Show him Elf the movie promise that conversation will never come up again :)

Heh, He will take care of it and clean up its poo.

Has anyone noticed that when the moment occurs, there is always that one person that like, "Excuse me. Did you just say you wanted a raccoon? Well can I have a moment of your time? I just want to inform you that I'm a raccoon expert and its not a good thing to have one. Its not grabbing leaves and running until your tail can help you glide like you think. No Mario flying bullshit going on here." But we all know...

Mental retardation is a real thing

I'm not sure why you can't. I know you can have complications but I've known people who have successfully raised a raccoon as a pet.. Don't be such a closed minded prick OP. Especially when you don't know what you're talking about..

I always thought that wild animals were not supposed to be kept as pets...

white trash alert!

Dye some coontails in your hair and add some panda eyes... Voilà! New raccoon you!

Raccoons can be kept as pets, theyre just considered exotic. They need to get vaccinated for rabies though.

God those things are evil, smart creatures! Cute yes, yet plain old E V I L. If he would like a pet, have him begin small say a fish? Or a hamster? Other than that hun, you're in your own.