A lot of them seem to be made by the kids for attention. I don't really think parents would care if their I kid got a petition signed. But it is possible it has happened and its honestly sad
Im so tired of people wanting possums and raccoons, some just plucking them off the streets. Please, we know they're cute and meme-y, but theyre both intelligent animals who have different care requirements than the typical cat or dog. They have different minds and behaviors. Like one dude I met had a Raccoon and said he fed him Froot Loops like I-
Coming from a farmers perspective: they're dangerous as well. ESPECIALLY when picked up off the side of the road. Sure, they're very cute and cuddly and are quirky, unique, and fun to train. But they're still wild animals. They haven't been domesticated over hundreds of years like cats or dogs. One of my friends picked up a possum as a pet, despite owning multiple cats, and kept them all outside together. The fucking possum ATE HIS CATS and he refused to acknowledge that this wild animal was seeing prey and eating it, because the possum ate cat food and wasn't human aggressive. They aren't pets, not unless you're extremely highly trained and are willing to set aside your life to care for them. They're still wild animals.
Really! Also if you want a very difficult exotic pet, like a raccoon, wait until you moved out and have your own space. Unless your parents are all in and have more then enough money, the animal (and probably you too) is going to suffer.
@Pigeonsandpoultry we 'fostered' a handful of baby opossums once, after shooting an adult that had ransacked our chicken coop. The possum was a mom, found babies in the pouch, couldn't leave them there and took them in until we could drop them off at a rescue site. From our limited knowledge, they seemed pretty easy to care for, if you treated them like kittens. Then again, they were tiny babies and it was mostly my mom doing the work while my sister and I cooed at how tiny they were, lol. I can't imagine having one as an adult. They'd get so challenging so quickly. Adorable nightmares, for sure, but definitely nightmares
I have a feeling that the duck petitions kept specifying "two ducks" because ducks are incredibly social creatures that need to be with others of their own kind to be happy. That being said, no matter how educated a kid is on a certain creature, if their guardian doesn't approve if it then they need to just wait until they can move out on their own and get as many uncommon pets as they want, as far away as that day may seem to a kid. (Also, as someone who's a cat person, I question how that person thought that the conflict between their two cats would be alleviated by adding another kitten into the mix? Unless they're kittens that are still socializing, cats don't NEED to play with another cat. You can just play with it more frequently yourself. Stop projecting your own human feelings onto your cat!)
Lol yeah those cats are in for a NASTY surprise. They're already stressed and then this person brings in little Mad Max to the mix. They need more space to have their own resources without competition, not less.
Also ducklings are messy af, I rescued two of them until they grew up and thank god I did cuz that made me immune to actually wanting to bring ducklings home
@@veledwin1 I know right??? People who want ducks clearly don't know how messy they are. In my honest opinion, they're just the worse version of chickens in every way..
I can't believe they started a petition to get an animal? If they can't there's probably a reason. It's kinda like how terrible starting a go fund me for an animal.
Teens and kids don’t think that far 🤣. I bet ya it’s a young teen that doesn’t understand what it takes to care for a pet. Parents typically have reasons. Not enough money, or time or resources.
Yeesh, I'm barely even a teenager and even I have the common sense to not get an animal unless I'm 100% sure I can go above and beyond to give it a good life. People can be so dumb
the "tell your kids they'll get what they want as long as they complete an impossible task" is a solid con. Your kids will grow up hating you, but at least you won't need to have an honest conversation
The reason people want 2 ducks is ducks are very social and if they don't have a bud they can be sad. Ive had 2 before and as soon as you take 1 away from another they freak out
This. That kid will regret having a bird and clearly didn't do his proper research. Although they're my favorite of all animals, parrots are make horrible horrible pets for most people.
I always hated it when my dad would tell me "maybe" or "we'll see" instead of a straight-up "no." He could have said "no" now and changed his mind later, and then I would be so happy and surprised. If it's a "no" and he didn't change his mind, then I would not be disappointed or anything when he kept his word. He almost never ended up doing something when he said "maybe." It really pissed me off when I was a kid. As an adult, I have just never asked him for anything that involves any level of commitment beyond the current moment.
i feel this. my dad has said he'd have to see what my mom thought about allowing a cat in the house i rent from him, but only after mom said she was fine with it did he come back and tell me no. don't know why it's hard to commit to something right away if he's already so against it
@@asioats that is rough. and such an ass move by your dad. Maybe he just didn't want to "be the bad guy" and he didn't talk to your mom about what he would have said. But then when he refuses after the fact, it makes him seem worse. [rant below, proceed at your own risk] for what it is worth, my dad is just unreliable for certain things. I lived with him for about a year when I hit hard times and he said I could live with him rent-free while I got back on my feet. Then the month I am moving out, have all of my move-in fees and money for furniture and everything saved up, he needs to "borrow" money. I would not have been so angered by him not paying me back if he had not sat there and sounded like he was so sincere and so broken over having to ask his own son for a loan to pay his rent. Luckily for him, and me, I had enough saved up that the money was not a huge dent to my budget. It was only like $1300 or something like that. He never once spoke of the loan after that day, except once when I pressed him about it and he said he would pay as he could over the next few months. He could have just told me straight-up that he could not afford it and just apologized. What I wanted more than anything was an apology, to be honest. But that was 6 years ago, so I can't really go and ask him about it now. After that debacle, I did not give him an opportunity to further disappoint me. When I was a kid it was just simple stuff like "can we go to the movies next weekend?" and the "we'll see" turned into "the movie we wanted to see is tomorrow, are we going?" and he would just seemingly get angry and say he never said that we would, so we can't complain about it. And we never did complain, at least after some point. We kept trying, though, my brothers and I. Because we figured maybe one day he would change. Kids give so much to their parents, just trying to get praise and recognition, and they admire their parents so much. I thought he was the perfect father, growing up. My dad is a nice guy, don't get me wrong. Not a horrible father to his youngest child, who was born when I was nearly 18 and already didn't live with him. I think he matured a lot as he has gotten older. I still am going to try to be a better parent than he was to my brothers and I. My number one requirement for parenthood is financial stability, and I have the privilege of being able to choose when I have kids (I am gay). So much trauma from my early childhood came from being poor and from my father being emotionally immature. I have a ways to go still on both of those fronts, but every day we learn and grow.
