Frankly speaking, I am out of my mind. My kids have been demanding the most strange things from me. Since my daughter loves Ron in the Harry Potter Series, she wants to have a mouse as pet. And my son, who idolizes Harry Potter, wants to have an owl as a pet. This is simply too much.

Already we have our pet dog ‘Happy’ at home. He has been making my life hell all these days. Now when I have become used to his presence around me, there is this new demand of an owl and a mouse. What are my kids thinking? Do they want to make our home a zoo? I am simply not listening to such absurd demands.

If tomorrow, another favourite character in a best selling novel will have a crocodile for a pet- will we have a crocodile at home? I asked this to my kids and they gave me most angry stares as if I am hurting their sentiments most brutally.

Under no condition, I am having an owl or a mouse in my home. Why don’t my kids understand that I don’t want animals at home? I don’t hate animals but I can’t have them around me. Moreover, who will take care of these animals? My kids will bring them feeling excited but forget all about them in one month. Then, only I will have to take care of them. No- I am not ready, I don’t want it.

Having an animal at home is a huge responsibility. You simply can’t have it for fun. You have to love it like a family member and take care of it’s needs. It is not a joke. I have told my kids that they can have any number of animals when they will grow up but not now.

May God save all the parents who are haunted by their kids to have such amazing pets. Let me take your leave now. Please take care. Bye.

The ‘common man’ was tired of his kids constantly pestering him to get them new pets. He wanted to be alone. The common man went for a walk along with Happy. As he walked in cool air with Happy walking beside him, he knew atleast Happy was happy.