Rescued three kittens or my neighbor?

Not me, my kids adopted the kittens, and I told them I won't be taking care of the kittens, but it's their responsibility if they want to keep the kittens. (evil mom's here) I am glad they really take care of everything on their own, including cleaning the kittens' poops. Though I might need to guide them in doing something, it's good as it's an opportunity for them to learn. I prefer dogs too, and my kids keep asking us to get a dog, but I really can't afford to take care of a dog now. The kittens that my kids have been taking care of always just ran away after some time as we kept them in the front yard but not inside the house, but if we are going to take care of a dog, I think the dog will always stay with us and we have greater responsibility. So you and your kids can't get near to any cats or can't touch them?

@kaka135 You are actually a good mom for having the kids take responsibility for "their" pets - I think it's a good lesson too! Yes, along with the cute pets comes the not-so-cute poops - but that is part of the deal. Dogs have different kinds of needs from cats besides the basic ones - we'd love one too if we could! Well, I can be around cats - I just know never to get my hands near my face (which is harder for a child ton control, I guess). For me my eyes would be most affected (severe itching). My daughter has eczema, so she will get wildly itchy but especially worse on the eczema areas. My son doesn't get as itchy - his is more of a delayed reaction. So it's lots of hand washing, changing clothes, and showering when we get home from visiting someone with a cat. We just make it a point to not touch cats if possible (but sometimes they come unexpectedly to rub against you).

@much2say Yes, sometimes it's too irresistible to touch the cute and small animals, especially for kids. I also always remind my kids to wash their hands and not to touch their face after touching the cats or any animals, just in case they might have any irritating reactions. So do you have dogs at home? I am actually a lazy mom, hence I would like my kids to take responsibility to take care of the home and also any "pets" if they want to. Before we actually get a dog, they have been keeping the small animals they found in the garden, such as caterpillar, grasshopper, and even gecko.

I have no idea about that too. I am more afraid of stray dogs as I am afraid the dogs might bite me, but cats usually won't scratch us. I have a high school friend who was really afraid of cats, she couldn't even look at the picture of cats, and she couldn't tell why too.

@youless I am not sure about other countries, but here some dogs are really fierce, and some just chase and even bite people without any reasons. That's why I am quite scared of dogs, especially those I am not familiar with and look fierce ones.

@kaka135 I think cats are less dangerous than dogs. Sometimes big dogs are already horrible to look at

That's good. It looks like my neighbors or friends prefer dogs to cats. Most cats I see are stray cats here. Thanks. I think kids always like to help out, especially something they like to do.

I don't know much about cats, but it seems like every time we keep a kitten in the yard, they ran away after some time. They aren't like dogs that will always come home, right? There are many stray cats that belong to nobody in my neighborhood, and that's why we always see kittens around, but I have no idea where all the kittens went after some time.

We are not sure, but we think they belong to a stray cat. We have always seen the cat around in our neighborhood.

Yes, I am happy to see them playing with the kitten and also learning while taking care of it.