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Our Nitpicking Epidemic

It's time to leave well-enough alone.

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Our society is overcome with nitpicking. This is the overwhelming need to tear any good thing apart to find every possible minuscule detail that could be viewed as negative. It can be found everywhere, but the most common place it is found is in the media. They must find every possible thing wrong with what famous people do and broadcast it to the world. Now I personally never really had a problem with this until this picture emerged.

This is a picture of Prince George for his 3rd birthday. It is an adorable picture,yet the world is in an uproar about it. This is simply because the boy is giving his dog a lick of his ice cream cone. Many people are unaware that ice cream is not good for dogs, so it is common for people to give them a taste from time to time. It can cause our canine companions some discomfort as they cannot digest dairy well. It can also lead the dog to become obese and can even cause dental issues.

Now a little bit of vanilla ice cream, such as the one used in this photo, will not hurt the dog. It is obvious that the family used it simply to take a cute picture, yet the animal community cannot fathom that this may be the case. The dog is obviously not obese, and being the royal family they have to have a top notch vet that would see the signs of a dog eating too much ice cream. By giving their dog a lick of ice cream I do not believe they were in any way trying to harm the animal, I simply believe they were trying to get an adorable picture for their son's 3rd birthday.



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