Nobody told me!

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... I had hints, I had advice, I had cautions, but nobody told me how
owning birds would completely take over my life.

Nobody told me I'd become a bird shop junky, standing at the checkout counter in bliss until half way home and then wondering just how long it would be before the Visa bill came in.

Nobody told me my husband would say, "I think you ought to stay away
from the bird shop. You seem to have lost all control". Hmmmm ... Me?
How did this happen?

Nobody told me when I saw a particular cage for £595.00 I might think "Wow, that IS a good deal." Or when someone mentioned a £1,000 cage I could see the reason some people might need a cage like that.

Nobody told me that I would be up at 7:00am on Sunday morning peeling
carrots and apples cook into a mash.

Nobody told me I wouldn't mind when feeding that mash to my bird he
would shake his head with that mixture flying in every direction, on
to my carpet, on to my clothes, on to my face.

Nobody told me how much money I would spend on food, how much of it I
would buy and just how little my birds would like any of it.

Nobody mentioned that once you own birds you need an extra freezer in the garage.

Nobody told me I would be on the computer at all hours talking and
reading about birds.

Nobody told me I would make friends I will never see and that I would
worry about them and theirs as if family.

Nobody told me I would check my son's toybox for old or damaged toys
to the birds.

Nobody told me I would do two extra loads of laundry a week with bird
towels and sheets.

Nobody told me every morning I would put a sheet over my covers, litter my bed with weird wooden things, stuffed animals, leather pieces, apple slices and peanuts.

Nobody told me just how much he would squawk.

Nobody told me I would come to hear differences in the tone and
shrillness.

Nobody could have known that my husband would say, "So he squawks.
It is less and less."

Nobody told me I could play with him like I do. That he would chase me and I would chase him. That he would be just as exuberant as a puppy.

Nobody told me my husband would rather snuggle with the bird in the
morning than make his breakfast.

Nobody told me my husband would make an extra slice of toast to share
with the birds.

Nobody could have convinced me that this same husband would agree to
shower with the birds and then without urging, could be heard to play peek-a-boo while drying off.

Nobody told me how much I would sing out loud.

Nobody could have guessed those songs would be golden oldies like "You Are My Sunshine" or songs from musicals.

Nobody told me how excited I would get to come home after six hours and see seed thrown all over the place. Yea! He ate while I was gone.

Nobody told me that I would not resent vacuuming twice a day to clean up the mess he made while eating alone.

Nobody told me how my heart would tighten when I got home today after
being gone for six hours and took my squawking baby out.

Nobody told me how I would feel when sooo tired I put out a sheet on
the floor, put toys all over, grabbed a pillow for me, lay down and my birdy only wanted to snuggle with me.

Nobody told me how a bird can be my guardian angel on my pillow
while I am sick.

Nobody told me how it would feel to have a little bird body across your chest and neck, little head on your cheek. I was not told how soft his kisses would be or how warm his face was as he fell asleep on my cheek cooing softly.

Nobody told me how long I would lay there awake so he could sleep.

Everybody told me I would love him.

Nobody could tell me how much.

This is a crossover from another board.
 
That was beautifull! A true parront! Guess its true when being on the Net you meet many great people but never get to see them and visit them face to face! But as long as something like this brought all parrot lovers together what more could one ask for?

Great poem, its really great knowing you guys on here, im really enjoying all our chats even if we will never meet in person!:o
 
Great poem, its really great knowing you guys on here, im really enjoying all our chats even if we will never meet in person!:o

And I'm sure that I speak for everyone on here, its great to have you here to join in all the fun we will have. I know I enjoy hearing from everyone, we have a GREAT group of family here and hope we will soon get more.
 
It is true. I often think what are you all up to when i am working. I never thought i would be the type of person to get involved in a forum but i am sure glad i did.:D :D
 
Fantastic way to introduce yourselves WELCOME !!!!
Waking up (at 4.30am) talking to Mishka (African Grey) playing and then feeding her, NEXT STEP YIPE Parrot Forum.
Look so forward to hearing everyone's news, feedbacks etc.
Have made great friends right here (some whom I will eventually meet, living here in South Africa), others probably not. BUT We can all be PARROT LOVERS LoL
Take care
 
I look forward to that day Ant.... :) :)
 
I'm not making the connection to how owning a bird would require having another freezer located in a garage.
 
Love your poem and it is so true. Nobody told me I would be talking to strangers (not on the forum) I meet in stores about my bird. They look at me like I just got out of the looney bin. Can anyone tell me what the distinctions between junior member, moderator, senior member are here on the forum? It am guessing it has to do with how long you have been a member.
 
Member categories are by number of posts:
Junior Member: 0-14
Member: 15-99
Senior Member: 100+

Moderators are selected to keep things in order and keep spammers at bay and have some privileges to do so including being able to delete offensive or inappropriate posts and give infractions to troublemakers. Administrators have extensive access to the workings of the forum, they can ban members, IP addresses, edit or delete posts and threads, rearrange posts and threads, and various other options. "Super moderators" and some other levels exist which are intermediate between moderator and administrator.
 
Nobody told me either! LOL! As I'm sure many of you know by now...We originally got Tumbala for my husband but he had other ideas and now he's my bird. He just uses my husband as transportation to get to me. But before we got him I knew nothing about birds and didn't really see how you could cuddle with a bird. But when he rubs his beak on my face or preens my hair I think that I just couldn't possibly love him anymore then I do right now. I have a new appreciation for birds...I even find myself looking at the little birds hanging out in Grocery store parking lots trying to find some scraps wishing I could feed them and give them a warm place to hang out (it's getting cold here in Michigan). I have even started trowing crackers in safe areas for them (I worry about them in parking spaces). My friends all laugh and shake their heads at me because the bird has taken over my world! They think I'm crazy! I don't know anyone that owns a bird so nobody understand. Except you guys. I'm glad I found this group! :D
 

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