G-Force used the wrong letter –or– More parenting than you can shake something at
Thursday, 23 July 2009

Before you go rushing out to buy your kid a guinea pig I want to tell you my first memory of them. We had two in class in 4th grade. One day I watched one chase the other around the cage for about 2 minutes until the chased one got sick of it, did a handstand, and demonstrated the unexpected storage capacity of its bladder while pissing into the other’s face.
Here is what you have to look forward to if you give in–
- Aromatic rodent piss and plenty of it.
- The tears of a child—who wasn’t old enough or able to transmogrify instant gratification into responsible behavior—for a dead pet.





