Wasn’t there a kids’ book with that title?
Anyway, thread for either making fun of the doggo and kitty threads or talking about other animals.
GO!
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My son’s guinea pig died recently. He’d bought it in late 2020, with some money that didn’t get spent on a band trip that got cancelled due to COVID. He (17) didn’t tell me about it at the time, just buried the thing in the front yard. I drove home and he was there with the shovel, I asked, “What’s up?” He said, “We’re good,” I figured it was the little rascal but didn’t push it on him.
My other son (13) has never had a pet. I’ve really dragged my feet on that one. [I have too many other responsibilities to take care of another!] Everyone else has had a guinea pig or hamster or even a rabbit at one point. We had a fish tank, too, that I mostly took care of, until we moved and so cleaned it out.
Do I give in to his requests for a dog? Or push him for something simpler that will die sooner? Also, his room is a mess, can I use the pet as leverage to make him keep it clean?
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We had that book, along with several others from Sandra Boynton
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My kid’s classroom had a pet in the early 2000’s. Its name was “Mia Hammster.”
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the boynton books were the greatest.
gonna go home and maybe get ready for a barnyard dance!
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Watch out for the duck.
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The only book I remember having was Are You My Mother
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any pets other than dogs (and maybe cats) are lame
Definitely not the hippopotamus.
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oh sweet jebus, we LOVED that one! Or, at least, I did. I think the kids were somewhat nonplussed.
My favorite kids’ book of all time is Hooway For Wodney Wat. You must read it aloud to fully appreciate its excellence.
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YOU’RE NOT MY MOTHER YOU’RE A SNORT!
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Tu no eres mi mama! Tu eres un feo pronk!
(edited to correct the last word. working from memory here.)
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Duck was a neutral party. (or was presented as such initially!)
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you should not have mentioned the ducks
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cuties!
are they just pets? That’s a lot of ducks