My small rant...

[drewlowe]

Today like most days i went out and did some shopping, but this time for my herps food (insects). I breed mealies for some of my guys as most of you know it's cheaper that way when you have more herps.

So i'm there in the isle where the oats are and i'm getting what i need, 8 of the big containers. as i'm getting what i need i'm met with some strange looks from the people near me. I felt like saying "i like oats got a problem", But i didn't i just keep on shopping (cause i'm pretty used to the strange looks i get by now). I finish my shopping picking up a few more things for the meally bins. Then some great spotting by me, YEAH baby food on sale (even though i don't have kids, but my cresties need it). So i picked up about 20 more jars of baby food.

I get up to the register and great an old couple in front of me, nothing against old people i just know they aren't afraid to ask anything, so i'm thinking what kind of questions are they going to fire away at me. As i'm prepairing myself for the questions, here goes the lady with her questions. As i answer her questions all i get from her, her husband, and the checker are blank stares and looks of disbelif. Then the lady had the nerve of asking, "What is a pretty girl like yourself keeping "THOSE" kind of disgusting creatures"?.......... UGGGG it took alot not to get pissed off and just be like WTF. I didn't i stayed calm and just simply answered "because i like them and i don't hurt anyone with the animals i choose to keep as pets". Do you have to have a certain "look" to be interested in and keep herps or is it because i don't look scary enough in her mind to keep these "highly" disgusting creatures.

Then the next question that bothered me was "Why would you willinly bring in nasty insects to your house"? I just answered her as nice as can be "at least in know where the NASTY insects are and they're not running around free in my house."

99.9% of times i just let it roll off and just see it as ingnorance, but damn it still gets to me sometimes. Why do people have to criticise me for the animals i choose to keep, specially if they don't know me and will NEVER ever be at my house to see them. Why dont' they just keep there mouths shut if they don't like it.

Sorry for the rant it just got to me today, maybe it's just been a long week and i'm irritated.

Jamie