Im glad we got a dog first

My husband and I both are children of abusive households. We've recently learned about generational trauma. We also recently got a puppy. We are learning about what our hurt spots are and how to tell each other to go take a breather when were overwhelmed.

Were also planning on adopting and since we're open to older kids im so happy we got a dog first to learn these tough lessons. I know kids are more difficult but we are learning the coping skills now so that we don't upset a child that has already been through trauma.

(BTW there is no animal abuse here at all, at most there's a little raised voices when one of us is very overwhelmed and the other one steps in and is like, bro go take a bath or take a walk and cool down. Just wanted to make that clear)