I think this parenting style leads to people growing up to think that the word "maybe" is just a condescending version of the word "no". I can't say the word "maybe" around my husband when I genuinely need time to think about something; it's like it triggers his PTSD from when his parents would do that to him.
The only bird owner I've ever known in-person was an abusive asshole who slammed doors, hit walls, and yelled at people. Haha. I know a lot of people who own birds are wonderful people, it's so hard for me to get over the association from that bad person though. :(
I have a bird, and there are SO MANY cons, but there are also SO MANY pros. But, if this person thinks theres no cons then they deff won't take good care of the bird. (Cleaning, Vet Bills, Outside of Cage Time, theres so many things that could be cons.)
I remember there was a petition started by some students in my county to cancel school on Halloween last year. Didn't work idk why people thought it would actually work.
The thing with these are, when I have kids and if they did something like that, no. They definitely could not have the animal. I had pets growing up, yes. But it took time. My parents wanted me to research and know everything about that animal. I also had to pay for a lot of the stuff for it. I mostly had fish and a hamster at one point. But when parents say no about an animal they often are not just being mean. There is time, and money that go into animals. I spent over $500 for medical bills on my senior cat this year. That isn’t counting stuff for my other cat, food, litter, toys and all that. I also have a ball python. I’ve spent over $100 on him for food plus extra For all of his stuff. And if he ever needs to see a vet that isn’t gonna be cheap. Kids, teens whomever don’t act upset or mean or rude when your parents say no to a pet. Ask to sit with them and ask why. There will be a reason and maybe you can talk it out. But if it’s still no, understand there are reasons.
Parents are just humans. They aren't always right, and they don't always have good reasons. ...which obviously isn't to say you can force them to buy a pet for their kid, but I don't think it's bad for kids to learn that "older" doesn't always mean "wiser" and it's actually okay to question things sometimes. A lot of the time, parents just project themselves onto their kids. They think that if they would have gotten bored of a pet after a few months, then surely their kid would too, and they don't want to put in the effort of actually enforcing the rule that the kid needs to continue being responsible for the animal when that "inevitably" happens. Proper animal care is a huge waste of money, so I'd say cost is a valid reason for a parent to refuse. However, much of the time, parents will have really silly reasons instead.
I think there is two sides with that. On one hand, yes, you are absolutely correct. There is a lot of responsibility going into a pet, especially so with a bird or a reptile since they are 100% reliant on you. It's important for the kid to know that and be responsible around the pet and whatever concerns it. On the other side pets can make an amazing way of learning this responsibility. I've watched my uncle and his wife get their two kids guinnea pigs as a way of educating them about what it means to take care of a living creature. When they were younger they got to know the fun parts of owning a pet and watched/learned how to take care of them by watching their parents and helping with the care. It's now up to them to care for them and their parents are just making sure everything is okay occasionally but the guinnea pigs are part of the family and playing and feeding time is always a family event lol. This approach of course takes a lot of time and energy from the parents side and I see why it's too much to care for a pet after an 8-5 shift of whatever job on top of taking care of your own kids but I think it can do a lot of good
Omg, I'm getting a tegu tomorrow, it's my first reptile and I've been studying for months. Talking to owners and researching, and seeing them say they researched seven different websites hurt me.
Yeah depending soleley on website research only is a horrible idea. Because you could wind up getting a misinformed site or list and have the wrong information
Yeah I tought just the same. Wow 7 websites. And I did research for my Cali King for more than 2 years.🤔 And I have one that's 6months now. And I have him since August 24 2020 born June 29 2020 a male and his name Ziggy. He's doing very well. And he's so cute and social. I handle him a lot. Not when he's eaten or in shed,..
Even love birds and parakeets can live from like 8-15 years or even more... birds aren’t easy first pets hah they also have a certain smell and need to be socialized
These videos make me glad I grew up studying and learning about various animals and in a family that had a lot of unique critters (a couple friends too) so I could care for them when I became a *financially* *responsible* *ADULT*
Thank you for making a vid on the kid wanting an axolotl. I made an alt reddit account just to yell at people for reposting it lol. Made me so mad because as an adult with an axolotl I know for a fact this kids are the going to care for it properly. I even struggle to do so.
