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I feel like pets are an indispensable friend for a young kid to have.

An animal can teach a child about unconditional love, in a way nothing else really can. And about loss. And really, life itself.

I wish cats lived as long as people. You would meet your kitten when you were a small child and they would be your companion for life. Ours are 17 now, a good age, I am dreading the day :-/

same 4 myself :3

my 1st cat was killed by neighbor's dog when I was 4 years old

life never was the same since then

I'll never forget the day my mother called to tell me that their cat had died in an accident, suffering. I was (technically) grown up then, and it was many years ago, but it still hurts. Writing this hurts :(