Band 6+: Describe a time you made a promise to someone.

When I was a child, I really wanted to have a dog, but my parents didn't seem to be charmed by the idea, of course. When I said dog, I imagined playing with my puppy, petting him, and sleeping side by side at night. However, my friends must have heard about the time, expenses, a lot of extra work, and possible destruction of furniture and household goods. So no matter how much I begged, they just kept saying no. But I wanted to have a dog so desperately that I decided to go to extremes and promised my parents that I would take care of the dog and clean my room. So one day, they said yes. At first, I was really excited, so I did all my household tasks without being nagged to do so. I made my bed, cleaned my room almost every day, took out the trash, and did the dishes. I walked the dog twice a day, fed him, and cleaned up the accidents he had in the flat. But my excitement faded really quickly because I understood what this would entail. I mean, having a dog is really like having a baby. You just cannot wake up early to walk the dog; one walks the dog twice a day no matter how tired you are and no matter what you have to do that day. Day by day, it was getting harder and harder to resist the temptation to do what I wanted to instead of what I promised to do. So my parents ended up taking care of the dog, and it was no longer my dog, but it was our family dog. But I think they didn't mind.