Last year some kids at my school started a petition to make it so our final grades were only dependent on how many assignments we turned in and not how well we did on them (bc of switching to online for covid) and it actually worked bc they got 700 signatures which was like 80% of our schools students lmao the principle made the change to grading for that year
"I did research on SEVEN different websites" Kid: pulls up seven axolotl articles from the spruce pets Also me: If you can remember and count how many articles you read, you aren't ready
@@teofiloljubisavljevic7943 dude, wth? Insects are super cheap, and if you didn’t want to feed insects you could have at least tried to find another home for it!
i got on the wrong side of TH-cam and I was never able to make it back and I completely forgot how funny and how much u make me laugh Such calm humor man
I’m now glad my parents didn’t just let me get whatever animal I wanted because as a 13 year old I probably would have been overwhelmed if I had over 4 animals.
Two of the members of my school's anime club own anime body pillows. They're both adults though, so I'm assuming there's not much their parents could do about it
Honestly piercing your ears is likebthe least permanent fase you can go through. You cant erase tatoos, cant easily get rid of pets, or grow hair fast. Earring holes heal up
I got my ears pierced when I was little and it didn't destroy my life. I don't even remember the last time anyone has brought it up and I'm pretty sure the holes are filled up because I haven't worn earrings in probably over a decade.
The person that wanted a bird at the beginning looked like they had not done nearly enough research and they had no idea on what they where getting themselves into a bird is a big comitment some for a lifetime getting one ONLY to keep you company is not Ok
The bird literally owes you nothing. Them liking you isn’t a guarantee. Birds are so much work and even after years of being a bird parent I still do massive amounts of research. And size doesn’t matter when it comes care, small parrots are super demanding too.
I had a bird before he was a little budgie sadly he died recently but let me tell you THEY ARE LITTLE SCREAMING BABIES WITH ADDITUDE but I loved him so much rip
The second one that said cons : none , if I was thinking about signing (which I wouldn’t, just hypothetically)that would immediately be a turn off. If you cant find any cons you don’t need to be getting one. There is always pros and cons to everything.
Right so when I was little I was distraught at not being allowed a dog. I did presentation, research, financial projections etc. I never got a dog. However when I got good at horse riding and there was potential there to make money/accolades as a rider.... got me a whole horse!!! The way to convince parents to get you stuff is by tricking them into thinking there is a benefit to them (financial, status)
When I wanted ducks, my mom told me I had to ask our landlord, assuming he would definitely say no. I wrote a well researched and formatted persuasive letter to my lawyer landlord and he said yes 😩😩 So I got my ducks 😈
When are you gonna talk about the time animal control came to your house ? I'm soo intrigued 🤣 Also yes I agree with whoever said "im loving these non reptile related videos" more random reviews please 🤭👌🏼
i can see this as a good parenting strategy. This way the parents could make sure the kid is serious and, along with a lot research, it could take an otherwise impulsive buy to one that was more thought out which is better in the long run for the animal.
Aaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh! I’m way late but here’s my essay on that fricking bird petition. 1) There are a lot of cons. To name a few: -screaming -money (toys, pellets, fresh food, etc.) -you have to invest time to train them -Did I mention cost?! 2) birds aren’t a source of ‘company’, they are an animal 3) I have classmates that literally get budgies as a birthday present. This angers me. Because the kid who is actually willing to research for over a year is never getting done, but the kid with dumb parents get it immediately. Not to mention: they are in a stupidly small cage and are on a terrible diet and their wings are clipped and their not trained and the kid gets bored of them after like a week. Do you get my frustration? Cockatoos are literally the worst. Imagine having a toddler that screams, flies, and has a ridiculously powerful beak that can chomp your finger off. Good luck with your new friend! /s
I think that if your parents want you to make a petition, or if your parents want you to show your dedication, then there’s really nothing wrong with making a petition. Its like making a presentation or an essay (which I had to do, lol). The problem is that these kids aren’t displaying their knowledge in the description. I don’t know if any of those kids who want axolotl’s have what it takes to keep one-some might, some might not. A lot of parents are uneducated on pets, so a single petition probably wont change that, but if your parent is convinced by one (and you’re responsible) then all power to ya.
Friends of mine set up a list of daily tasks for their kids to complete (chores, homework, brushing teeth etc.) to earn points. If they had enough points, they could get a dog. Truth is, the parents just wanted a dog.
I convinced my parents to let me get a leopard gecko by writing a 2 page essay about everything they need and their lifestyle and how I would look after it. I'm very surprised how well it worked.
I have been researching for a couple years to get a tegu. I will never get an animal before I am prepared to give them everything they need. Including their adult setup.
I honestly hate when little kids beg and beg for an animal like a reptile that’s actually pretty hard to care for and then their parents impulse buy one for them... I overheard people impulse buying a red eared slider while we were at a PetSmart looking at dog toys and the employees were saying “It can live in a 10 gallon tank for its whole life” And I was slowly d y i n g inside.
I hate parents who promise their kids rewards if they obtain an unobtainable goal. I knew a kid whose parents did that to him. They told him he could get a donkey if he got an A in math. All it does is set the kid up for disappointment, and he'll hate himself for not being good enough. It's crappy parenting. Emotional torture. Just do the humane thing and say no.
I don't really understand how these are supposed to change anyone's mind. It's not like any of the valid or non valid reasons the parents have goes away if enough random people on the internet sign.
I'm getting a ball python in the summer and when I told my mom I wanted to get one she was so excited because she used to have snakes and she misses them so my snake is pretty much gonna be her snake
I want an adult goose. I caught one with a net, but my mom got angry when it destroyed a lamp and shat all over the kitchen. I need 10 likes so I can ask if I can keep it.
