ok, I'm 13 years old, but I'm very responsible and mature...when I wanna be. My mother's first reaction/excuse when I told her i wanted a ferret was that we were fixing to move so she didnt want it to stink up the house. I did some research and found out that they can have their "stink" glands removed. so, i told her. then, last night, my mother my father and my brother and i had a ferret bashing conversation, on their part. I asked her if I could get one if I paid for it, so that took out the "expensive" excuse. then she said "sherri, u are fixing to go into high school... u said u want to join JROTC and everything and I'm afraid that u will be just overwhelmed by all the work and I'm afraid that u wont have enough time to care for it. Its an animal, it needs alot of attention..." blah blah blah!!!! I told told her that I wasnt planning on doing anything after school and that I was sure I would have time for it. I will MAKE time for it!! (I really want a ferret!!) then she said that she thought i would like it for the first few weeks but after the "cuteness" fades away that I would not like it anymore and she asked what I planned on doing with it when I went over to a friends house and stuff. I told her I would ask if I could bring it and if I couldnt I just wouldnt go! well, that didnt help my "case" much. anything i say, she comes up with some excuse. if any of u have any advice or anything please e-mail me at Blu [log in to unmask] thanx, wish me luck!! =) Sherri [Posted in FML issue 2964]