Gateway Pets

How the Pandemic Has Brought New Life to Our Home

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My kids, really, really wanted a pet.

Anything would do. They started with asking for a puppy, but over the years, their wanting wore them down to nubs who would settle for anything: a snake, a hamster, a bird, a goldfish, anything, please, please, please. Come on, Mom.