Should we say Yes?

     Our older son, Kaden, has repeatedly asked us if he can get a pet.  We have been able to avoid getting a pet so far.  He's now 7 and I have no doubt that he would love having a pet but and there's always a but there, I don't love the idea of my son getting a pet.  I am not an avid animal lover and I don't want to clean up after one.  Luckily my husband and possibly younger son is allergic to dogs and cats so that's obvious we can't get those.  We did try a fish tank for a while but that didn't work out the way we'd hoped, you can't really bond with a fish.  Kaden is a clever boy and he's now asking for a hamster, I did a little research and what I've read has lead me to thinking guinea pigs make a better pet for kids then hamsters.  He is really excited and I do believe that he deserves to have his very own pet, I think he'd be great with a pet, I do want to get him a pet but and here's the but...I don't want a pet, I don't want an animal living in our home, I don't want to clean up after it, I don't want to smell the cage.  If he wasn't asking we wouldn't be considering it.  So we're faced with a dilemma and we'll have to do the research to see how much work is involved....we'll see.