(Forgot to mention this but I currently own a cat, and we also own a Siberian husky and Jack Russell Terrier- who wouldn't hurt a fly and is different to the one in the story)
Hi whoever is reading this, I really hope you can help me. So I've always thought Guinea Pigs were adorable but recently I started looking a bit more into it and I've fallen in love with them, so I did plenty of research to see if I was capable of caring for one, because I'm only 14, and after hours of non-stop research, I'm confident in my ability of caring for the gorgeous creatures and then came the problem of asking my parents and this is where the hard part comes in, I told my brother and sister about my research (Both are older than me might I had). I was going to wait until my Dad came home to talk to him first, but low and behold, when my mother entered the room, my sister blurted out, "Ciara wants a Guinea Pig!" and from that moment on, my stupid sister had effectively ruined my chance of getting a Guinea Pig, because my mother responded with "No, no more animals are coming into this house".
Although they had allowed my sister 2 hamsters (Both of which had died within 2 weeks), one around Christmas time after she had gotten a cat, (That one was eaten by our Jack Russell after she left the cage door open) and the other one which had died because it kept climbing up to the roof of the cage and jumping down, eventually we found him dead and we presume it was because he took too many falls.
But anyways, I talked with my mother later on after I had finished my research and she said she would look into it. (Might I add, during my 'Presentation' I had flipped out because a moth had landed on the screen of my laptop and then my mother squished it against the screen of my laptop, leaving a moth corpse and blood on it, and then I 'gave out' to her and freaked out even more, although I did apologise afterwards, my idiotic sister was in the room and asked me "Are you really sorry? Or do you just want a Guinea Pig?" Making the situation even worse.) And then when my father came home, I showed him the same research and he flat out said no, and refused to talk to me saying I couldn't even look after my cat properly. I messed up even more when I tried to explain the financial situation to him, We had discussed a new phone or a good laptop for Christmas and my birthday (Earning half of it myself) as they are near, and I said instead of a new phone, I could get a cheap upgrade from the one I have now. When he continued to say no, I questioned him why and when he continued to ignore me, I got flustered and kept asking him why didn't he even think about it, then he asked me what my mother said about it, and I said that she said to talk to you, which she didn't, (I have no idea why I said that I'm so stupid sometimes D<) And then I couldn't take him ignoring me and I left so I didn't get stressed out and have a panic attack, so I went into the kitchen and continued my research to try and fix it when my parents stormed into the room demanding to know why I lied to them, at first I didn't know what they meant and then my dad said I lied to him about what my mother said, and I tried to explain myself, but he ignored me and kept giving out to me, and calling me a compulsive liar, I did the worst thing possible in that situation and said "It must be genetic, I'm your daughter" And then he said to me "Don't even think about a rodent coming into this house, or getting a phone or laptop, you don't deserve it" and then walked out with my silent mother in tow. I've been feeling like crap ever since and now I'm writing this desperately looking for help, I know they'd happily take in another dog. Is it worth fighting over? I would love one and I have everything sorted, so that all I would need is to buy what I need and my parent's permission and support. I really hope someone can help, my parents tend to gang up on me in these types of situations and make me feel terrible, Please respond soon. X Ciara.
Hi whoever is reading this, I really hope you can help me. So I've always thought Guinea Pigs were adorable but recently I started looking a bit more into it and I've fallen in love with them, so I did plenty of research to see if I was capable of caring for one, because I'm only 14, and after hours of non-stop research, I'm confident in my ability of caring for the gorgeous creatures and then came the problem of asking my parents and this is where the hard part comes in, I told my brother and sister about my research (Both are older than me might I had). I was going to wait until my Dad came home to talk to him first, but low and behold, when my mother entered the room, my sister blurted out, "Ciara wants a Guinea Pig!" and from that moment on, my stupid sister had effectively ruined my chance of getting a Guinea Pig, because my mother responded with "No, no more animals are coming into this house".
Although they had allowed my sister 2 hamsters (Both of which had died within 2 weeks), one around Christmas time after she had gotten a cat, (That one was eaten by our Jack Russell after she left the cage door open) and the other one which had died because it kept climbing up to the roof of the cage and jumping down, eventually we found him dead and we presume it was because he took too many falls.
But anyways, I talked with my mother later on after I had finished my research and she said she would look into it. (Might I add, during my 'Presentation' I had flipped out because a moth had landed on the screen of my laptop and then my mother squished it against the screen of my laptop, leaving a moth corpse and blood on it, and then I 'gave out' to her and freaked out even more, although I did apologise afterwards, my idiotic sister was in the room and asked me "Are you really sorry? Or do you just want a Guinea Pig?" Making the situation even worse.) And then when my father came home, I showed him the same research and he flat out said no, and refused to talk to me saying I couldn't even look after my cat properly. I messed up even more when I tried to explain the financial situation to him, We had discussed a new phone or a good laptop for Christmas and my birthday (Earning half of it myself) as they are near, and I said instead of a new phone, I could get a cheap upgrade from the one I have now. When he continued to say no, I questioned him why and when he continued to ignore me, I got flustered and kept asking him why didn't he even think about it, then he asked me what my mother said about it, and I said that she said to talk to you, which she didn't, (I have no idea why I said that I'm so stupid sometimes D<) And then I couldn't take him ignoring me and I left so I didn't get stressed out and have a panic attack, so I went into the kitchen and continued my research to try and fix it when my parents stormed into the room demanding to know why I lied to them, at first I didn't know what they meant and then my dad said I lied to him about what my mother said, and I tried to explain myself, but he ignored me and kept giving out to me, and calling me a compulsive liar, I did the worst thing possible in that situation and said "It must be genetic, I'm your daughter" And then he said to me "Don't even think about a rodent coming into this house, or getting a phone or laptop, you don't deserve it" and then walked out with my silent mother in tow. I've been feeling like crap ever since and now I'm writing this desperately looking for help, I know they'd happily take in another dog. Is it worth fighting over? I would love one and I have everything sorted, so that all I would need is to buy what I need and my parent's permission and support. I really hope someone can help, my parents tend to gang up on me in these types of situations and make me feel terrible, Please respond soon. X Ciara.