If I could have one in my apartment, I would get a pet turtle, with a little aquarium that has water and rocks and maybe some plants so s/he can crawl all over the place and eat fish food and be happy and grow bigger.

But then I think about how irresponsible I am, and I feel bad that I may kill a turtle. I have a plant that sits on my windowsill that I forget about a lot. Most of the time, half the leaves are brown because the plant is dying because I forget it’s there so I forget to give it water. Thankfully, it’s a resilient plant, so it really ever only half dies. I give it a glass of water when I remember because a glass full of water is as much as the pot can hold. The problem is that I only remember about once a month or so.

People say that a married couple ought to get a dog or something before having kids, to get used to the responsibility and to see if they can take care of something besides themselves. I think I’m in the “can barely take care of myself” category, and seeing that I manage to half-kill a resilient plant a majority of the time, I don’t think I’m ready for turtles, dogs, or kids.