Pet Copy Machine

Date: 12/3/2020

This was a dream I had the other morning. I was living in a rather modern home, and my mother brought over this voice recorder. While we didn’t realize it at first, every time it recorded a voice, it scanned my cats, copying every aspect of them. Not only would it copy their genes, but it copied their personalities as well. Upon every playback, a new copy of my cats were also made. While this may seem awesome to some, in my dream, I was able to rationalize that I couldn’t care for so many cats. The two I started with were now seven. I had no choice but to rid myself of the extra cats. In such a situation, I was truly torn. Imagine this: you have something you have spent years becoming emotionally attached to and vice versa, but now have to get rid of. While the copied cats were technically new, they were still exact copies. Every memory was the same. For pet owners, I’m sure you can imagine such a struggle doing this could be. Luckily, I awoke never having to make a final decision. The relief that I felt that morning was wonderful. I still think about what I would have done in that situation, and I still don’t have a good answer.