Sunday, December 9, 2012

All I Want For Christmas...


As crazy as it sounds, Christmas is almost here and it’s time for parents to make final decisions on what to get their kids. I usually don’t make Christmas lists for what I want because whenever I sit down and think of everything I would like to have, my mind goes blank. It’s as if I’ve never asked for a single present my entire life. And I’ll be the first to admit that that isn’t true. But this year, I finally sat down and made a list of some things that I would like to have.

          All I want for Christmas… the first thing I wrote down was a puppy; more specifically, a silver lab. I have been pushing my parents to let us get a puppy for quite some time now and although I am pretty confident I won’t get one, it’s definitely worth writing down just in case they change their minds!

Reasons why I want a puppy:

1.     They are adorable! How can you say no to a face like that?

2.    You have something to entertain you when you get bored! Your friends can’t always hang out and if you had a puppy you would never be lonely.

3.    Why not get a puppy? Did I mention how cute they are? Why would you not want one?

Reasons my parents won’t let me get a puppy:

1.     Who is going to take care of it? They think that we are never home and wouldn’t have time to take care of it. I say make time! They made time to take care of me and my sister, what’s one more thing?

2.    Who is going to walk it and take it outside to go to the bathroom in the winter?  They know me too well. I’m not a huge fan of the cold. My solution: make my sister or dad do it. And you can always just put it on a leash to go to the bathroom so you don’t have to wait outside.

3.    They are expensive. Food and toys and visits to the vet can get expensive. But whatever. Worth it.

 

So my parents definitely have some solid points. But I don’t care. I still want a puppy for Christmas.

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