@@ItMeSinamenRoll No, just toss it in front of them. I learned that geese LOVE eating rice, and will even take it from your hand if you acquainted enough with them.
Not relative, but when we started person in school, and about 9 weeks into the semester we heard the AP teachers would start using proctorio. Proctorio is basically a proctored computer software used for scholastic testing which monitors whether someone’s cheating or not and locks the screen to not be able to log off. It’s able to locate eye movement, record your voice, and just stalk you so my whole school started a petition to end proctorio- We got over 600 votes but the teacher said no.. we felt so accomplished, though. But proctorio takes illegal pictures and one school district once got in big fucking trouble for it taking pictures out of the school premises-
I have so many problems with parents allowing their kids to own pets outside a goldfish. 99 time out of 100, the care is absurdly sub-par and it takes no time for the kid to lose intrest resulting in neglect. Pets, especially reptiles, are not plants you can water every now and then and leave alone for most of their existence, they take special care that kids just cannot provide. I'm sorry for ranting but it infuriates me.
Making kids do a petition is the new “we’ll see.” Many of those petitions come up when you google yourself so they are memorialized forever.
A lot of them seem to be made by the kids for attention. I don't really think parents would care if their I kid got a petition signed.
But it is possible it has happened and its honestly sad
I thought my mother was the only one who did the "We'll see" line! Hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
You really missed the opportunity to say The Worst PET-titions
This is just genius 👏
Wow this is big brain time
"Cons: None."
Don't get a bird.
fr lmao. Imo theres more cons than pros of getting a bird. I love birds, and i have two of my own, but they're very exhausting animals.
@@torochi5600 same they are rough but good at the same time lmao
Couldn't agree more
@LaumiRez and can claw you.
Hope they're ready for a 30 year commitment with that totally-no-cons cockatoo purchase...
Im so tired of people wanting possums and raccoons, some just plucking them off the streets. Please, we know they're cute and meme-y, but theyre both intelligent animals who have different care requirements than the typical cat or dog. They have different minds and behaviors. Like one dude I met had a Raccoon and said he fed him Froot Loops like I-
Coming from a farmers perspective: they're dangerous as well. ESPECIALLY when picked up off the side of the road. Sure, they're very cute and cuddly and are quirky, unique, and fun to train. But they're still wild animals. They haven't been domesticated over hundreds of years like cats or dogs. One of my friends picked up a possum as a pet, despite owning multiple cats, and kept them all outside together. The fucking possum ATE HIS CATS and he refused to acknowledge that this wild animal was seeing prey and eating it, because the possum ate cat food and wasn't human aggressive. They aren't pets, not unless you're extremely highly trained and are willing to set aside your life to care for them. They're still wild animals.
@@12woodsteps I mean some Opposums can live with cats but I wouldn't recommend it
Really! Also if you want a very difficult exotic pet, like a raccoon, wait until you moved out and have your own space. Unless your parents are all in and have more then enough money, the animal (and probably you too) is going to suffer.
@Pigeonsandpoultry we 'fostered' a handful of baby opossums once, after shooting an adult that had ransacked our chicken coop. The possum was a mom, found babies in the pouch, couldn't leave them there and took them in until we could drop them off at a rescue site. From our limited knowledge, they seemed pretty easy to care for, if you treated them like kittens. Then again, they were tiny babies and it was mostly my mom doing the work while my sister and I cooed at how tiny they were, lol. I can't imagine having one as an adult. They'd get so challenging so quickly. Adorable nightmares, for sure, but definitely nightmares
Possums are not very smart as they are marsupials but raccoons are very smart
I have a feeling that the duck petitions kept specifying "two ducks" because ducks are incredibly social creatures that need to be with others of their own kind to be happy. That being said, no matter how educated a kid is on a certain creature, if their guardian doesn't approve if it then they need to just wait until they can move out on their own and get as many uncommon pets as they want, as far away as that day may seem to a kid. (Also, as someone who's a cat person, I question how that person thought that the conflict between their two cats would be alleviated by adding another kitten into the mix? Unless they're kittens that are still socializing, cats don't NEED to play with another cat. You can just play with it more frequently yourself. Stop projecting your own human feelings onto your cat!)
Lol yeah those cats are in for a NASTY surprise. They're already stressed and then this person brings in little Mad Max to the mix. They need more space to have their own resources without competition, not less.
Also ducklings are messy af, I rescued two of them until they grew up and thank god I did cuz that made me immune to actually wanting to bring ducklings home
@@veledwin1 I know right??? People who want ducks clearly don't know how messy they are. In my honest opinion, they're just the worse version of chickens in every way..
”why is it always the mom?” because the mom will be the one that’ll end up taking care of the animal when the kid inevitably looses interest.
Just wait for next summer and you can get a virtual axolotl
Like one of those Tamagachi things, lol.
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Excited :>
Update: I got new coffee but I didn't like the cleaning up part tho :(
When a kid's pet "runs away" and the parents don't wanna get another, the parents usually just went to a highway and tossed it out the window
@Conner Mullins Yo wtf-
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This made me laugh but Alex's 'f' and nothing else nearly sent me into orbit
My aunt did that to my iguana
@@Rynn21 that would be obvious wouldn't it
"your pet ran away" is an old stand-by for "we got rid of it while you weren't home" unfortunately
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I can't believe they started a petition to get an animal? If they can't there's probably a reason. It's kinda like how terrible starting a go fund me for an animal.
