Post #2079835

2026-05-06 12:25 UTC

I know pet owner species transference (transfurrence?) is a thing, but every time someone calls their pet their biological child, my mind asks questions I don’t like.

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@sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2026-05-06 16:14

... Says the person whose handle is basically 'cat-kitten' in Japanese. I think the transference _might_ work both ways. Further: ~ _nyaa_ ~

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@tr0xy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2026-05-06 15:27

![On the internet, no one knows you’re a cat.](https://midwest.social/api/v3/image_proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Flemmy.dbzer0.com%2Fpictrs%2Fimage%2Fd7a03da9-622b-4973-9baf-594f0814702e.webp)

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@kamenlady@lemmy.world 2026-05-06 15:42

If you look at the pfp on the screenshot, you'll see that in this case it's really the cat's biological mom posting.

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@FenrirIII@lemmy.world 2026-05-06 14:25

Don't ask questions. Downvote them IRL and online

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