What Have I Done???
My girls want a pet. Really, really want a pet.
I'm allergic to cats, dogs and birds (feathers).
Mice, gerbils, hampsters and ferrets smell and we are just not doing that. No way are we getting a bunny because I feel terribly guilty about them being in cages unable to hop freely (yes, I have issues) and again, the smell.
Fish? Well, after Michael 1, 2, and 3 and Blueberry - let's just say, I cannot go through that again.
So, sticking with the insanity defense ( also, I really never thought little girls would go for it), I told them they could get newts.
I'm allergic to cats, dogs and birds (feathers).
Mice, gerbils, hampsters and ferrets smell and we are just not doing that. No way are we getting a bunny because I feel terribly guilty about them being in cages unable to hop freely (yes, I have issues) and again, the smell.
Fish? Well, after Michael 1, 2, and 3 and Blueberry - let's just say, I cannot go through that again.
So, sticking with the insanity defense ( also, I really never thought little girls would go for it), I told them they could get newts.
posted by Stephanie at
12:47 PM
7 Comments:
Cool! How big are newts? I'd worry that they'd get out of their enclosure.
I hear that geckos make great beginner pets. How 'bout a turtle? Or a snake? You could get a toad! ;)
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Anonymous, at 1:59 PM
Limey,
You need a non shedding dog, like me!
:-D
The alpha female here has some pet dander issues but we get along great!
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Logophile, at 2:15 PM
Sorry
that should have been addressed to you Snav, I got all confused
:-P
I want credit for being able to blog in the first place!!
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Logophile, at 2:55 PM
Snavs, we have the same deal over here, and I am NOT going to clean a hamster cage, or even a fish bowl! It's bad enough that I take care of my husbands dog, and my daughters cat...Im not doing anymore.....newt? Schmewt!
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S, at 3:27 PM
You could always get a pet spider... :shudders:
Never understood why anyone would want a spider as a pet. Snakes either for that matter.
Good luck with the newts. WTF is a newt? - now that I think about it.
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Bsoholic, at 4:30 PM
i have the same allergies and i have been lobbying for reptiles. snakes and lizards actually have personalities and are relatively clean.
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lime, at 12:11 AM
Newts rock...if you don't kill them. RIP Toby and Toby Jr.
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Tina, at 2:21 PM
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