Holiday trouble with my family :/ Snake related

[BrandiR]

Thanks everyone,

My dad responded to my email and seems a little more relaxed about it. He just said he doesn't want to hear about it which is fine with me.

I still need to talk to my mother at some point. Her birthday is coming up at the end of this month... I'd like to get her something but I have no idea what :/

Let me start by saying, "HOLY CRAP!" She "caught" you owning unconventional pets, not running an escort service, dang! Anyway...

I get the impression that you and your mother are just very different people, neither one of you bad, just different. Maybe for her birthday you could offer her a "Let's Get to Know Each Other Day". When you have another opportunity to visit her, just the two of you spend a day doing what she likes. You got get your hair done, your nails, let a stranger rub your feet, which I wouldn't do in a million years, but I digress...

During this time, you don't talk about reptiles in any way, shape, or form. Well, unless mom spots a snakeskin clutch that she just can't live without. (Simmer down, folks, that was a joke). You spend the entire day indulging your mother in whatever it is that makes her happy.

In return, you ask her to sit down at the computer with you for however long and you walk her through all of the reptile related things that make you happy. Maybe you could ask her to accompany you to a couple of pet stores and actually look at the snakes. You're bound to see some less than stellar care and you can talk to your mom about what is wrong with it, how it should be, and why. Who knows? At the end of the day, maybe she'll come to understand why you care about stupid snakes. And maybe you'll learn things about her that you never knew.