Talk:The Silence of E. Lamb/@comment-82.132.216.21-20140722130704/@comment-5660329-20140722143728

^^^ I've never found Farmville to be fun; it's a waste of time, in my opinion. I can see you being upset about not being able to go swimming with your friends and having to wear a rainbow spotty dress to a wedding, but I can understand her not letting you get a pet (if she has health issues) and being upset with you staying up at 1 am. I'm almost 21, and my mom still gets upset when I stay up until 1 am; she doesn't get upset because I'm not old enough (because I am), but I think the reason your mom is upset with you staying up at 1 (and trust me on this, because it's what happens) is because it WILL affect your sleep schedule when you go back to school.

As someone who grew up with pets, trust me when I say that they are a lot of responsibility. I love my dogs, but even during the winter, I don't like taking them out because it's so cold. Being only 14, maybe your mom doesn't think that you're capable of taking care of a pet by yourself; like I said, they are A LOT of responsibility. Having a dog means that you'll have to wake up early every morning to make sure they don't pee/poop all over the house, and taking them out basically whenever they need to go (whether that's early morning, afternoon, or late at night... could be even after midnight if they need to). Not all dogs are able to "hold it in". Also, I have a friend who ran away to her boyfriend's house but eventually came back home. Trust me when I say that running away doesn't fix the problem. It only makes it worse.