This is why
By dreamertink
@dfollin (25507)
United States
December 20, 2024 11:29am CST
My kids always asked me why we didn’t have a dog. Duh! We can barely pay for us to live, how can I afford a pet. When they got a bit older I let them have these cats they were given! What a mistake!
They didn’t care for them as they promised and it was costing too much.
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@kaylachan (75135)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
20 Dec
You should never consider a pet a mistake. Pets are good for teaching responsibility and accountability. Whem my mom gave me Precious, she made me totally responsible for everything and held me accountable to it. She paid for, and did the things I wasn't legally allowed to do as a minor of course )like vet visits) but she kept me part of the process by taking me along, allowing me to ask my own questions, and learn how reconize things.
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@dfollin (25507)
• United States
22 Dec
@kaylachan Well, I cared for them, then gave them to a good home when we moved.
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@kaylachan (75135)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
20 Dec
@dfollin Well I feel for those animals. I had to learn to take care of my cats.
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@kaylachan (75135)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
22 Dec
@dfollin At least they got a good home.
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@aureategloom (11051)
• Bosnia And Herzegovina
20 Dec
i'm sorry about that. my parents never let me have a dog because they thought that i didn't have enough time to take care of it and that it'll be left for them to take care of the dog, taking him out for walks and everything. dogs are much work, but they're amazing.
however, i did take care of birds, fish(es) and cat
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@aureategloom (11051)
• Bosnia And Herzegovina
20 Dec
@dfollin i'm sure i'd take care of the dog too, but it made sense.
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@dfollin (25507)
• United States
22 Dec
@aureategloom Me partly handicapped walking a big dog in the dark.
@RasmaSandra (82566)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
20 Dec
We always lived in apartments. My parents certainly did not want me to have a pet but I would have enjoyed at least a nice quiet kitty,
@JudyEv (346532)
• Rockingham, Australia
21 Dec
It isn't just the food nowadays but the vaccinations and all the other costs. It's nice for kids to have pets but ....
@LindaOHio (183910)
• United States
21 Dec
That's a pity that the cats were not cared for. Have a good weekend.
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@somewitch (2104)
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20 Dec
I support the rule parents must want the pets first, after all children are still too young to be responsible. Personally, I'd say before the age of 25 but I might be too extreme. 
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