TOTALLY GEEKED!

She needs to tell her daughter. Perhaps the snake can go stay with friends while she is there.

lilyofcourse wrote:

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Stay in a hotel.

Geez. It ain't rocket surgery!

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 That's not going to solve the problem unless she doesn't go over there at all.

Well I hate snakes, but if they are in their habitats, I can deal.

I avoid that section of the pet store.

But again, figure it out.

I bet if she stays at a hotel, the kids would LOVE to come spend a day swimming. Sans snake.

lilyofcourse wrote:

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Well I hate snakes, but if they are in their habitats, I can deal.

I avoid that section of the pet store.

But again, figure it out.

I bet if she stays at a hotel, the kids would LOVE to come spend a day swimming. Sans snake.

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 Well, yes.  And we often stayed in hotels when visiting my sis.  Then her daughter and our kids got to spend the day at the hotel pool.  It was a lot of fun.  But you have to understand that someone who has a severe fear of snakes ins't going to relax and just suck it up.  And, I think the advice to go get medicated was wrong as well.  How about put someone else's needs above your own?

Who cares what the advice is the 'other way around"? I would do that for my mother. If you wouldn't give that same consideration to her, then I dont' know what to tell ya.

lilyofcourse wrote:

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Because the same advice fits both situations.

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 No.  Actually it doesn't.  There are considerations you give to elders Lilly.  The Bible says "do not despise thy mother when she is old" and so forth.  There are a lot of things that apply one way from parent to child and a different way from child to parent.

 

Is there any situation you would consider putting yourself out for and considering their needs over the "my house, my rules" type attitude?

Well, if that's how you choose to operate in life, then have it. My mother is more important to me than a pet snake, and i would want to make sure she is comfortable in my own home.

Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:

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lilyofcourse wrote:

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Because the same advice fits both situations.

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 No.  Actually it doesn't.  There are considerations you give to elders Lilly.  The Bible says "do not despise thy mother when she is old" and so forth.  There are a lot of things that apply one way from parent to child and a different way from child to parent.

 

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 Exactly.  

I know some folks where being in the same house with a snake, regardless of whether it is locked up tightly, would never be enough for them. One friend described an incident where she screamed bloody murder running out of the house and left quaking and shuddering in her car parked on the street. And this was just being told there was a snake in its abode in an upstairs bedroom.

A hotel room is great, if you can afford it, but I would not be surprised if this was simply not enough for grandma.

Where in Canada?
Hell, I'll take the damn snake. I like snakes.
Wusses.

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weltschmerz wrote:

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Where in Canada?
Hell, I'll take the damn snake. I like snakes.
Wusses.

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Wanna see my shocked face?  Two times in the same day, I get to type, "birds of a feather"... 

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What are you babbling about?

Two times what in the same day?

Does anyone want to hamster sit for me?

Hamsters are iffy.
Sushi the Destroyer would try to kill it.

Not signing up for either snake or hamster sitting. Hate em both. But as long as they're in their cages I'm fine. Don't ask me to hold them though. And please don't bring it out and shove it in my face and tell me how cute it is.

I still want a Chilean Rose tarantula, but it wouldn't be safe here.

Me me me. That's all anyone is about now. Sometimes you defer to people you love. I know what an odd concept.

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Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:

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lilyofcourse wrote:

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Because the same advice fits both situations.

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 No.  Actually it doesn't.  There are considerations you give to elders Lilly.  The Bible says "do not despise thy mother when she is old" and so forth.  There are a lot of things that apply one way from parent to child and a different way from child to parent.

 

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 I don't really understand this thinking. Why doesn't a parent have to be considerate of their grown child's feelings? I'm not talking about a 90 year old parent with dementia, I mean like a 75 year old parent who still has their brain function, etc.

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 My mother is 67. And DEATHLY afraid of cats. She always has been. So when she comes over, I put my cats upstairs. I care far more for my family than i do animals. People take precedent over animals. Every single time.

Ohfour wrote:

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sweet tooth wrote:

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Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:

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lilyofcourse wrote:

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Because the same advice fits both situations.

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 No.  Actually it doesn't.  There are considerations you give to elders Lilly.  The Bible says "do not despise thy mother when she is old" and so forth.  There are a lot of things that apply one way from parent to child and a different way from child to parent.

 

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 I don't really understand this thinking. Why doesn't a parent have to be considerate of their grown child's feelings? I'm not talking about a 90 year old parent with dementia, I mean like a 75 year old parent who still has their brain function, etc.

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 My mother is 67. And DEATHLY afraid of cats. She always has been. So when she comes over, I put my cats upstairs. I care far more for my family than i do animals. People take precedent over animals. Every single time.

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 I know,  I agree that people come before animals. What I was asking was, why shouldn't parents of adult children have the same consideration for their kids feelings as the kid is supposed to have for the parent?  It sounds like Lady Gaga is saying that an adult child should put a pet in another room for their parent (which I agree they should), but a parent doesn't have to do the same for their adult child. Why not???

 

sweet tooth wrote:

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Ohfour wrote:

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sweet tooth wrote:

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Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:

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lilyofcourse wrote:

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Because the same advice fits both situations.

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 No.  Actually it doesn't.  There are considerations you give to elders Lilly.  The Bible says "do not despise thy mother when she is old" and so forth.  There are a lot of things that apply one way from parent to child and a different way from child to parent.

 

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 I don't really understand this thinking. Why doesn't a parent have to be considerate of their grown child's feelings? I'm not talking about a 90 year old parent with dementia, I mean like a 75 year old parent who still has their brain function, etc.

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 My mother is 67. And DEATHLY afraid of cats. She always has been. So when she comes over, I put my cats upstairs. I care far more for my family than i do animals. People take precedent over animals. Every single time.

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 I know,  I agree that people come before animals. What I was asking was, why shouldn't parents of adult children have the same consideration for their kids feelings as the kid is supposed to have for the parent?  It sounds like Lady Gaga is saying that an adult child should put a pet in another room for their parent (which I agree they should), but a parent doesn't have to do the same for their adult child. Why not???

 

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 That actually IS not what I said at all.   However there are times where things flow in one direction and not the other and vice versa.  There are times you accomodate or not.  It depends on the situation.  In this situation, i really don't see why sending a snake off packing for a couple of days for your own mother is a big deal.