The Bean's been asking for a pet for a year or so now, and I keep refusing. He created his own pet by adopting a house spider and naming it Spidey. It was great! I was totally off the hook of caring for a pet so I played along big-time. He'd tell people about our pet. Some parents looked at me like I was an idiot; some thought it was genius. Spidey lasted all summer. Until the security system installer vacuumed him up.
