When you don’t give kids what they need, they quickly learn how to get it one way or another, whatever works for them. And because you won’t give your kid what they need, they don’t learn how to properly distinguish between ‘wants’ and ‘needs.’ This opens a door for them to manipulate for anything they really desire, especially if they’re in a household with corporal punishment and aggression, that way they can effectively avoid conflict. Or if they’re a little brat with a rotten personality, they’ll simply take whatever they want whenever they want, especially if they’ve grown up spoiled.

If the pug falls off and dies, you lack stability in your life.

If the pug is a dead pet, you are struggling to let something go.