Ugh parents...

[mommanessy247]

carlene16, i feel for ya i really do...& i totally understand your frustration. i told my dad a little bit ago that i wanted a snake for a pet & his response was, quote -
" no no no you dont need a snake. they're disgusting, creepy, weird lookin' things. dont get a snake, get a lizard." unquote.
im almost 30 & that stung quite a bit. but you know what? im an adult & i have the power to do what i please, when i please (within the law of course) & there aint a danged thing he can do to change that, plus it helps that i live 3000 miles away from him so, yeah.

also, my fiancee doesnt like snakes either & definitley is opposed to me getting 1 snake & when i told him i wanted 3...possibly 4, he about shot threw our roof!
he's trying to tell me im only allowed to get 1 & i just tell him like it is, which usually goes somegthing like this-
" i want 3 ball pythons & MAYBE a nicaraguan boa & there aint a darned thing YOU can do about it so dont tell me no!"
when i want something, im like a pit bull on a t-bone steak. ya aint getting it away from me lest you be hurt tryin', lol... im kind of a "b-word" sometimes but you know what? i have my heart set on those 3 maybe 4 snakes.
it's not like i'm gonna ask him to do anything for them. i plan on being their sole caregiver unless my daughter wants to help with their daily care. i plan on being the one to do everything required to keep them healthy. the only thing he'll have to do is drive me to pick them up & drive me & them to the vet (should they ever need to go). thats all i'd ask of him when it comes to the snakes, thats it.
he's just trying to pull the "controlling man-card" on me but i keep growin' the bigger set of balls.

ok sorry for my rant, lol.

[iCandiExotics]

My dad supports my hobby ; My mom doesn't. Its just they were not brought up to like reptiles ; rodents etc. Aha only dogs ; cats ; birds etc. Trust within 100 years a reptile will be like a bird in the fact thats how much they'll be wanted.

-Daniel

[het.pied]

I just told my mom how I want to go to this reptile expo about 2 hours away and she FLIPPED out telling me that I have stupid interests and that she'd be embarrassed to tell people that I went to something "as stupid as that". I'm just pretty upset that my parents don't care about my interest in snakes. Do any of you ever have problems with your parents and keeping reptiles?

i didn't read the thread but I'm going to just throw this out there... may be that time of month!

[BallsUnlimited]

Cant say i have a problem bringing any animal home. As long as i pay for everything and nothing in the house gets wrecked its fine by my mother. I keep everything spot less so theres no odors and the rats are outback in the garage.

[twan]

Good luck with your folks I'm 26 and my family hates the fact I love snakes but my girl and kids love them to that's all that matters.

[Oxylepy]

i didn't read the thread but I'm going to just throw this out there... may be that time of month!

I'll restate what I did before: Forget it being that time of the month, it's much more likely she is going through Menopause with that kind of drastic reaction.

[Carlene16]

Thanks for supporting my rant about my parents everyone =] I think maybe my mom is going through menopause.. aha I actually get to go to the reptile expo tomorrow... I am so excited! I'm going to take soooo many pictures! I hope that maybe someday my parents will understand my love for all animals (especially reptiles) And even if they don't that's fine too. I just can't wait till I have my own place and I can have a room full of snakes. And I know when I have kids myself they will be allowed to love all animals too.

[dc4teg]

Thanks for supporting my rant about my parents everyone =] I think maybe my mom is going through menopause.. aha I actually get to go to the reptile expo tomorrow... I am so excited! I'm going to take soooo many pictures! I hope that maybe someday my parents will understand my love for all animals (especially reptiles) And even if they don't that's fine too. I just can't wait till I have my own place and I can have a room full of snakes. And I know when I have kids myself they will be allowed to love all animals too.

quick question, how did you convince her.

If you wine and pleaded and cried, then that wasnt the right way to do it. You cant always get what you want. I'm not saying that you did, but I know people do that when they get the response that they dont want from their parents. I regret every time I did what it took till I got what I want. But I hope you actally talked to them and showed how mature you were. Like I said I'm not acusing, and happy for you, but if you were a "brat", shame on you. lol

[Oxylepy]

How to get a snake:

YouTube - Top Five Ways To Get Snakes: SnakeBytesTV

Lol.

[Carlene16]

I never beg and cry and act like a brat That's my brother you described hahah. But really no I just sat my mom down after work tonight and told her how much it would really mean to me if she would let me go to the reptile expo. I told her that caring for and having reptiles is something that really does make me happy. She said she doesn't understand one bit how I could love a snake but she said if it makes me happy then sure I could go. I know when I come home tomorrow I'll be wanting to tell her how awesome it was, but she'd probably just roll her eyes hahah. I'm really happy she's letting me go though!