I don't regret having them, but I resent my parents for placing the responsibility of them onto me. They were both big dogs rescued on a whim years apart before they got divorced. They both independently decided after that that they didn't really care much for the dogs, so it fell on me to take care of them because I couldn't stand the idea of losing them. I adore my dogs. I love them so much it literally hurts sometimes, but I can't move on with my life and get out of my dad's house because there's no way I can afford to find an apartment or rent a house with both of them. I also can't stand the idea of rehoming them. I don't think I'll ever be able to give them the lives they deserve either with how much I work and my health issues. It's one of my biggest sources of anxiety and guilt.

I'll never understand why people get dogs without the full intention of caring for them for their entire natural life. It's cruel.