The evolution of thought:
2010: Life was so much easier when we didn’t have a dog.
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2012: Life was so much easier with just a dog.
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2015: Life was so much easier with just one child and a dog.
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2018: Life was so much easier with two kids and just one dog.
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to be expected in 2019: Life was so much easier with just two kids and two dogs.
I see a reoccurring pattern here and yet, every few years I get tricked! Damned those cute babies and puppies!