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When you were younger you definitely begged your parents for a pet of some sort.
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But due to different life circumstances, it just never seem to be the right "timing".
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For example, they'd be like, "sorry we couldn't give you a puppy this Christmas, but next winter you'll have a new little sister!"
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And then when your birthday rolled around, all they did was give you a stuffed animal.
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So it kinda ended up one of two ways for you and your family...
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...you either got super excited when you went to someone else's house and they had a pet...
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...or you spent most of your time slightly terrified of them, because you weren't raised to handle that exact situation.
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When your friends talked about their brand new pets, you had a sense of detachment from the excitement of it all.
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Eventually you tried to think of the positive side of being a non-pet owner.
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For one, you didn't have to clean up poop.
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And you also didn't have to worry about another living being when you went away for extended periods of time.
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And your only priority was making sure you washed yourself, and not a smelly, dirty dog.
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On the downside, you missed out on some weird, furry experience of unconditional love that only a puppy or kitten can bring.
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And that may have turned you a teeny bit selfish.
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To pacify you, your parents tried to compromise by buying you a pet fish.
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But like, if you didn't have a water tank, they died really fast.
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And it's not like you can snuggle up with them on the lounge when you're sad.
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Also MUM AND DAD, a FISH isn't a REAL pet, we've been through this.
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Anyway, once you hit your teens and finished high school, you were kinda glad that you were pet-free.
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Because it'd be super sad to leave your pet if you moved away.
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But on the plus side, you now know one day you'll own a pet if you want to.