Teens and kids don’t think that far 🤣. I bet ya it’s a young teen that doesn’t understand what it takes to care for a pet. Parents typically have reasons. Not enough money, or time or resources.
Yeesh, I'm barely even a teenager and even I have the common sense to not get an animal unless I'm 100% sure I can go above and beyond to give it a good life. People can be so dumb
@@Theelderscrolls52 or you parents are just scared of the though of a snake lol
They probably assume the kid will not reach 5000 or be bored of it before they do
If you get 10,000 signatures, you can change the world.
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"Hey guys, vouch for me against my parents. I won't show you my dedication or research, but just making this 5 second petition shows I'm RESPONSIBLE."
the "tell your kids they'll get what they want as long as they complete an impossible task" is a solid con. Your kids will grow up hating you, but at least you won't need to have an honest conversation
If they grow up with food, clothes, a house, and entertainment... F&@k em 🤷🏽♂️🤣
The reason people want 2 ducks is ducks are very social and if they don't have a bud they can be sad. Ive had 2 before and as soon as you take 1 away from another they freak out
When a Snake "Runes away" I think its most likely the parents releasing it or selling it.
Petition to get Alex to play Minecraft
If we use reverse psychology, he will play Roblox
*Clumsy Critters*
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Dude rly i see you in every comment section!
You sure write a lot of comments man! Avery the talkative Cuban American :)
@@c.a.j.l yep , that's your name!
saying "cons: none" is the biggest immediate red flag when talking about a pet, ESPECIALLY a bird
This. That kid will regret having a bird and clearly didn't do his proper research. Although they're my favorite of all animals, parrots are make horrible horrible pets for most people.
Lololol my parents would laugh at me if I brought them a petition for something they said no about.
Same. If your parents keep their words there’s no reason you should create a petition if they already said no. A no is a no
I just did the good ol' "me and the siblings are gonna blacklist the parents until we get to keep the dog" tactic.
I always hated it when my dad would tell me "maybe" or "we'll see" instead of a straight-up "no." He could have said "no" now and changed his mind later, and then I would be so happy and surprised. If it's a "no" and he didn't change his mind, then I would not be disappointed or anything when he kept his word. He almost never ended up doing something when he said "maybe." It really pissed me off when I was a kid. As an adult, I have just never asked him for anything that involves any level of commitment beyond the current moment.
you’re still a kid lol
@@violetbyers6818 I may as well be lol. Do we ever truly grow up?
i feel this. my dad has said he'd have to see what my mom thought about allowing a cat in the house i rent from him, but only after mom said she was fine with it did he come back and tell me no. don't know why it's hard to commit to something right away if he's already so against it
@@asioats that is rough. and such an ass move by your dad. Maybe he just didn't want to "be the bad guy" and he didn't talk to your mom about what he would have said. But then when he refuses after the fact, it makes him seem worse.
[rant below, proceed at your own risk]
for what it is worth, my dad is just unreliable for certain things. I lived with him for about a year when I hit hard times and he said I could live with him rent-free while I got back on my feet. Then the month I am moving out, have all of my move-in fees and money for furniture and everything saved up, he needs to "borrow" money. I would not have been so angered by him not paying me back if he had not sat there and sounded like he was so sincere and so broken over having to ask his own son for a loan to pay his rent. Luckily for him, and me, I had enough saved up that the money was not a huge dent to my budget. It was only like $1300 or something like that. He never once spoke of the loan after that day, except once when I pressed him about it and he said he would pay as he could over the next few months. He could have just told me straight-up that he could not afford it and just apologized. What I wanted more than anything was an apology, to be honest. But that was 6 years ago, so I can't really go and ask him about it now.
After that debacle, I did not give him an opportunity to further disappoint me. When I was a kid it was just simple stuff like "can we go to the movies next weekend?" and the "we'll see" turned into "the movie we wanted to see is tomorrow, are we going?" and he would just seemingly get angry and say he never said that we would, so we can't complain about it. And we never did complain, at least after some point. We kept trying, though, my brothers and I. Because we figured maybe one day he would change. Kids give so much to their parents, just trying to get praise and recognition, and they admire their parents so much. I thought he was the perfect father, growing up.
My dad is a nice guy, don't get me wrong. Not a horrible father to his youngest child, who was born when I was nearly 18 and already didn't live with him. I think he matured a lot as he has gotten older. I still am going to try to be a better parent than he was to my brothers and I. My number one requirement for parenthood is financial stability, and I have the privilege of being able to choose when I have kids (I am gay). So much trauma from my early childhood came from being poor and from my father being emotionally immature. I have a ways to go still on both of those fronts, but every day we learn and grow.
I think this parenting style leads to people growing up to think that the word "maybe" is just a condescending version of the word "no". I can't say the word "maybe" around my husband when I genuinely need time to think about something; it's like it triggers his PTSD from when his parents would do that to him.
Honestly though, what bird owner *isn't* a social outcast?
birds are just better than people that’s why B)
Mascota as said by all social outcasts
I mean anyone who owns a more exotic animal has to be more out of societal norms.
The only bird owner I've ever known in-person was an abusive asshole who slammed doors, hit walls, and yelled at people. Haha. I know a lot of people who own birds are wonderful people, it's so hard for me to get over the association from that bad person though. :(
I have a bird, and there are SO MANY cons, but there are also SO MANY pros. But, if this person thinks theres no cons then they deff won't take good care of the bird. (Cleaning, Vet Bills, Outside of Cage Time, theres so many things that could be cons.)
