My daughter begged for a rabbit.
She made charts. She watched videos. She promised to clean the cage every day.
That lasted about eleven minutes.
Now I feed it, clean it and keep it from chewing cords. The rabbit is cute, but the smell is not cute and neither is finding hay in my bra somehow.
My daughter loves him in theory. In practice she remembers he exists when friends come over.
I found a good home with someone who already has rabbits and knows what they are doing.
My husband says rehoming him would teach her that commitments do not matter.
I think keeping an animal nobody properly cares for teaches something worse.
A pet deserves care, not a lesson plan nobody is following.
I have three dogs and one of them is honestly just my coworker.
Rehoming to a better home can be responsible. Keeping an animal out of guilt is not automatically kinder.
You are not evil for admitting the dog is exhausting.
I like animals more than people and I still understand not bonding with one.
People begged for the pet, then vanished when the cage needed cleaning. Classic.
The family dog can be loved and still be annoying as hell.
Find a good home and let everybody be mad for a week.
I would keep the dog and rehome the husband who promised to help.
Responsible care matters more than pretending to feel a feeling you do not.