loving pets...
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smittenbyuWe nearly are on the way to killing the one plant we have in our apartment that we took over from a friend who was packing his bags and heading back to India. It's one of those that is just submerged in a vase of water and all we need to really do is refill the water every now and then and clean the whole thing once a month or something...well, either I get lazy or I forget.... so that should answer ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
aliki's question of if we would ever have pets! Although the plant has managed to survive for over a year and half now..so we are not that bad no? And here I am dreaming of having a garden and have figured out what I want to plant in it too!!
We (sis & I) never had pets. My parents never believed in owning another living creature and taking up the many responsibilities that come with it. Mom always grumbled about the pets being eternal children - that never grow up. Plus, with the travels and moving about having a pet wouldn't make a thing that is already hard a bit easier. But most of all the attachment that we would form would be too strong. We have though taken care of friends/neighbours' pets when they would be away on holiday, or walk them just for fun even if they are right by us. I guess we became the foster pet owners.
And then there are my allergies. sigh. Today we have much more choices in medications but back then it was a bit harder to get and the ones I did take had some bad side effects. So, it just became a norm to take care of other people's pets. In college many of my roommates had pets either dogs or cats. Oh what joy they bring and how I fell in love! And I think I liked that more. Occasionally I did feed them when my roommate would be traveling; I would play with them, walk them. I think I liked that much more than taking on the full responsibility of having a pet of my own. Funnily, I wasn't allergic to the pets my roommates had. My only thinking is that the two roommates who had cats, bathed them and the dogs were not furry ones. I don't know. It was when I went to other people's home to cat-sit for example that my allergies were severe. But I didn't care. They were just so cute!
The only pets I ever had were my fish! A friend was shocked to hear I never had pets and went and got me some fish and bought me a small aquarium. The first batch died. They were too small for the aquarium and got stuck in pump. I still cringe and cry about it and scolded the friend who is a veteran in knowing about fish and aquariums. Instead of giving up, he went and bought some more, but this time bigger fish and they survived for a long time! I only gave them away as I left Hawai'i. I don't think I am a fish person though. I am more the cat or dog person if I ever were to consider getting a pet.
N as well has never had pets. MIL shares that he had asked for one when he was very young. MIL then shared all the things he would need to do to take care of the pet, the responsibilities, also that their home was not big enough for one to really run about, so if he still thought he could take care of the pet and be okay that the pet wouldn't have much space to move about, then they would consider it. N thought about it seems and slowly let the topic go.
So, now neither of us have the idea of getting one. But every time I see someone walking a dog outside I feel like a little kid again and wanting one! It's just amazing how much joy they bring and yet I think with my luck I would end up with a dog like we saw in Marley & Me! ;)
I should go and clean up the vase now....
aliki's question of if we would ever have pets! Although the plant has managed to survive for over a year and half now..so we are not that bad no? And here I am dreaming of having a garden and have figured out what I want to plant in it too!! We (sis & I) never had pets. My parents never believed in owning another living creature and taking up the many responsibilities that come with it. Mom always grumbled about the pets being eternal children - that never grow up. Plus, with the travels and moving about having a pet wouldn't make a thing that is already hard a bit easier. But most of all the attachment that we would form would be too strong. We have though taken care of friends/neighbours' pets when they would be away on holiday, or walk them just for fun even if they are right by us. I guess we became the foster pet owners.
And then there are my allergies. sigh. Today we have much more choices in medications but back then it was a bit harder to get and the ones I did take had some bad side effects. So, it just became a norm to take care of other people's pets. In college many of my roommates had pets either dogs or cats. Oh what joy they bring and how I fell in love! And I think I liked that more. Occasionally I did feed them when my roommate would be traveling; I would play with them, walk them. I think I liked that much more than taking on the full responsibility of having a pet of my own. Funnily, I wasn't allergic to the pets my roommates had. My only thinking is that the two roommates who had cats, bathed them and the dogs were not furry ones. I don't know. It was when I went to other people's home to cat-sit for example that my allergies were severe. But I didn't care. They were just so cute!
The only pets I ever had were my fish! A friend was shocked to hear I never had pets and went and got me some fish and bought me a small aquarium. The first batch died. They were too small for the aquarium and got stuck in pump. I still cringe and cry about it and scolded the friend who is a veteran in knowing about fish and aquariums. Instead of giving up, he went and bought some more, but this time bigger fish and they survived for a long time! I only gave them away as I left Hawai'i. I don't think I am a fish person though. I am more the cat or dog person if I ever were to consider getting a pet.
N as well has never had pets. MIL shares that he had asked for one when he was very young. MIL then shared all the things he would need to do to take care of the pet, the responsibilities, also that their home was not big enough for one to really run about, so if he still thought he could take care of the pet and be okay that the pet wouldn't have much space to move about, then they would consider it. N thought about it seems and slowly let the topic go.
So, now neither of us have the idea of getting one. But every time I see someone walking a dog outside I feel like a little kid again and wanting one! It's just amazing how much joy they bring and yet I think with my luck I would end up with a dog like we saw in Marley & Me! ;)
I should go and clean up the vase now....
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Date: 2009-06-29 03:04 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-06-30 05:59 am (UTC)Haha!! I have to agree with this! If I'm even a little late feeding my dog, I'm on the receiving end of a paw in my face! :D
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Date: 2009-06-29 03:36 pm (UTC)I kill plants too. Even the ones that are said to be impossible to kill.
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Date: 2009-06-29 03:48 pm (UTC)On the other hand, mom loves dogs. She had one while she grew up. But when he died, it broke her heart so much, that she never could take another one. However, like you guys, she is a foster pet owner for friends who need a pet-sitting! :) And , no i never accompanied her during those times...
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Date: 2009-06-29 10:05 pm (UTC)My sister is like you-- she kills plants and thinks if she ever had a pet or a child, she'd forget to feed them or something! :)
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Date: 2009-06-30 05:58 am (UTC)But yes, I kill plants... all the time! My co-workers know not to leave their plants in my care when they're on vacation. :) But a dog or a cat,... I'm okay with them. ;)