When the ducks get too big just either get the oven ready or a big reptile to take care of the job
THIS THREAD I CANTT
@@bird2324 lol we arent in reddit
I've got Pekins they're delicious..
Mallards are too small but they pay a lot of eggs to earn their keep
@@johngonzalez3634 the word thread doesn’t originate from Reddit lol
I remember there was a petition started by some students in my county to cancel school on Halloween last year. Didn't work idk why people thought it would actually work.
My parents made my write an essay to get my ball python. It was definitely a good idea
i think the adult version of this would be "convince my land lord to let me have a ___"
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"cons to owning a bird: none"
sweetie, let me go through the list
The thing with these are, when I have kids and if they did something like that, no. They definitely could not have the animal. I had pets growing up, yes. But it took time. My parents wanted me to research and know everything about that animal. I also had to pay for a lot of the stuff for it. I mostly had fish and a hamster at one point. But when parents say no about an animal they often are not just being mean. There is time, and money that go into animals. I spent over $500 for medical bills on my senior cat this year. That isn’t counting stuff for my other cat, food, litter, toys and all that. I also have a ball python. I’ve spent over $100 on him for food plus extra
For all of his stuff. And if he ever needs to see a vet that isn’t gonna be cheap. Kids, teens whomever don’t act upset or mean or rude when your parents say no to a pet. Ask to sit with them and ask why. There will be a reason and maybe you can talk it out. But if it’s still no, understand there are reasons.
Parents are just humans. They aren't always right, and they don't always have good reasons. ...which obviously isn't to say you can force them to buy a pet for their kid, but I don't think it's bad for kids to learn that "older" doesn't always mean "wiser" and it's actually okay to question things sometimes.
A lot of the time, parents just project themselves onto their kids. They think that if they would have gotten bored of a pet after a few months, then surely their kid would too, and they don't want to put in the effort of actually enforcing the rule that the kid needs to continue being responsible for the animal when that "inevitably" happens.
Proper animal care is a huge waste of money, so I'd say cost is a valid reason for a parent to refuse. However, much of the time, parents will have really silly reasons instead.
I think there is two sides with that. On one hand, yes, you are absolutely correct. There is a lot of responsibility going into a pet, especially so with a bird or a reptile since they are 100% reliant on you. It's important for the kid to know that and be responsible around the pet and whatever concerns it.
On the other side pets can make an amazing way of learning this responsibility. I've watched my uncle and his wife get their two kids guinnea pigs as a way of educating them about what it means to take care of a living creature. When they were younger they got to know the fun parts of owning a pet and watched/learned how to take care of them by watching their parents and helping with the care. It's now up to them to care for them and their parents are just making sure everything is okay occasionally but the guinnea pigs are part of the family and playing and feeding time is always a family event lol. This approach of course takes a lot of time and energy from the parents side and I see why it's too much to care for a pet after an 8-5 shift of whatever job on top of taking care of your own kids but I think it can do a lot of good
The sad thing is that most of the time it’s kids having these petitions to get the animals they don’t know how to properly care for
Alex you are very soothing. I’m dealing with a lot and watching your videos make me happy and hopeful with my future somehow. Thank you.
Between the snake 🐍 running 🏃♂️ away & the kid losing his mind over the Netflix password I'm so confused on what's even happening 🤔!! Lmao 🤣 😂 😆 😅
Omg, I'm getting a tegu tomorrow, it's my first reptile and I've been studying for months. Talking to owners and researching, and seeing them say they researched seven different websites hurt me.
Hooo boy are you ready for a treat
Yeah depending soleley on website research only is a horrible idea. Because you could wind up getting a misinformed site or list and have the wrong information
@DQ Glizzard yep XD
Yeah I tought just the same. Wow 7 websites. And I did research for my Cali King for more than 2 years.🤔 And I have one that's 6months now. And I have him since August 24 2020 born June 29 2020 a male and his name Ziggy. He's doing very well. And he's so cute and social. I handle him a lot. Not when he's eaten or in shed,..
@@Kvs-vf9nt Love this.
I don’t think people realise how long a bird will live , cockatoos live for 80 years like bruh your kids are gonna have it
Even love birds and parakeets can live from like 8-15 years or even more... birds aren’t easy first pets hah they also have a certain smell and need to be socialized
Petition to get Alex to visit Pyongyang
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Lmao if it gets 5k it will definitely happen that's how petitions work
Kim please stop...
@@lyanpackwood4240 No kim keep going
Kim u r a terrible dictator
These videos make me glad I grew up studying and learning about various animals and in a family that had a lot of unique critters (a couple friends too) so I could care for them when I became a *financially* *responsible* *ADULT*
I understand the pain of losing an inanimate object you have an irrational emotional attachment to. F for the lawnmower that broke when I was five
F
F for the random metal pole on my school ceiling-
Thank you for making a vid on the kid wanting an axolotl. I made an alt reddit account just to yell at people for reposting it lol. Made me so mad because as an adult with an axolotl I know for a fact this kids are the going to care for it properly. I even struggle to do so.
