The hamster campaign

My boy wants a hamster. He's been working on us and has even offered to pay for it himself.

It's really me who needs to be ready to buy a hamster-I know I will be doing all the work.

My Mom looked after all of our pets-turtles, fish, cats, dogs, guinea pigs, gerbils, birds, lizards etc. even though we told her we would. No reflection on the level of my Mom's care but we were regularly burying our pets in the backyard.

As a Mom wanting to continue our family tradition (buying and burying family pets) I probably will give-in and buy the hamster. This could be a good thing or a bad thing. I guess it just depends on who you are-my son, the hamster or me.