>>We never have our pets long enough do we?

Never. But that's part of the "deal" since most animals we take in as pets have considerably shorter life spans than humans. It seems the ones we get attached to the most are the ones that can span significant portions of our lives... they are around longer than husbands, jobs, homes, etc... but they can't be with us forever.

But we get so so so much out of them that for many it is worth the period of hurt for all of the joy and comfort and fun (and even the occasional frustration and anger) that they add to our lives.

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