As I’m looking at the barf stains on my carpet and the cat hair clinging to the curtains and the comforter I’m thinking about my mom, a clean freak who believes that dogs and cats are filthy and don’t belong inside the house. She would absolutely die if she could see my place. I guess it might be a good thing that she lives overseas with no chance of ever coming to visit here, because I would never get rid of my baby’s. Too bad she will never experience the joy of having pets and the unconditional love they give us.