# @thecut on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DIrGptlR69g
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/29682305-thecut-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-04-20T16:00:05.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** The Cut (@thecut) — https://gondola.cc/thecut

## Caption

In this week's #GoingThroughIt, emilybooksgould responds to a letter writer whose friends don't seem to respect her devotion to her dog. She writes: "The human-canine bond will never be tainted by challenges like verbal communication, adolescence, or college tuition. The relationship between a kid and a parent, which begins as mutual adoration, goes on to evolve into a more complex bond. You say you feel your friends are thinking, 'He’s just a dog, and this is my actual human child here.' That’s because they are thinking that. And that’s okay!"

Read her full response at the link in bio. 

Illustration: Emma Erickson

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