Drsmartass, WTF are you talking about my lacking an adult vocabulary? I'm the one that had to explain the origin of whilst. Nice try though. Perhaps you should change it to Drdumbass. Flamin, I am an American... living in America. That doesn't negate the fact that most people know the basic differences between English and American vernacular, at least to a degree. I tell my 7 year old daughter to stop being cheeky and she stops. She knows what it means despite not being an everyday American term.

What I don't get is, how could a rat destroy a vacuum? This FML is fake and not even funny.

That ain't good news. YDI

The good news is that your son already knows his rat went missing so you don't have to tell him you vacuumed his shit pet up! Rats are disgusting pets. For whatever reason my dad thought I'd like one as a kid and they ******* suck.

Charlie! Chaaaaaaarliiiieee! Candy Mountain, Charlie!!!!! Well, at least Charlie's in Candy Mountain now people, let's be happy....until they take his kidney! Lol

@MetalCraze: Would you say the same to someone who had a rabbit as a pet? Because rabbits are considered vermin too. @avoidthegirl: Shows how much attention you paid to that rat then. I guess you thought it sucked because you never went near it. Rats need interaction. You can't just leave them in their cage and hope they'll be happy. I have 4 rats and they are the most intelligent pets I've ever had. I'd also like to know why you think they're digsuting? Rats are actually very clean animals. Unless, of course, your dad found your pet rat in the wild.

Haha, do you know that Charlie is the French Waldo?^^ Anyways, poor rat. Not that I really care actually.

Aww...his poor rat. I would be heart broken. People think they're terrible pets, but they're such delicate creatures. :c

I call this fake... but if it's not, you're a horrible mother.

Poor little guy. Don't beat yourself up, though. Mistakes happen, and your son will eventually get over it. =)