My son has been asking for a pet for a while. One of his wishes for Santa was to have a puppy and a cat for Christmas. Now that we are getting close to spring and Nowruz (Persian New Year) he started again, he wants a rabbit or a hamster from Amoo Nowruz (Persian version of Santa, except that he wears green and his beard is not white, because he represents spring)
I have been against having a pet selfishly. I love animals, but I guess for some psychological reason I don’t feel comfortable around them. And as animals have strong sense they are always after me 
This is very frustrating for me because all my neighbours and most of my son’s preschool friends have pets. Especially because people who have pets think it’s normal to pet an animal, well I can’t. Most of the times I have to explain my problem so they know it’s not their pet, it’s me ???
When I saw my son being so eager to have a pet, I decided to at least do some research and see how I feel about it. The more I read on internet the scarier it got. I had no idea there are so much to do and spend for a pet and so much to read about!!
So far I found that you have to do a good research, and talk about responsibility of family members towards the pet. Most of all that I might be stuck with a pet for over a decade, it’s a long term commitment not a week or two.
I know probably some day we will have a pet, as I’m the only one against it in our family. But I don’t think now is the right time for us to get a pet. Especially because I know, I will be the only one who takes care of the poor animal. With two toddlers, I don’t think I can add another one who I can’t easily touch.
I’m still working on bringing the bad news to my son. But I’m making the commitment to at least start my research and get to know different pets, make peace with them, and decide what type of pet is good for us in case someday we decide to get one.
Some of the links I checked:
http://www.wikihow.com/Decide-on-a-First-Pet-for-Your-Child
http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-good-first-pet-for-my-child.htm
Until later,
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Good luck breaking the bad news. I love dogs as long as they are outside dogs. I don’t do well with having pets in the house, its a lot to take on when you have two little ones.