i need help

hmm i might def have to try this out your so lucky you have one ive been wanting one forever yea ive showed her cages that lock and stuff i just need to tlk to her about the snake some more i will def take her too petco

YouTube - So You Want A Reptile ( Convincing Parents)

i didnt need to convince my parents... i got a job, i pay rent for my room, my room my rules :D :banana:

the guy in the video knows his stuff pretty well. and he shows multiple snakes. :D.

oh thanks man ha i should have her watch this or just tell her the things i learn

Just go get it and bring it home..... She will get over it. Just look her straight in the face and say "I do what I want"...... lol What she really gonna do?

ha stew you dont know how many times i thought about doing that but she will be so pissed lol she really couldnt do nothing if i already had it

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Originally Posted by STEW

Just go get it and bring it home..... She will get over it. Just look her straight in the face and say "I do what I want"...... lol What she really gonna do?

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If my kid ever dis-respects me like that in my house then the next thing they will be doing is looking for a new place to live... If they want a say in what happens in the house, they can purchase that voice at a cost of 30% of the monthly household expenses...

I hid a 6' iguana from my parents lol for 2 months. Then I forgot to lock my room one day, and I heard a scream by the end of the scream i was already bookin it down the road lmao.

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Originally Posted by Jlowe

ha stew you dont know how many times i thought about doing that but she will be so pissed lol she really couldnt do nothing if i already had it

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You really don't think she could do anything? When I was living at home, if I brought home an animal that my mom said no to, she would have killed it.

Now while I admit most moms aren't at all like mine, your mom could punish you in many ways, or she could get rid of the snake for you. There are plenty of things your mom could do if you just brought it home.

You can talk to her and try to convince her, but I wouldn't bring it home without her telling you its ok. I'd avoid that kind of problem if I were you.

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Originally Posted by Vypyrz

If my kid ever dis-respects me like that in my house then the next thing they will be doing is looking for a new place to live...

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I believe this statement to be only a scare tactic..... As only a handful of parents would even follow through. Your other statement on paying rent, if you would condone the behavior if they paid rent, then you dont really care about the behavior in the first place, you are just trying to keep control which will be lost eventually anyways... I have four kids and I will probably say that garbage to them but unless they came home with a heroin addiction or something along those lines, I would just be like whatever......

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I have four kids and I will probably say that garbage to them but unless they came home with a heroin addiction or something along those lines, I would just be like whatever......

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I have two full grown boys, one of which is a mod on this site. I also deal weekly with people with broken and disfuctional homes. I can tell you if your attitude conscerning the little things is "what ever" you will more than likely be facing the larger ones down the road. While having or not having a reptile in the house seems to be a small thing, the real issue isn't the animal, it is the disobediance displayed. Good parents should not base punishment on the subject of the disobediance they should punish because the child was disobediant. Disobediance shows a lack of respect for authority, children need to learn how to follow the rules now so latter they stay out of trouble when that authority is wearing a uniform and carrying a gun.