"I resist being called the 'mom' to my dogs because I fear infantilization of the adult canines and misidentification of the important fact that I wanted dogs, not babies." – Donna Haraway
Some play puppy to submit. Some play to take control. I play because being human has never felt like enough.
I don’t need a leash to know what I desire. I don’t need words to understand what my body already tells me. We invent new pronouns for gender—so why not new ways to name our bonds, our instincts, our longing?
I am puppy. I am pack. I am something else entirely. So tell me—do you want to play, or are you still barking up the wrong tree?
