And a Child Shall Lead Them to the Promised Turtle | Animal Lovers

Momservation: A vast majority of childhood is spent trying to convince your parents to let you get/keep some sort of creature for a pet.

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I thought I had avoided becoming a turtle mom.

I am already a dog mom. I have been a hamster mom once (the second time I refused custody). I’ve also been a fish mom – the least rewarding of all my reluctant guardianships (sorry fish pet owners – swimming to the top of a bowl expectantly at feeding time is NOT showing personality).

When I had kids I wished someone had warned me that they come with strings attached – mainly, becoming a de facto caretaker of a menagerie of animals that they just couldn’t live without...

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