I'm a wife and a mother who is struggling to balance my love and responsibility toward my family and our new puppy. Our family adopted a puppy a little over a month ago. Although my husband was hesitant about having a dog, he agreed because he knew our son had wanted a pet for a long time. At first, everything seemed to be going well, and my family was slowly adjusting to having the puppy. Then, the puppy accidentally scratched our son's finger with her tooth. This frightened me and made a question whether adopting the puppy had been the right decision. I felt guilty and wondered if i should have prevented the situation by saying no to having a puppy in the first place. My husband became very concerned about the incident and felt that having the puppy was becoming a major inconvenience. And we started discussing wether we should return the puppy. Even our son also became afraid that something similar could happen again. Although the situation eventually improved, Sometimes it feels overwhelmeing, guilty, and uncertain about whether i can properly take care the puppy while also taking care our family. I felt that the responsibilities of raising a puppy might be taking away from my own husband and son's needs or affecting our family's peace. I tried to explain them that the puppy is still very young—only three months old—and doesn't fully understand right from wrong yet. I also believes that the puppy needs patience, guidance, training, and understanding, rather than expecting her to behave like a mature dog. The biggest problem is that our family has different opinions about how to discipline and train the puppy, which often leads to arguments. I felt caught in the middle because I love our family but also feels responsible for the puppy.