Maybe the cat's death will help my son to cope when she goes. Overall, pets act as a repository of traditional values and the duty which parents feel to pass these on to their children. Typically, if parents had pets as children, then they feel their own children have a right to them as well. 5.2 Pet as a family member . 5.3 Pet as a child substitute.
Anthropomorphism can be the result.
I've got four children - a boy, a girl and two dogs. One of the dogs is called Kelly. You're like me. My aunt had dogs because she couldn't have children. 5.4 Pet as a companion.