The petition to get an anime body pillow has me so confused 😂
lol yeah that one was quite funny
“It sounds like this person is just lonely and wants friends” oml that was savage lol
Last year some kids at my school started a petition to make it so our final grades were only dependent on how many assignments we turned in and not how well we did on them (bc of switching to online for covid) and it actually worked bc they got 700 signatures which was like 80% of our schools students lmao the principle made the change to grading for that year
"I did research on SEVEN different websites"
Kid: pulls up seven axolotl articles from the spruce pets
Also me: If you can remember and count how many articles you read, you aren't ready
“That’s the worst word that’s ever come out of my mouth”
-go helping cursing like a sailor after getting his wisdom teeth taken out-
CHIPOTLEE
I looked at 50-75 websites about leopard geckos and blue tongue skinks before I got them
Same
Just for a Leo though
I spent 3 months researching for him and getting his things
And now he is a very healthy 1 1/2 year old
I bought savannah monitor last month, but i didnt know they need to be fed insects, so i put him to euthanization.
@@teofiloljubisavljevic7943 why tf would you do that!!!!!!! How did you not know. And you COULD HAVE JUST SOLD IT IN STED OF KILLING THE POOR THING!
@@teofiloljubisavljevic7943 dude, wth? Insects are super cheap, and if you didn’t want to feed insects you could have at least tried to find another home for it!
@@claraeaton8924 i was joking xD
I think telling your kid to start a petition is a cute way to teach them about citizenship. Other than that, these are goofy lol
i got on the wrong side of TH-cam and I was never able to make it back and I completely forgot how funny and how much u make me laugh
Such calm humor man
I’m now glad my parents didn’t just let me get whatever animal I wanted because as a 13 year old I probably would have been overwhelmed if I had over 4 animals.
i would only sign one if they said they would Rescue them from a animal shelter
Two of the members of my school's anime club own anime body pillows. They're both adults though, so I'm assuming there's not much their parents could do about it
Honestly piercing your ears is likebthe least permanent fase you can go through. You cant erase tatoos, cant easily get rid of pets, or grow hair fast. Earring holes heal up
I got my ears pierced when I was little and it didn't destroy my life. I don't even remember the last time anyone has brought it up and I'm pretty sure the holes are filled up because I haven't worn earrings in probably over a decade.
The person that wanted a bird at the beginning looked like they had not done nearly enough research and they had no idea on what they where getting themselves into a bird is a big comitment some for a lifetime getting one ONLY to keep you company is not Ok
The bird literally owes you nothing. Them liking you isn’t a guarantee. Birds are so much work and even after years of being a bird parent I still do massive amounts of research. And size doesn’t matter when it comes care, small parrots are super demanding too.
@@katherine6181 yes exactly!!!
I had a bird before he was a little budgie sadly he died recently but let me tell you THEY ARE LITTLE SCREAMING BABIES WITH ADDITUDE but I loved him so much rip
@@mago5759 small but definatly NOT silent😂
Omg. Save my couch RIGHT after the anime body pillow.
And conceive another child on it!
The second one that said cons : none , if I was thinking about signing (which I wouldn’t, just hypothetically)that would immediately be a turn off. If you cant find any cons you don’t need to be getting one. There is always pros and cons to everything.
3:09
When it got to 3:12 from that point I got an ad saying "how about no!!"
I’m just imagining my son walking up to me and showing me an online petition about them getting an animal.
“It’s just a phase don’t do it” lmao when you said that I almost died lmao 😂
Love your content man!
“However I was conceived on this couch” me: 😳
As Alex said, that would’ve been funnier for the video
@@yedrielnegron9862 thank you for telling me that what I thought was funny was funny, you really are a saint
@@brubowski9468 hey no problem. Always here to comment useless things
@@yedrielnegron9862 Wdym??? This is the most useful piece of information I've read all day.
Right so when I was little I was distraught at not being allowed a dog. I did presentation, research, financial projections etc. I never got a dog. However when I got good at horse riding and there was potential there to make money/accolades as a rider.... got me a whole horse!!! The way to convince parents to get you stuff is by tricking them into thinking there is a benefit to them (financial, status)
your content does more for my mental health than 10+ years of therapy
Same
When I wanted ducks, my mom told me I had to ask our landlord, assuming he would definitely say no. I wrote a well researched and formatted persuasive letter to my lawyer landlord and he said yes 😩😩 So I got my ducks 😈
I found it hilarious that there were people actively signing some of the petitions as you were looking at them.
you are an expert at making videos with either sad or ominous titles, only for the video to be pretty normal, and it is scary
When are you gonna talk about the time animal control came to your house ? I'm soo intrigued 🤣
Also yes I agree with whoever said "im loving these non reptile related videos" more random reviews please 🤭👌🏼
Once I'm completely unaffiliated with the rentals
When people say they want a “baby duck” I cringe so hard.
"Pros: I'd stop asking for a bird" me trying to convince my parents to let me get a leo at age 12 lmao
i can see this as a good parenting strategy. This way the parents could make sure the kid is serious and, along with a lot research, it could take an otherwise impulsive buy to one that was more thought out which is better in the long run for the animal.
Not called pet-itions and I'm sad
“Taking care of” for kids means occasionally feeding the animal when they are bored
If my child got a million signs and they did there research I'm getting them a frog
Aaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh! I’m way late but here’s my essay on that fricking bird petition.
1) There are a lot of cons. To name a few:
-screaming
-money (toys, pellets, fresh food, etc.)
-you have to invest time to train them
-Did I mention cost?!
2) birds aren’t a source of ‘company’, they are an animal
3) I have classmates that literally get budgies as a birthday present. This angers me. Because the kid who is actually willing to research for over a year is never getting done, but the kid with dumb parents get it immediately. Not to mention: they are in a stupidly small cage and are on a terrible diet and their wings are clipped and their not trained and the kid gets bored of them after like a week.
