convincing parents

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Originally Posted by SpacegirlSpiff

My husband was easier to convince with some time... with him I just didn't stop talking about it for several months ;) He didn't have a fear of them or anything, it was more from a cost/upkeep standpoint but... all is good. Aside from the initial investment and the delicate process of getting the set up done, the maintenance/mess is less than when we had our cats. Or at least more contained rather than all over the house

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Haha husbands are way easier than parents - you have room to negotiate! "Oh, you want to build that AR-15? That's fine, but I'm buying a new snake for every new gun you purchase... and at the same price!" lol

Wives in general have far more "negotiating power" than their husbands.

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Originally Posted by ladywhipple02

Haha husbands are way easier than parents - you have room to negotiate! "Oh, you want to build that AR-15? That's fine, but I'm buying a new snake for every new gun you purchase... and at the same price!" lol

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LOL! That was actually my exact negotiation, as my H does have a little bit of a gun hobby

Like... "Well...you have guns and didn't really wait for me to give you 'permission', so why do I need permission to get a snake?"

Ha

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Originally Posted by JodanOrNoDan

Wives in general have far more "negotiating power" than their husbands.

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I dunno, my husband can be pretty damn stubborn :P

But SOMEHOW I usually get him to come around ....OR, he's just sick of me talking about it and wants to shut me up lol

Show them this image and this only forever.

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I agree with cchardwick LOL!! Fact is snakes make no noise. Just keep the door to your room locked and theyll never know its in there😂😂😂 just kidding you should def get permission

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Originally Posted by cchardwick

You just buy one and then say, 'Hey Mom, come and look at my new snake!'

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My kid tried that ONCE......... I pawned his PS3 and TV to pay for food, bedding and electricity for the boa. The boa didn't stay long either.

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Originally Posted by cayley

Show them this image and this only forever.

https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...o783o1_400.gif

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OMG that is too cute. I 'aww'd out loud before I could stop myself. My coworkers thought I was looking at a puppy.

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Originally Posted by cayley

Show them this image and this only forever.

https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...o783o1_400.gif

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I think thats the cutest thing i will ever see in my life

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The 'bring a pet home and SURPRISE' does work with my mom, its actually how I got my first alpaca....now I have 5.:rofl:

My mom is a religious person so a snake.... But at the same time she is very open minded. So a simple 'you shouldn't judge an animal just because of a book' worked. Plus the fact that Karma rarely ever makes noise was in my favor.