Famke Janssen Too Devoted To Her Dog To Have Kids
MAY 13, 2008 AT 02:17 PM
I know people like this...their pets are their children! Famke Janssen has recently said that she doesn't plan on having kids because she's too devoted to her dog.
"It has nothing to do with not liking children or anything of the sort. I love children. I love my nieces but it's not something I've looked for. My life revolves around my dog, Licorice. It's all about making him happy. Since I got him he's brought me such love and joy that I thought the only thing I can do is to make this creature happy, comfortable and spoil him as much as I possibly can."
That's so cute that her life revolves around him :) Famke also added that she'd never rule out adoption.
"Maybe I'll adopt a kid one day. Would I adopt a baby? Maybe not, it would have to be a kid that's a little older."
Everybody always wants to adopt a baby as young as possible so it's refreshing to hear that Famke would want to adopt someone a little older. Kids of all ages need love and families, not just infants.
I totally agree that it's important to adopt the older kids. I feel so bad for the ones that just keep getting older and older and nobody ever gives them a chance. If I ever adopt, which I seriously might one day, I will definitely be adopting an older child.
I think until you have children you don't understand just how much you can love something. I was a huge animal lover (and still am) but the love I feel for my children is farm more than I ever ever loved a pet (and that's saying something).
I'm a total animal lover, I have many in my home and they are very well taken care of.
However, I can't help but think that anyone who is so totally devoted to one's dog is a loser. C'mon. And to compare them to having children, yet?
Sorry.
Wow, that is sad. This girl hasn't found the right man and/or friends yet, obviously! And what about her family?
I have a dog that I adore. ADORE! But comparing my feelings for the dog and my feelings for my daughters is incomprehensibly ridiculous. I can't even come up with an adequate analogy - a glass of water vs. the world's oceans, a ray of sunlight vs. the light of all of the universe, whatever.
If this person really believes that your feelings for your dog would in some way preclude you from loving a child, or that you don't want to hurt your dog's feelings by loving something else the she is a pretty sad person.
But, you know what? Perhaps this a good way of keeping someone so vapid from procreating. So, that's OK with me.
if you cant understand this then you are not really an animal lover. to a lot of people including myself, my animals are my everything. there is NOTHING wrong with loving and animal this much. they give us everything....love, loyalty, affection, they are non-judgemental, etc. and some people love their pets and then when they have children the animal goes down a rank....that is whats ridiculous. if only your pets knew how you really thought about them. it would break their little hearts. you all should be ashamed of yourselves.
She doesn't say that she loves her dog so much that she wont have kids!!!
She's saying (like alot of other people out there (yes really)) that she really doesn't want kids. Big deal.
I identify a little with her. I've been married for several years, and we're child-free by choice. Raising children is something I don't want to accomplish, and neither does my husband. However, we're not anti-children. Rather, we believe becoming parents is not the right path for us.
I'm looking forward to getting a puppy, though. :)
What Sophie and Joelle said :D
joelle, please adopt or rescue an older dog. those are the ones that really need homes...and they have so much love to give.....think about it.
i have 3 cats, they are my babies.
it's not that "i haven't found a man". I was married once, it was awful. Not saying i won't get married again if someone absolutely AMAZING comes along, but im definitly not looking.
i feel very secure knowing i have my babies, i have never wanted children. i would also not consider myself a loser for feeling this way. I have a great life, great family and a fantastic job. i already feel i have it all and nothing else needs to be added.
However, i do have a nephew...and that is as close as i can get to an actual "human" child. haha sorry...i guess im just selfish. See it as you will, but for me, it's never going to change. I have never even set an alarm..my biological clock never even ticked (im 35 so it's not that im young and will change my mind)
Some people were meant to have children, some were not
Well said! People just have to hate and say negative things. Why does everyone have to be a certain way or like certain things to be accepted. Calling someone a loser because they love their animal shows their sense of character.
wow..that was long, sorry for the "novel"
I have both - 2 boys and 2 dogs. I love them all, but as has been mentioned above, the love you feel for your children is completely different to that of an animal. However, if this woman feels that having children is not the thing for her, then good on her. Too many women have kids because "it's the thing to do", or they are pressured into it by their spouse, family or friends. Better happy with a dog, than unhappy with kids, because the kids will be unhappy too.
Re Iowa girl #11 Choosing not to have kids doesn't make you selfish, even though women who go down this path are often portrayed as such. You've made the choice that you feel is right for you. Go with it and enjoy!
There is nothing wrong with loving a dog more than wanting to have your own child. Some people either can't have children and have made their peace with it and don't push it to the extreme with IVF, surrogacy or adoption and some people don't want children and rather concentrate on animals.
smart choice ..invest your love and energy in something that has a life expectance of 10 years...i just don t get those people...
can we say....small mind?
#16, so who guaranteed you that your child will live past 10?
Hahaha...I love it! Well said!
I agree with Riki #14 - choosing not to have kids shouldn't be seen as "being selfish". In my experience, I've known more people that have had children because THEY are being selfish - having kids because they are bored and need to feel like they are accomplishing something meaningful. These are usually the same parents that tell people without children that they "don't know that kind of love". Please.
iulia said:
smart choice ..invest your love and energy in something that has a life expectance of 10 years... i just don t get those people...
Yeah, as opposed to having a demanding baby that will grow up to be an ungrateful brat who is embarrassed to be seen with you, tells you they hate you whenever you don't give them what they want, and can't wait for you to hurry up and die so they can get their inheritance. Give me the unconditional love of a pet ANY DAY. You may have unconditional love for your kids, but chances are they don't feel the same way about you, at least not past age 4.
#19 is absolutely 100% correct.
If I had to do it all over again, I would not have any children! Too many DEADBEAT DAD"s out there. I know I have two!
Good for her....it's ok for people to not want to have children...I never did and my Furbabies over the years have been my children..
The love we have for a pet cannot be compared for the love we have for a son or a daughter. Those who have kids know the difference.
Nevertheless, Famke is free to choose whatever she wants, if she does not want children that is her choice, although I believe she missed out the chance to be a mother and that is something she will have to live with.
Whatever the reason is why Famke are going to be childless. its sad. She sure, would had beautiful children. And it is always "tragic" when people treats a pet as a child/human, its something weird about that.
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