On a dark and rainy morning, Morgan woke up with the most wonderful feeling in her voice. "Mommy, I just had the best dream. I had a pet hippopotamus and I kept it in my pocket." She got up shortly a few minutes later and went upstairs by herself. Not too much time went by before she was at the top of the stairs whispering down to me, "Mommy, Can I please get a pet." I told her we would talk about when I got up. She couldn't wait that long and whispered down to me a few more times before I was completely conscious. Finally, she came down and we "discussed" having a pet. She wants either "a bird, a doggy, or a hippopotamus." In her attempts to convince Mark and I that her pet would be no problem she said the pet could live in a cage. I asked her if that would really be ok with the animal and "Would you want to live in a cage?" She thought a moment and then said, "OK then I will sleep and live outside with the pet all the time." We talked about the pros and cons of this option as well. Then she said she wanted a horse and that she had "hundred's of coins in her piggy bank to buy it." I replied that a horse would cost much more than that and that you would also have to pay for a stable, food, vet, etc... In the end, Morgan is not excited about the fact that we are not going to be getting a pet. I am sure this will not be the last conversation we have about it, though. She obviously loves to be around animals. One day I hope she is able to have as many pets as she wants. For now, I guess, she can always ask for her hippopotamus for X-mas!
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