{"id":113928,"date":"2025-02-20T10:46:07","date_gmt":"2025-02-20T03:46:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inovatestory.com\/?p=113928"},"modified":"2025-02-20T10:46:07","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T03:46:07","slug":"my-mother-in-law-got-a-puppy-at-79-am-i-the-only-one-who-thinks-this-is-a-terrible-idea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inovatestory.com\/my-mother-in-law-got-a-puppy-at-79-am-i-the-only-one-who-thinks-this-is-a-terrible-idea\/","title":{"rendered":"My Mother-In-Law Got A Puppy At 79 \u2014 Am I The Only One Who Thinks This Is A Terrible Idea?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style='\"font-size:'><b>I&rsquo;m so frustrated! My 79-year-old mother-in-law just got a puppy, and I honestly think it\u2019s a terrible decision. She lives alone, her health isn&rsquo;t great, and now she\u2019s taken on a pet that needs constant care. Does she really believe she can handle this?\n</b><p><img fetchpriority='\"high\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"aligncenter' size-full wp-image-113932 src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/inovatestory.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2025%5C/02%5C/My-Mother-In-Law-Got-A-Puppy-At-79-1.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"\"' width='\"1080\"' height='\"1350\"' srcset='\"https:\/\/inovatestory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/My-Mother-In-Law-Got-A-Puppy-At-79-1.jpg' https: sizes='\"(max-width:'>\n</p><p><span style='\"font-size:'>Let\u2019s face it\u2014puppies are an even bigger responsibility than adult dogs. They need potty training, socialization, vet visits, and endless attention. What happens when she gets too tired or her health declines? I already know how this will end: SHE\u2019LL GET ATTACHED, AND I\u2019LL BE THE ONE LEFT DEALING WITH IT!\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>I even suggested a smaller, lower-maintenance pet, but she dismissed me, saying the puppy is her &ldquo;new best friend&rdquo; and will &ldquo;keep her active.&rdquo; Active? Who&rsquo;s going to deal with the chewing, the accidents, and the constant energy? Certainly not her!\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>It feels like a disaster waiting to happen, but no one else seems to see it. Am I overreacting, or is this bound to end badly?\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&rsquo;m so frustrated! My 79-year-old mother-in-law just got a puppy, and I honestly think it\u2019s a terrible decision. She lives alone, her health isn&rsquo;t great, and now she\u2019s taken on a pet that needs constant care. Does she really believe she can handle this? Let\u2019s face it\u2014puppies are an even bigger responsibility than adult dogs.\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":113931,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[855],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-113928","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-story"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/inovatestory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/My-Mother-In-Law-Got-A-Puppy-At-79.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/inovatestory.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113928","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/inovatestory.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/inovatestory.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inovatestory.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inovatestory.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=113928"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/inovatestory.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113928\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":113933,"href":"https:\/\/inovatestory.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113928\/revisions\/113933"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inovatestory.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/113931"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/inovatestory.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=113928"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inovatestory.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=113928"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inovatestory.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=113928"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}</p></span></p></span></p></span></p></span></p>