Parents think snakes are evil (I want a bp?)

[Lizardlicks]

@OP: Sorry about all the derails kiddo. You did the right thing, stuck to your guns, and demonstrated a lot of knowledge and initiative. It paid off now, and it will pay off again in the future. Congrats on your future pet!

@serpenttongues: I am sorry I snapped. The name calling was inappropriate. From the wording of your initial post, it sounded as though you got some sort of enjoyment from your mom's discomfort, and I don't hold well to people who would treat another human being that way. I still do not approve of your method, and am even more disappointed that you thought this was good advice to pass on to a young person.

Advice: go hug your mom, tell her you love her, tell her that you're sorry about having gone against her wishes when you brought the first snake home when you were younger and more belligerent, but that you sincerely appreciate her continued support of you and your hobby, despite her discomfort.

@Boomerang: When a grown person is advocating bad behavior, and encouraging a kid to take a course of action that could well endanger an animal, and permanently damage the trust between parent and child, then has the gall to call it "responsible," yeah, I get mad. When the person makes a reply talking about how funny they think it is when someone they should care about screams in fear and runs away from them, yeah, I get mad. Contrary to what you came into this place under the impression under, we're people. With emotions. From the tone of one of your other posts, you seem to have a problem with that.

If people reacting negatively to out right terrible advice or behavior is gonna be hard for you to deal with, maybe go hang out with some robots for a while. Now are we done derailing this thread?