Growing up, my family had a much-beloved dog, Paddy-Wack ("Knick knack paddy wack, give your dog a bone..."), but we don't have a pet now. I'm very thankful that our building doesn't allow them, because the Big Girl would constantly be pestering me about it, if not. I definitely wouldn't want the responsibility of having a pet - we're taxed to the uttermost right now, with two children. We can't even keep a houseplant alive.
Nevertheless, I know that for many people, pets are an enormous source of happiness. The other day, though, I had a fascinating conversation with a friend about the negative happiness consequence of having pets. There are pros and cons I hadn't considered.
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you need to get apet
Who needs to get one? I have one. Are you talking to everyone else?
That picture of the cat is funny as hell. To answer your question, yes, I believe pets make us happier.
Yeah, that's one happy cat! I wonder how much it was photoshopped?
I'm going to be idealistic and think it wasn't photoshopped at all.
I think pets make us happier, too. My pets have always made me
happier! Unconditional love and companionship? Yes, I can definitely
live with that.