[EmmyCee]

This is a very touching story. It reminds me of a pet rabbit I had once. We'd rescued a wild cottontail baby from one of our cats, and we nursed him by hand. He was too young to release, you see. He grew up with us, and we loved him dearly.

When he died, it was the saddest day of my young life. He died in my hands, after having a seizure, and I cried for days. I still remember what a wonderful friend Flopsy was.

However, as a mother of a nine year old and a seven year old, I don't believe the moral of your story is, "Pigs aren't for Kids". I believe the moral (and it's a very, very, VERY important moral) is, "No child should have any pet, unless his or her parents are willing to make an equal commitment to the care and nurturing of that animal, and are willing to take up the slack when the child, being young, inevitably makes a mistake."