i have to watch my snakes starve as punishment

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Originally Posted by KillerofGods

You took the post too literally, sometimes you need to read what isn't said on the internet to get a persons proper tone. I post on the Blizzard gaming forums and deal with younger kids and a lot of people (adults included) can phrase things pretty badly and mean an entirely different meaning.

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How long can I watch them starve could easily mean... how long do I have to come up with a plan?

It could also be he was asking for help indirectly and just really worried about his snakes (after all being panicked about the welfare of your snakes might make you write incoherently.)

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Yes I was very scared but my animals are fine. I worked out a deal with my parents and they are all fed. I just got back and fed them today. I'm sorry for all the commotion I have caused it was completely unintentional and in no way are my parents bad or am I incompetent to care for my animals. I am extremely sorry.

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Originally Posted by Joshuaderetich

Yes I was very scared but my animals are fine. I worked out a deal with my parents and they are all fed. I just got back and fed them today. I'm sorry for all the commotion I have caused it was completely unintentional and in no way are my parents bad or am I incompetent to care for my animals. I am extremely sorry.

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I figured it was something like this. (Also glad to hear your snakes are doing fine!)

I hope you can enjoy them for many years to come! :D

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Originally Posted by Slim

I'd sure like some more details about your intervention.

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My animals are completely fine and I worked out a deal with my parents. I love my animals and take the best care of them. They have never gone longer than a week without food being offered. I appreciate the concerns but the problem is resolved :)

[QUOTE=O'Mathghamhna;2441618]There are a few things seriously wrong with this post, but I'll bite anyway:

First of all, all we know is your side of the story. It could be your parents said you aren't allowed to go back to the pet store because you irresponsibly snuck another mouth to feed into the house, despite not having the means to feed that mouth. Your parents may think snakes can eat rabbit food, who knows. I seriously doubt if they are ok with 3 snakes in the house, a 4th would make them want to just starve the whole lot to punish *you*. Doesn't add up.

Second, if you think your parents are pissed for sneaking another snake home, imagine how pissed they will be to find rodents (plural!) in their home? Have you ever even bred rodents before? Probably not, so again, you would be taking on much more responsibility than you are capable of handling, and at the expense of losing what trust you have left with your parents.

Third, you need to realize that the problem in this situation is not your parents. It's you. Your parents were fine with their kid keeping three snakes in their home, which is more than I can say for many grown adult roommates. Judging by your post, you don't drive which means you're either too young or too broke (or maybe disabled?), in which case you owe the care of your pets to your parents, who give you the funding for their food. The deal was that you uphold a simple rule: no more pets (and for a teenager, 3 snakes is PLENTY, so that's not outrageous). You broke that rule, so now you must suffer the consequences. Don't be dramatic and make it seem like your parents are snatching knots in the snakes' necks. If you need to get off your hiney and go buy food for the animals you took into your possession, get walking.

Fourth, for the love of God, you've already posted your full name here (if that's even your name. I'm really hoping you're just a troll), please don't open yourself up to criminal activity by also publishing your city and state. I would maybe take PM inquiries if folks in your area can help you out, but if my kid went to a forum to try to accuse me of animal neglect because he broke one of my rules, and then published his full name and city and state, you would have a lot more than snakes to worry about.

Ahem. Just sayin'. Good luck, and please don't continue to subject any more innocent animals to this situation.[/QUOTE/]

well ill I am very appreciative of your somehwere kind words my anaimals are fine. I have resolved the problem and just fed my animals today! My animals have never gone more than a week without being offered food, I can't say they always take it but I was NOT accusing my parents of neglect. I am completely capable of taking care of my animals and am fully aware of the danger of what I have done. I am extremely sorry for the miscommunication, the original post was meant to come across as asking for a estimate of how long I have until I need to feed them again.

Well I'm glad everything is worked out now. :)

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Originally Posted by KillerofGods

You took the post too literally, sometimes you need to read what isn't said on the internet to get a persons proper tone. I post on the Blizzard gaming forums and deal with younger kids and a lot of people (adults included) can phrase things pretty badly and mean an entirely different meaning.

For example:
How long can I watch them starve could easily mean... how long do I have to come up with a plan?

It could also be he was asking for help indirectly and just really worried about his snakes (after all being panicked about the welfare of your snakes might make you write incoherently.)

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This is exactly what I meant and why I don't text people. All I was saying was don't jump to conclusions until all the questions are answered. Second, it's been revealed by the OP that it was an after-fight lash post as well. Saying something like "how long do I have" in that seemingly horrifying way was more than likely a quickly thought out phrasing for, like the quoted poster said, "how long do I have for a plan".

Sorry.. but, "I just want to know how long I have to enjoy them until they pass away" does not in any way imply the poster wanted to know how long they had to figure out a plan. Nope..

Regardless, glad things worked out for you.

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Originally Posted by Fraido

Sorry.. but, "I just want to know how long I have to enjoy them until they pass away" does not in any way imply the poster wanted to know how long they had to figure out a plan. Nope..

Regardless, glad things worked out for you.

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Not sure what kind of person you think I am but if I didn't have any plans of trying to help them I wouldn't be in a forum asking for help.

Did I say you didn't? No. I am saying that THIS exact sentence, "I just want to know how long I have to enjoy them until they pass away," does NOT imply you were looking for help. It was pretty straightforward, and had you had left the post at that, the only thing it tells anyone is that you had zero intentions of doing anything except enjoying them while you wait for them to die.

Also, that wasn't even directed at you it was directed at the debate going on regarding your original post's meaning. So yeah, I'll say it again, glad things worked out for you.

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Originally Posted by Joshuaderetich

Not sure what kind of person you think I am but if I didn't have any plans of trying to help them I wouldn't be in a forum asking for help.

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Looking at your original post you did not come off as someone looking for help. You came off as a kid mad at his parents when you were scolded for going behind their back and getting another snake. You came on a snake forum looking for sympathy and attention, for example telling everyone you were crying as you were writing the post. I'm guessing the conversation didn't go as you had planned. If you were truly only looking for advice your post would have looked a lot different and replied to as such.