What kind of families adopt capuchin monkeys as their surrogate children?
Empty nesters looking to relive all the fun of raising children without reliving the turbulent teens are adopting some of our closest relatives: monkeys. Families are dressing up capuchins, feeding them at the family dinner table and treating them like any other member of the family. They’re called monkids. Lori Johnson adopted her monkid, Jessy, when Jessy was 7 weeks old. Lori’s children had all moved out and, struggling with an empty house, Lori fell into a deep depression. “I thought about babies, but I didn’t want to go through the preteens all again,” Lori said. This led her to another solution, and to Jessy. “She thinks she’s a child. She doesn’t like other monkeys at all,” Lori said. “She’d rather play with the kids.” Sources: http://abcnews.go.com/Primetime/Story?
Empty nesters looking to relive all the fun of raising children without reliving the turbulent teens are adopting some of our closest relatives: monkeys. Families are dressing up capuchins, feeding them at the family dinner table and treating them like any other member of the family. They’re called monkids. Lori Johnson adopted her monkid, Jessy, when Jessy was 7 weeks old. Lori’s children had all moved out and, struggling with an empty house, Lori fell into a deep depression. “I thought about babies, but I didn’t want to go through the preteens all again,” Lori said. This led her to another solution, and to Jessy. “She thinks she’s a child. She doesn’t like other monkeys at all,” Lori said.
