Testing My Patience

I had been telling Ryan that I am not ready to get a pet yet. I didn't want to deal with the cleaning up and the responsibility of caring for one. I know how much Ryan and Frankie would love to have a dog like Gilbert, but I assume I will have to take care of it that was why I said no, but everything changed when I saw the pictures of the guinea pigs in our break room . The daughter of our co-worker posted them, and she was giving them away for free. They were very cute, and I will give them that, but I didn't know how much of a work they are.

I asked my co-worker about the guinea pigs, and how much of a work they are. She answered me that they are so nice to have because they require very less time. She said, her daughter cleans the cage once a week. So I thought, why not? When I got home, I told Ryan about the "babies". Ryan's initial answer was no. I didn't want to argue with him because I thought, it could be a blessing in disguise. I tried to ask him again and if he will say no again, then it was not meant to be. I was surprised when Ryan said yes this time and told me we need to get everything before I can take them home. I was a little excited. They looked to cute in the picture that I couldn't wait to meet them.

I set up a pick-up with my co-worker's daughter. They were inside a shoe box then she handed them to me, and they were both so cute. The big guinea pig was beating up the little one while we were driving on the way home. Frankie was so excited when he saw them. Ryan set everything up the day before, so everything was ready when we got home. Ryan dumped the entire bag of bedding on the cage floor. We didn't know that those cost so much, and we were supposed to be using them little by little. That was the reason why I was so impressed of how less the cleaning was when I first took them home because it didn't smell and there were no poop. Then the reality set in.

The beddings was all over the floor and after a week it started to smell. I cleaned it up and didn't want to use the same bedding because of how messy it was. I bought another kind of bedding but that did not help either because after a day it smelled really bad. Not just smell but stinky smell. I tried doing tricks but none of them worked. So, I went back to buying the beddings that we used the first time which is $14.99 per bag that lasts only a week.

They have only been here with us for less than a month, and I felt like giving them up. I know it is really bad, but they are so much work ( and I can hear my mother-in-law, Karen and Marilynn telling me I told you so). Please do not get me wrong. I love them but when I first got them I didn't have school and now that school just started I felt the pressure. I need to clean them up that takes so much of my time, make lunches for Dada every night among other things. I can't believe she only cleans her cage once a week. I bet it is worst than nasty in there. Ryan told me that he didn't want to have them in the first place but said yes because I begged him. He is really so good with the babies also Frankie. In fact, he didn't want us to give it up, and he said he will take care of them. The lady where I got them from promised that she will take care of them when we go home to the Philippines because Ryan couldn't do it, but I am not even sure if she will follow through.

So the question is should I keep them for Frankie? I don't know if I can deal with it any longer. I will try but if I give them up, where am I going to give them? Papa said to Petsmart but I am sure I will miss them when they are gone. I don't know. I will just hang in there I guess. Every time I clean their cage I kept asking myself if this is just testing my patience on cleaning the poop and the pee because I will be doing the same to little kids once I finish school. They are very good to Frankie. Just look at them below.