Do you get my frustration?
Cockatoos are literally the worst. Imagine having a toddler that screams, flies, and has a ridiculously powerful beak that can chomp your finger off.
Good luck with your new friend! /s
No cap the best video on this channel is the one when he is ranting about how he wants chipotle after he had his tooth removed lmfao 🤣
I think that if your parents want you to make a petition, or if your parents want you to show your dedication, then there’s really nothing wrong with making a petition. Its like making a presentation or an essay (which I had to do, lol). The problem is that these kids aren’t displaying their knowledge in the description. I don’t know if any of those kids who want axolotl’s have what it takes to keep one-some might, some might not. A lot of parents are uneducated on pets, so a single petition probably wont change that, but if your parent is convinced by one (and you’re responsible) then all power to ya.
"Cons: None"
But even budgies are like having a toddler for 10-20 years
Friends of mine set up a list of daily tasks for their kids to complete (chores, homework, brushing teeth etc.) to earn points. If they had enough points, they could get a dog. Truth is, the parents just wanted a dog.
For some reason I made a petition called I WANT 9 ERLEEEE plz don't sign
10,000 signatures to demolish every petsmart across the globe
The only problem with that is I wouldn’t be able to buy food for all of my pets...
@@justamango3575 order it online
@@blufoot-wi8zu good idea
@@justamango3575 its pretty normal man just get it from underground reptiles
@@blufoot-wi8zu but then I would have to buy 250+ crickets cuz that’s the least they can sell
I convinced my parents to let me get a leopard gecko by writing a 2 page essay about everything they need and their lifestyle and how I would look after it. I'm very surprised how well it worked.
10,000 signatures to buy me McDonald's
I saw one for someone wanting to convince their parents to let them get a fury costume XD
I have been researching for a couple years to get a tegu.
I will never get an animal before I am prepared to give them everything they need. Including their adult setup.
Thats fantastic, we need more people like this
I honestly hate when little kids beg and beg for an animal like a reptile that’s actually pretty hard to care for and then their parents impulse buy one for them... I overheard people impulse buying a red eared slider while we were at a PetSmart looking at dog toys and the employees were saying “It can live in a 10 gallon tank for its whole life” And I was slowly d y i n g inside.
Im liking the non-reptile content Alex
I hate parents who promise their kids rewards if they obtain an unobtainable goal. I knew a kid whose parents did that to him. They told him he could get a donkey if he got an A in math. All it does is set the kid up for disappointment, and he'll hate himself for not being good enough. It's crappy parenting. Emotional torture. Just do the humane thing and say no.
10,000 signatures for Alex to become a crested gecko channel
I don't really understand how these are supposed to change anyone's mind. It's not like any of the valid or non valid reasons the parents have goes away if enough random people on the internet sign.
I'm getting a ball python in the summer and when I told my mom I wanted to get one she was so excited because she used to have snakes and she misses them so my snake is pretty much gonna be her snake
I want an adult goose.
I caught one with a net, but my mom got angry when it destroyed a lamp and shat all over the kitchen.
I need 10 likes so I can ask if I can keep it.
Any other goose and that will be fine. If you mean a Canadian Goose, HIDE YO KIDS, HIDE YO WIFE, AND HIDE YO HUUUUUUSBAND TOO.
@@bigsam8597 nah all geese are evil.
@@ItMeSinamenRoll Unless you have some rice. If a goose is getting too close for comfort, rice is your greatest ally.
@@bigsam8597 what? To throw at them?
@@ItMeSinamenRoll No, just toss it in front of them. I learned that geese LOVE eating rice, and will even take it from your hand if you acquainted enough with them.
10,000 signatures and i delete all these bad petitions.
Petition to get Alex to name one of his cats Shrek
Everyone wants a baby duck but no one wants a guinea fowl. Poor Robert, no one likes him but me.
“Ran away” is a funny way to put it.
most of these petitions went as follows: "SIGN SO MY PARENTS SPEND UNNECESSARY MONEY ON SOMETHING I WANT!"
"I don't know. It's that what parents do?"
As a parent, yes. It's what we do.
I’m like..... 7 sites for care? Ummmm I just used 20 sites+ to research which feeder insects I should give my crestie....
If I get 400,000 signatures, I’ll fire this weapon,
For 12 seconds
She weighs one hundred-fifty kilograms and fires two-hundred dollar custom dual cartridges at ten thousand rounds per minute.
Not relative, but when we started person in school, and about 9 weeks into the semester we heard the AP teachers would start using proctorio. Proctorio is basically a proctored computer software used for scholastic testing which monitors whether someone’s cheating or not and locks the screen to not be able to log off. It’s able to locate eye movement, record your voice, and just stalk you so my whole school started a petition to end proctorio- We got over 600 votes but the teacher said no.. we felt so accomplished, though. But proctorio takes illegal pictures and one school district once got in big fucking trouble for it taking pictures out of the school premises-
1000 signatures to get Alex to watch tik toks
I have so many problems with parents allowing their kids to own pets outside a goldfish. 99 time out of 100, the care is absurdly sub-par and it takes no time for the kid to lose intrest resulting in neglect. Pets, especially reptiles, are not plants you can water every now and then and leave alone for most of their existence, they take special care that kids just cannot provide. I'm sorry for ranting but it infuriates me.