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It Got Me Thinking…About Fleas

January 24, 2012

By Kathleen Guthrie Woods

According to an ad for Advantage®II, a mama flea can lay 2,000 eggs during her lifetime.

I realize that statistic is meant to scare me into buying their flea-killing product for my pets, but all I can think is, “That is so friggin’ unfair!”

Kathleen Guthrie Woods is a Northern California–based freelance writer. She shares her office with two big dogs.

Filed Under: Childless Not By Choice, Guest Bloggers, It Got Me Thinking..., The Childfree Life: Issues and Attitudes Tagged With: childfree, childless, dogs, eggs, fleas, Infertility

Comments

  1. CiCi says

    January 24, 2012 at 8:54 am

    2,000 eggs…I just want one good one 😉

  2. Kathleen Guthrie Woods says

    January 24, 2012 at 10:01 am

    Exactly!

  3. Kellie says

    January 24, 2012 at 11:59 am

    Couldn’t agree more…..friggin unfair!

  4. ricecakesandredemption says

    January 24, 2012 at 6:09 pm

    Ha Ha 🙂 Thanks for the laugh

  5. Mali says

    January 25, 2012 at 1:25 pm

    Greedy fleas!

  6. lmanterfield says

    January 25, 2012 at 8:24 pm

    Oops, accidentally posted two posts today. Double Kathleen, double the fun!

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