I admit it. I invented a background story about my rats to ease my mom and dad's frustration with me. You guys are the only ones to know the truth. If I told the truth to my parents, I'd be **** near evicted from their lives and I have enough drama as it is with my mom just KNOWING I have rats...

On Thursday my mom found out about my rats. She had a huge, Grandiose, Titanic sized nuclear meltdown over the fact that I got them because she says I can't afford them. She says I can't feed myself or pay my bills and here I go getting rats. She was swearing over the phone and crying (She...