Wish me Good Luck with my Parents - Page 4

CK SandBoas · 12-08-11, 11:23 PM

I truly hope you get the snake that you want, be it the Ball or the Garter Snake.

I'll keep my fingers and toes crossed for ya!

GarterPython · 12-09-11, 04:51 PM

Thank you every body. Today I am getting my birthday present so hopfully its what I want.

alessia55 · 12-09-11, 04:58 PM

Keep us posted!!

GarterPython · 12-09-11, 05:01 PM

I will keep u guys posted and I will be opening my present as soon as my dad gets hope which is around 5 o'clock Albertan time.

GarterPython · 12-09-11, 06:38 PM

I am aperantly not werthy of a snake.

I got a dumb phone and it isnt even the one I wanted. BOOOOOOO. I am really depressed and my sister even asked her if she was getting a snake or stuff for a tank for my birthday or for christmas and my parents said I am never getting a snake. I had really believed that they were going to get me one. Its like them taking a marker and righting YOUR NOT GOOD ENOUGH FOR US on my forehead because my sister got my od phone which she wasnt supposed to get for 2 more years and they got my sister a hamster that my parents siad they would never get her.

GarterPython · 12-09-11, 06:39 PM

I am sorry if I sound spoiled but I was really looking foward to a snake.

alessia55 · 12-09-11, 06:44 PM

Aw molson sorry to hear that

That's quite disappointing, I get that. Listen- it's not forever though. When I was younger I really wanted a snake for the first time and my mom said NO because she's super religious and associates snakes with evil. Eventually though, despite hearing her tell me NO NO NO for years, when I was 15 she finally got on board and I got my first snake (a baby corn snake). She had two priests come bless the house (lol). And now she loves my two ball pythons that I have. It's all about time, patience, and persistence. You'll get one some day. Even if it means waiting a little longer than you originally hoped to. You might not get one for your birthday or Christmas, but you might get one once you get High Honors with Distinctions next year. In the meantime, find out who around you has snakes and get involved with those. They'll come around if you don't back down and do it nicely. Chin up, molson! Enjoy your 16th birthday

(and hey, getting a phone is pretty cool too!!)

GarterPython · 12-09-11, 07:15 PM

Thank you I really needed that to help me with my confidense. It just seems ike so long that I have been trying for one and now I feel like its the year. I am happy about the phone and my friend does have a snake so I will help.

**millertime89** · 12-09-11, 07:26 PM

keep your chin up man, you'll get one some day. In the mean time try and find a zoo and get a job working with reptiles or something similar. Maybe if you buy your own you're parents won't say no.

Wolfus_305 · 12-09-11, 10:01 PM

Aww, so sorry to hear that. Don't worry about it for too long, I'm sure it'll work out in the end and before you know it you'll have a snake. My boyfriends parents (i've been dating him almost three years) have never been over to my house because they are very religious and don't like wolfus (my BP). oh well, in time, in time.

This will at least give you time to do some more research in your spare time (while keeping your school marks up) and figure out what kind of snake is the perfect match for you so that when you are able to get one you will have no regrets

EasternGirl · 12-09-11, 10:51 PM

I have a garter named Hermes...lol. Garters can be pretty small depending on the subspecies...males are the smallest. Some females can get up to 3 feet. My eastern male is only a foot and a half at a year old. My female eastern is 2 and a half feet and many eastern females are 3 feet. If you go with a male eastern garter, I would say chances of the snake growing to over three feet are very slim. One argument for your parents could be that most garter snakes are very friendly. There are only a couple of subspecies of garters that are aggressive...people automatically think that lizards are not aggressive and that is not necessarily true. I am not saying that all lizards are. Many lizards are perfectly friendly...but they can be aggressive too. So...if your parents are telling you to get a lizard because they think that snakes are mean..for example, and lizards are perfectly docile...that is not necessarily always the case. Someday you will get your snake...don't give up!

EasternGirl · 12-09-11, 10:57 PM

Oh...I just read back and realized you already got the lizard...sorry guess my post is a little late! Well...keep working on your parents and you will get that snake someday! Don't give up hope!!!

GarterPython · 12-09-11, 11:34 PM

Thank You EVERYBODY.

jarich · 12-10-11, 01:23 AM

I was just thinking, what about volunteering at a animal shelter? There is a place in Edmonton called the Reptile and Amphibian Society. You can find their website here...

Edmonton Reptile & Amphibian Society

And they also have numerous snakes for adoption there too; some really cool ones! Maybe if your parents see how responsible you are by volunteering, then maybe they will let you bring one home. You never know...

ZARADOZIA · 12-10-11, 03:49 AM

I'm sorry to hear this. But don't let a set back ruin your day/week/month ets. Think of it this way, tht gives you two more years to study, learn as much as you can, save up, etc because when you are 18, you will be old enough to decide if YOU are going to buy one or not.

My son wants a turtle (also 16) and I told him no. I told him no because in 2 years he is going to be in college, no pets allowed, and I am not going to be stuck caring for it. I think turtles are cute, I enjoy looking at them, but I do not have enough of an affinity for them to care for them long term. Plus, it's a big responsibility because it will outlive me and I will have to make sure that he has a good home after I die. The agreement I made with my son was that he could only get a pet that I approve of because I am going to be stuck caring for it while he is in college.

After he is grown, has his own house, job, etc, he can get any animal his little heart desires. Right now, we are paying all the feeding/housing bills since he is not allowed to work, and I just don't want that responsibility. Don't be too upset with your parents, they may be thinking like I am and just have not thought to explain to you their reasons of why.

But after you finish college, move out, and are self-supporting, there isn't any reason you can't get your own. And by then you will be able to pick any snake you want, plus have had tons of time to really research it, learn everything there is, and be able to make the decision on what kind will better suit your lifestyle.