First, it's just hilarious. The skids are 3 and 5 and there's no way in heck that they'll be cleaning the cage. Sure, they might "help" but BM will end up doing the work. Also, BM is a CLEAN FREAK and will probably have a heart attack every time the rats poop in their cage.

Second, it shows BM's total lack of parenting logic. In the same breath that she told DF that the kids were naughty ALL WEEKEND and outlined the things they did (and when DF asked her what their punishments were for said naughtiness she had no response), she then told him that she bought them pet rats on Saturday. I can only imagine what that conversation was like: "Kids, should I reward your bad behavior by getting you some new pets?"

I can just picture her trying to pawn them off on our household in the next couple of months, once she realizes that SHE'S the one that has to put in the time/effort for these pets...or that it didn't magically change the kid's behaviors.

Ohhh the idiocy.