on pets
the boys are trying to get me to agree on getting a (pair of) hamsters. aaargh. no, no, no.
we’ve got a baby that’s going to start crawling soon (i hope), and i don’t quite like the idea of having rodents in the house, thank you very much. aside from the added expense (food, cage and accessories, pet supplements (?)), i see it as just additional work. in theory, having pets is a good way of teaching kids about responsibility. in theory. but as i’ve witnessed many times, it often does not work that way. considering that the life span of a hamster is just 2-3 years, the only possible lesson jan would probably getting from having a pet is the concept of death and dying. isn’t that cruel? not just for the child, but for the animal, too. imagine dedicating your whole life running around in a cage, round and round a wheel, just for the entertainment of some kid.
oh wait. isn’t that what parents do, too?
(to those who do have hamsters at home, or any pet for that matter: nah, i’m not really against people owning pets. but if i need win against my boys, i need to stack up some good arguments against it.)
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3 Responses to “on pets”
November 24th, 2008 at
i agree. jake might not be a rodent when A was born and R was almost 10 yrs—but it’s a handful. let alone having no helper to assist then.
almost 10 yrs after that i start to agree to have ‘others’—turtle and yon nga hamsters. malaki na si A and i can see cares for them. sabay hindi ako ang tagalinis hehe
good luck on fending your boys’ hamster thoughts away
November 24th, 2008 at
i think jan will take care of them naman, if ever, pero i don’t think we can expect him to take full responsibility. am sure pag dating sa paglinis, even A, who’s already much older, also shies away from it, si jan pa! haaay.
well, so far, i’m winning, hehe. maybe later na lang, when mia’s a bit older na.
November 24th, 2008 at
si A matapang na sikmura, kaya na. ang masakit yung makita niyang getting weaker coz it’s sick or even biglang patay na kasi nga di naman namin alam ang exact birthdate when we adopted them (that’s the case with the first 2—si batman yung kay keanu, nawala. si gandalf, old age—kasi naman nahulog sa bangin bwahaha)