College can be an exciting time. You make lasting friendships, try new things and become an adult. However, there is one special person in your life that trumps all of the above: Your pet. Your pet has been your pal since day one and now you are expected to go into this college life without them. While some students see their pets on a daily basis, some of us, like myself, are not allowed to have pets in their apartment complex and are forever bitter about it. Below is a list of internal and external struggles I endure on a daily basis as an animal-less animal-lover.
1. You go to college parties and head straight to the pets.
That is the point of going to parties, right? To see the pets?
2. The only thing that is getting you through the semester is the puppies in the K.C that come during finals.
All the stress of finals just magically melts away as soon as you see that darling dog.
3. When you visit home, you are way more excited to hang out with your pets than with your parents.
Sorry parents...plus, since you're home, that means you must take as many pictures with your pet as possible so you can show everyone back at school how awesome your pet is. For example, this is Taz, the most handsome dog in the world.
4. You follow pages like, “cats_of_instagram” and “EmergencyCats” on your social media.
#NoShame.
5. When you are having a bad day, you immediately look up “cute animal pics” to cheer yourself up.
Who cares that you failed that CH exam? Look how adorable the puppy and rabbit are!
6. And the wallpaper on your phone is always a picture of a rambunctious pup who is obviously up to no good.
You bad little pug, you.
7. You want to pet every dog that passes by on campus.
It is seriously becoming an epidemic.
8. And you can't wait to tell your friends about the pet encounter.
And each time you tell it, the story gets better and cuter.
9. You always want to show people funny animal videos.
Seriously, how can you not laugh at the dog on the skateboard video, or the clumsy cat? Too much cuteness in one video to handle, I suppose.
10. But even though it sucks not having a pet of your own, you still get to play with everyone else's.
And that's all we can ask for, right?
