Backing away slowly

My cousins got a goat, yes a small baby goat, and Bud and I had this conversation on the way home. I started by asking: "So, you decided you don't want a goat after all? After we have a house and maybe a little land?" "Well, nah," "Why not?" "Because then we'd have to have a barn and clean out stalls and all the complication and mess," "Well, some people just have a truck with an old camper shell on top for their goats," "Would you go for that?" "Uh, no, but some people just have a little lean-to near their house," "Would you ever go for that?" "Uh, noo...why couldn't we just have a small barn?" "And another dog, and a cat and a pig and four children?"