On Friday, October 21, 2016 at 1:27:14 PM UTC-4, Janet wrote:
> In article >, says...
> >
> > jmcquown wrote:
> > >
> > > I don't need you to chastise me about this, Gary. I felt bad about it
> > > but I certainly did not expect it to stretch out for months.
> >
> > That wasn't meant for you only...just a general statement about pets.
> > I'm sure you didn't like the situation but I'll bet poor Persian liked
> > it even less.
> >
> > I hate to see people discard pets as not family members. Case in point,
> > my next door neighbors got a newborn puppy about 6 months ago. The poor
> > dog only got outside a few times a day to goto the bathroom. Now the dog
> > is gone...too much trouble, they said. Hopefully they won't ever have
> > children. Will they adopt them out too as they get older and more
> > trouble?
> >
> > Ferrets are also a commonly abandoned pet. So cute and playful but once
> > people realize how much care they require, they tend to ditch them.
> > Ferret shelters are full of throw-aways. The local animal shelters and
> > SPCA won't even accept them.
> >
> > Whenever I get a pet, it stays with me constantly until it dies.
>
> ISTR you left Mia locked alone in a cage all day every day while you
> went to work; and the vet said she was not getting enough excercise.
>
> I would
> > never dream of abandoning one that loves you so much. This is why I
> > don't have another yet...I need to get my life stable before I take
> > another lifelong responsibility.
> >
> > If mom and dad ever need me and I have a new ferret, we will either
> > sleep together in a bedroom or in the garage. I'm fine with either. If
> > for any reason I ever became homeless, I'd be sleeping in a tent and
> > carrying around my ferret friend in my backpack. Family is for life.
> > :-D
>
> Parents are family.
>
> ISTR your care of your mother amounts to a phone call once a week.
> You're nearly 60, aren't you? So she's pushing 80. One phone call a week
> is your best shot?

My 82-year-old mother is lucky if she hears from me once a month.
OTOH, I was just over there last week to set up her WIFI network.

Cindy Hamilton