Hi! I just wanted to comment on the posting that mencioned treating ferrets better than children, i do not care to jump in on the flaming parts but i have to say that in many ways i DO treat my ferrets better than my children! and i am not ashamed to say that the reason is that they too are my kids! with the difference in appearance, but also my human children are raised to one day become independent sensible rational responsible individuals and become the best they can, life will serve them some pretty though lessons, and they need to be to some degree prepared, for what life will hand them, my furry kids on the other hand are expected to stay under my roof and my wings for their entire life, and what is more i can never expect them to become rational responsible independent so they will remain as children, i got them fully knowing this fact, they will never understand my reasoning with them, or arguing, or logic in explaining consequences, the reason for having human children and ferrets are different and althoug they do share in filling a very important part of my life, i would normaly never compare them against each other, just wanted to throw in my two cents Happy Happy Dooking to Y'all Josephine with her adorable speedbump Truls and sweetiest Meaniest Liza in the world [Posted in FML issue 2466]