A Pet

I am a little surprised it took this long, but Matilda finally asked for a pet this week. We were passing through the pet supply aisle in the grocery store when Matilda looked at a cat food bag, sighed, and said wistfully, "I wish I could have a cat." Then, with little response from me, she went on and on about the subject. "I could go to the pet store and I could get Juno! Or a cat just like Juno. It would be such a nice cat. If I had a cat I would buy that bag of food for it. I would love our cat so much."

As someone who grew up with countless pets, I feel so sad for her that she doesn't have any yet. Tim & I both really want that for her at some point, so it brought me to tears.