It is a double-edged sword. When they eat your plants and puke behind the TV where you cannot reach, and make it so you cannot keep a scrap of plastic anywhere where they can choke on it, and jump on your tender spots at 6am because they are hungry, you want to toss them out of the window.

But then they squint their little eyes just right when you pet their nose. And they curl on your lap and wiggle their feets in their sleep. And they come snuggle with you and roll to expose their belly with just so much love in their eyes, you would give them anything and everything they ask for.

Having a pet is a lot of responsibility. They are essentially depending on you for EVERYTHING. Food. Shelter. Medical care. Interaction. But that is also the rewarding bit, knowing you are providing all of that and they are thriving. Also they are soft and squishy and you can pick them up and nuzzle them whenever you want and they cannot do a thing about it because you are so much bigger. :)