[d0rked]

Like Clotho, I'm at the point of crying. When I was a child, my parents allowed me to start out with a venus flytrap, and move on up to bigger pets. I finally was allowed to get a bird at the age of ten, but even then I was not prepared to properly care for her, despite the fact that I had proven and exceeded my parents expectations in my responsibility by taking excellent care of plants, fish, hermit crabs and hamsters.

I hope many people will be able to read your story and understand that a pet is forever.