Bravo on keeping your temper (or at least making a valient effort!) I have to do the same thing when my dad goes off about big snakes needing to be in the wild and that it's the same as keeping tigers...most people don't even think about the conservation issues because, really, unless you're IN the hobby, how often will you hear about the good sides of it? All "outsiders" hear about is how some moron let his Burm go because it "got too big" and the animal control people hunt it down, or some "evil" snake biting its obviously neglectful owner; just like so many things, it all comes down to improvment of our image. Anyway, sorry to rant, hopefully you two will be able to build a more amicable relationship.