t amuse her anymore, she would get rid of it and replace it with a new one. Feelings for her were interchangeable as objects.
(1) Animals usually aren’t helpful for those suffering from animal attack (or broad-spectrum allegies).
(2) I hope your mother’s attitudes to feelings about pets were not extended to humans. If that was the case, my heart goes out to you.
Comment by Dave Bath — November 22, 2008 @ 10:58 am
actyally, my mother’s attitude to humans was similar to the one she had for pets. Exploitation is a good word to diescribe it.
p.s. your posts on the art exhibition are really interesting. where is that artist exposed?
Vanessa
Comment by vanessapinney — November 22, 2008 @ 11:17 am