Here's something that was sent to me: --i attempted to make a home for my ferret but it didn't work out. i had very few responsibilities when i lived at home but now i have ALL the responsibilities i need to take care of on a regular basis.-- --i have found out that i am not a ferret person. however, one can not figure this out until the ferret is in their home. when i lived with my mom, maybe then i was a ferret person, but now that i am on my own and paying for my furniture and carpet, i realize that is not so. excuse-- i don't think so. it is my reasoning. i don't consider my ferret to be a mistake. i learned so much from her from buying her. how another individual can say this was a pet purchase that shouldn't have happened irritates me since you have no idea who i am or what my personality is like. no, i will NOT wait til later in life when i am more 'settled' because i get very lonely since i am by myself. as of yesterday, i brought home a kitten because i KNOW i am a cat person-- however i don't want to change my way of life, which is still fuzzy since i am in the process of making my house a home. maybe i am being stubborn and bull-headed, but i don't want to take the legs off my couch because i love the legs of my couch. i don't want to put a plastic runner to stop digging at the carpet because it would be in the way. i can't enjoy sitting at home with my ferret out because i swear she wants to tear my home apart. I hope this is the "Perfect Pet" Benita [Posted in FML issue 3866]