We’re DINKWADs* (Dual Income No Kids With a Dog), of Course We Think We’re Better Than You

But please don’t ask us about having kids

Laura-Liisa Klaas
Jane Austen’s Wastebasket

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Photo of two people, a woman and a man with smiling emojis for heads, pushing a pram with a dog in it. The dog is wearing heart-shaped sunglasses. Behind the pair is an older woman with a thought bubble above her saying “that’s one hairy baby”. This is to illustrate the life of a DINKWAD — Dual Income No Kids With a Dog.
Image created by author using Canva

Everleigh: We’re Dinkwads, of course we own our house with two extra rooms, but instead of future children, these are needed for home gym and games consoles storage.

Paxton: We’re Dinkwads, of course we buy the best raw food for our dog from an inconveniently situated vendor with no online presence, costing us an arm and a leg and a whole day’s journey.

Everleigh: We’re Dinkwads, of course we take multiple international holidays per year, during which our pooch goes to the kennels, or, as we like to call it, her own equally pricy holiday.

Paxton: We’re Dinkwads, of course we have a clean house, until our dogs toys, our gym gear or Everleigh’s make up litter the floors.

Everleigh: We’re Dinkwads, we can go on a night out with a mere moments notice, we just choose to stay at home most nights and watch the latest crime docuseries on Netflix.

Paxton: We’re Dinkwads, of course we use the indoor camera system to check up on our beloved furry friend and not at all the dogwalker.

Everleigh: We’re Dinkwads, of course we have all the space we need in the bed. We just prefer to be…

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Laura-Liisa Klaas
Jane Austen’s Wastebasket

Youth worker by day, writer by night. Author of a whimsical book written in Estonian. Also writing humour and travel short stories in English.