"We are made wise not by the recollection of our past, but by the responsibility for our future." - George Bernard Shaw
If you are a parent, this might be familiar: "Mommy, Daddy, can we get a puppy?" And, if you are smart, you responded with the following: "You know puppies are a lot of trouble. You would have to walk it at least three times a day and make sure it is fed. You would have to bathe it at least twice a week and brush it every day. You would also have to train it and take it outside to use the bathroom. And if it ever poo-poo’s or tee-tee’s in the house, it would be your responsibility to clean it up." Although the above lecture is normally used as a doggie deterrent, most children respond by saying, "I don’t care. I wouldn’t mind doing all that as long as I had a puppy!" So we break down and buy the puppy, and a month later we are stuck feeding, walking and cleaning up
