Pets

I grew up with cats and dogs. Our dogs were always neglected and Never really got played with. I loved having cats and enjoyed dressing them up when I was little. I remember one of my cats licking my tears once when I was crying.

My husband on the other hand remembers cleaning up poop and not playing with their animals so he really has no desire to own a cat or dog. For some reason I have been wanting a pet. Not a dragon that I would never hold but something that can be held.

We are trying to help Joseph to stop sucking his fingers. So I thought I would offer him a pet if he could stop. We went to the pet store yesterday to try and motivate him. He told me on the way he wanted a rat and I was thinking, "yeah, no!" I just figured it would be easy to convince him other wise.

When we got there we had the worker lady show us all the animals. She showed us the hamster and explained that hamsters bit, often. The mice were to jumpy they would not be good for a little boy to hold. We held rats, Geckos, and snakes. We looked at frogs and lizards. We pet the cats, rabbits, birds, and guinea pigs. To my surprise what was the animal, besides a cat, that I wanted? A rat. The rats were so friendly and soft. Easy for little hands to hold. They can be potty trained. The worker was explaining to us how smart the rats are. Once I got over the gross idea of the rat I warmed up quickly.

I got home and found this. How cool is that. I then recruited my husband to make me one and he agreed. What a sweet man! I know it seems weird that I now really want a couple of rats but I will take what I can get. Now I just get to help my son stop sucking his fingers