What is so "sweet" about that? I don't see how that is heartening at all really. I mean, IDK, I'm not one who likes sappy shit like that so maybe I'm missing something.
I've talked to furs who:
*Have been completely disowned by their families for being gay
*Have been completely disowned by their families for being trans
*Were abused or neglected by their parents, step-parents, or legal guardians
*Cannot come out as LGBT because of how their family will react.
*Are the only "geek" or "nerd" in their family tree, and never hear the end of it.
*Catch teasing and static from their family for being a "sissy" or "weirdo."
I recently met a young fur who received a text from a relative
during a convention saying that their mom had died during the night after a long illness, and that they (the furry) were probably to blame for it, and that they shouldn't bother coming home.
This is why I think it's beautiful when people can find others who care about them somewhere in the world, to the point where they can sincerely call those people "family."
I've also noticed that some people will lightheartedly or playfully call the person who got them into the fandom their "fur-mother" or "fur-father." As long as people do this in a tongue-in-cheek way, it's cute.
Meanwhile, like I said before, when it comes to people forming more kink-focused "families"--which is what you were seemingly referring to in your post-my feeling is that going around calling yourself someone's "pet" or "daddy" is appropriate for some settings, and
not for others.
