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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kid is 16 - Literally wants nothing
Basically said she has everything - doesn't need new clothes since she isn't going to school
has all the tech that she needs 
suggested a dog - we vetoed
doesn't even want money or gift cards because she works pet sitting, has cash and no where to spend since she isn't going out much and has a hoard of gift cards

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[b]What a shitty parent you are.[/b] The kid wants nothing but a dog and you veto it? In the middle of a pandemic where suicide and depression rates have gone up? I’d be happy if that was all my kid wanted. [/quote]

What a bizarre response!  A parent isn't getting a dog (huge responsibility and expense) and that makes him/her a shitty parent??  yikes!  I'm much more concerned about you than the PP.

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NP. To me the biggest reason to veto an animal is that her daughter is 16. She will be off to college in 1-3 years max. Animals live much longer and then the parents are stuck with the pet while DD is off living her life. You always need to consider the lifespan of the pet. We are not a family that rehomes pets for any reason.

As it stands now I will be caring for three 8 year old lizards next fall. There’s no way I’d agree to any new pets from age 12 on.[/quote]

I'm a shjtty parent, too! My 14 almost 15 yo wants a dog, too. No way. My SIL did that when her girls were teens. Kid who wanted it took care of it for a few months then was done picking up the crap in the backyard. Now, they're gone and guess who can't travel?[/quote]

Definitely. We did get the dog but did calculated the dog's average lifespan vs. my youngest kid going off the college. We'll probably have two years or so alone with the dog after the youngest leaves. We figure that'll be fine because who knows where the kids will go to college and what kind of support they may or may not need. Just still...we weren't thrilled about the two years.[/quote]

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