rhapsody
Senior Member
Great, now that my mom made the huge mistake of thinking that I'm pregnant, both my parents are squawking about my rodents again.
Although I've made it perfectly clear that kids aren't going to be in the picture for several more years, my parents think I should now start "prepping my body" for pregnancy. And of course, the first thing I need to do is get rid of my rats and hamsters ASAP.
My mom has always thought that any animal inside the house is unhygienic, so this proposed "purge" of critters would have applied to dogs and cats if I had them. Apparently I'm putting any babies at risk by breathing in "toxic" animal essences. My dad's line of attack is my allergies to animal dander and saliva - chronic with cats and rabbits, but very minimal with hamsters and rats. Oh, and also that rats are just nasty too.
*HEADDESK* And this is why I'm not looking forward to getting pregnant. Granted, I'll let my critter numbers naturally dwindle down, but there is no way I'm going to dump my furry kids to make room for a human one. And of course this means I'm going to get hounded up the wazoo to get rid of them. I know to make things the "best" for the baby, I'll probably have to give up soda and other bad habits of mine, but I honestly don't think my fur-kids are a bad thing. Great, this is already causing all sorts of tension I don't need right now, and its only going to get worse when I get pregnant. Now I'm even dreading going down to visit for my birthday because I know they're going to bring this up. GAH!!!!!!!!
Although I've made it perfectly clear that kids aren't going to be in the picture for several more years, my parents think I should now start "prepping my body" for pregnancy. And of course, the first thing I need to do is get rid of my rats and hamsters ASAP.
My mom has always thought that any animal inside the house is unhygienic, so this proposed "purge" of critters would have applied to dogs and cats if I had them. Apparently I'm putting any babies at risk by breathing in "toxic" animal essences. My dad's line of attack is my allergies to animal dander and saliva - chronic with cats and rabbits, but very minimal with hamsters and rats. Oh, and also that rats are just nasty too.
*HEADDESK* And this is why I'm not looking forward to getting pregnant. Granted, I'll let my critter numbers naturally dwindle down, but there is no way I'm going to dump my furry kids to make room for a human one. And of course this means I'm going to get hounded up the wazoo to get rid of them. I know to make things the "best" for the baby, I'll probably have to give up soda and other bad habits of mine, but I honestly don't think my fur-kids are a bad thing. Great, this is already causing all sorts of tension I don't need right now, and its only going to get worse when I get pregnant. Now I'm even dreading going down to visit for my birthday because I know they're going to bring this up. GAH!!!!!!!!