Pets Replacing Children

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Americans, replacing children with pets and paying for it Abstract Americans are replacing children with their pets. New couples and couples going through empty nest use pets to replace children and the service and product industry have taken advantage of this and the market for these things have grown. Americans, replacing children with pets and paying for it It is estimated that today in America people are spending more on their pets than on children. I believe that there are three reason why this is true. First is that new couples are using the symptoms of empty nest. Third is that the service and products are being priced by what people are willing to pay. Pets replacing children The first reason why I think more is being spent on pets then children in America is that new couples are using pets as a trial run for having children. New couples just starting out and thinking about having children are using pets to see if they are compatible, or they just think that pets are less trouble then having kids. In these cases the pets literally takes the place of children and becomes the couples’s offspring. This happens sometimes even after the relationship has ended and in some cases, the couples will go to court over who will receive custody of the pet. Sometimes even entering into a joint custody arrangement, the same agreement if there was a child involved in a divorce or separation. The couples see the pets as a person and treat them as such. Pets replacing children The second reason that I think more money is being spent on pet then on children is that the large numbers of baby boomers are going through empty nest syndrome. These couples use the pets to treat the loneliness of empty nest. As their own children are grown starting a life of their own the couples experience loneliness and often go into depression. They use these pets in place of their

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