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To be or not to be? To adopt or not to adopt? The pendulum swing of choices will always hang above our heads, we just need to come to a decision at some point.
We all have choices in our lives. The more choices we have, the harder it is to actually come to any kind of decision. This can be both freeing and constraining, and sometimes a choice can hang over our heads so much that we are consumed with the question, even though we know the outcome won't matter. Like in the story below, a recent college graduate reconciles with the question of whether he should adopt the stray outside his dorms or not. He says the adorable thing has been roaming around his house in the past year, and he's going to be spending his gap year at home, and plans to go to grad school in a few months. He'll be going back and forth and doesn't know if it's the best time to adopt a cat.
The caveats are thus: first of all, he actually doesn't know if he's allergic. He has had some issues with cat dander in the past, but it isn't consistent. The other issue is that he's been feeding the cat for a year and she always stops by once a day. She is affectionate and loves with he gives her pets. He suspects that someone else is actually feeding her, which makes him question whether he should even take her from someone else. She seems to be more connected to him that the other person though, because she does follow him around more.
He laments owning a pet at all because it's such a big decision. He's never had a cat and always grew up with dogs, so it would be an adjustment. He also currently has a dog with his parents, so it's another wonder if the dog and cat would be okay together. He's doing the responsible thing by wondering with real issues, instead of being hasty. He's really putting everything into perspective, which is what he should be doing. Read the full story below, and comment whether you think he should adopt the cat or not!
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