I DON'T LIKE...

[blueberryhill]

For the record, nit picking the term for which someone uses to describe euthanizing their pet is weird.

If someone told me they just put their beloved dog Brownie to sleep my first thought wouldn't be "It's euthanized, you dumb bitch. EUTHANIZED!!!"

That phrase doesn't bother me, neither does 'passed away' (but I know that one bugs some people).

But then, there are a couple of commonly used terms that I don't like for whatever reason and mentally nit pick. I don't say anything during the course of conversation because it would probably only inspire the person to use them more. 'BJ' and 'fart' really get on my nerves for some reason. 'Ripping ass' bugs me way less than the f-word.

I think in the past, it was more common for people to say, they were going to "put their dog/cat, to sleep, because noone wanted to use the term death or euthanasia. Then I read somewhere where children were being traumatized over that term. They feared going to sleep at bedtime and equated that with their own demise. I don't care for "put down" either.....

I watch those animal shows, the Pit Bull rescue show, Dr. Pol, etc....but I cry so much if an animal dies. The euthanasia of a horse especially bothers me. Due to the frailty of their legs, even a relatively minor injury in the beginning can end the life of a beautiful horse. Well, that is what one of the Vets said on Dr. Pol's show and patient was being trained to race....This specific horse recovered from her knee injury....