I tried so hard not to get a pet for my kids after I divorced. Turns out I needed it more than them.

Mar 15 2025 by Business Insider

 
The author got a kitten for her daughter (not pictured).

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I resisted to get a pet for my daughter for a while.I couldn't resist a 6-week-old kitten named Luna. I didn't anticipate how having a cat would help me when my kids are at their dad's house.

At first, I was extremely reluctant to get a pet as a newly divorced mom of two.

Whenever my 7-year-old daughter Vivian asked if we could get a kitten for her birthday, I imagined it would only be more work for me, more...

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