Okay. I feel pretty petty after this so I've made a new account.

To start this off, I've wanted a dog for years, as so many kids do. Its always been a solid 'No' from my parents. Then recently it turned into 'Maybe..' and the last few weeks we've been looking at dogs. Now, there have been periods like this before but after research into the dog weve been interested in my mother has usually been put off. For what feels like forever, my father has wanted a Chow Chow. I introduced him to Samoyeds not long ago and hes slowly fallen in love with them. My Mother, surprisingly, has too. I ignored it at first because I assumed theyd just see it as a cute dog.

However, recently, theyve been showing me dogs for sale near us. Within a reasonable price range too. I was excited, but didnt show it. I didnt want to get my hopes up. Until my mother allowed me to message one of the breeders.

They didnt respond. I didnt let it bother me, as by this point, my mother had promised me that when it was suitable, we could get a dog. We messaged another. They requested the money upfront. Another. Another. Another.

Finally.

We found someone who told us we cod come view the puppies. They werent ready to be taken, and so we did. They were gorgeous. My father, mother and I fell in love with a little boy named Nico.

We get home, all giddy, fast forward a week. All I can think about is the puppy. I mention it to my mother and she smiles, "Oh. Didnt I tell you? We're not getting the puppy anymore. I dont have the time."

Okay. So. I understand my mother not having the time. Even though she stays home all day. It just annoyed me a little, if she'd told me at the beginning it would've been easier to process, like, we were at the point where my brother had bought dog collars, bowls, excetera. We had doggy-proofed the rooms of the house.

Okay. This is where I feel like a bit of an asshole. I just kinda cried, I may of snapped slightly at my mother, saying she always seems to lead me on with these types of things and tease me and its not fair. Yes I cried. Yes it was petty. She shouted at me for being petty and I just feel stupid for acting so childish. Its not even like I can move out and afford my own dog, I'm 13. I dont know if there was some factor that im completely misreading here but I'd love some input from an adult who could come at it from a more mature outlook. x