Message:

Subject: With all due respects..
Posted by Bourbon on November 24, 1998 at 22:14:21:

In Reply to: Re: For JessRoo posted by Melissa's Onyx on November 24, 1998 at 17:32:31:

I would hope that you would see that within all these posts are people who really care about Gliders. People have defended Jess in the past, myself included. However; I too would have to agree that she has seemed to lose interest in Roo. Just because she has had her glider 9 months, doesn't mean she has all the answers. I will not go into detail here as per her and I conversation even just recently on her diets, and the amount of attention she hadn't been given to Roo. What is happening to her is perfectly notrmal for most teens, they soon find they are too busy with other things, to spend the time that they used to. This in itself has been a concern of Jess's for a long time. I have talked to Jess for very long periods of time regarding Roo. I know she loves her, but .. teens have busy lives, and many times their lives are ruled and ran by their parents. To even think of her leaving Roo alone for several days alone only with dried fruits and foods , however nutritious, and a water bottle, just has me up in arms. I myself would like to think that the two of you would never consider leaving your glider ALONE for days.. Too many things could happen.. the heat could go out,, furnaces have been known to go bad. The food could get knocked over, I have cups that hang and sometimes mine grab it and flip it. She could get sick or hung up on something in the cage.. a toenail caught on anything..Not to mention that the glider is in the cage alone and would have no interaction for several days and nights. Then she made a comment that glider are not as fragile as we all make them out to be. I myself have my Baybe with me on a regular basis, i feel how tiny her bones are, I see the dissapointmnet in her eyes when I walk out the door and she is left behind, and she has 3 others in the cage with her. I stand very firm on my feelings about gliders, I am not afraid to let others know how strongly I feel, But I have to agree with the one that said she does get dmad when someone don't agree with her. I suggest to both of you to go back to the beginning and see how she was with Roo then.. Read all of her posts.. In fact Read all the posts.. you will then see why many people now defend the rights of the gliders. Gliders many times don't get the chance to choose their owners, therefore are stuck in a cage when the newness wears off or something better comes along.. I have worked with many a glider owner. many of them have gliders that they themselves rescued. Julie .. You too are a teen, you know what I mean..I have talked with you also. Am I against Teens owning Gliders? Yes, if the parents are not activly involved to be sure the glider is recieving the proper care and attention..For Jess to slam Jane and tell her she is ignorant and gives faulty advise, shows just how irresponsible she can be. Julie you said.." By the way she talks you can tell she takes care of her glider and it's NOT a burden on her. " If you read the last 20 posts from Jess you will see that most of her posts don't give a lot of people that impression. If you think she has the answers after 9 months, then what do you think Jane has.. Most of Jess posts are very teenager like posts. I too believed you was a different teen, who acted responsibly, the more and more that she does like this, the less and less I believe. This is only My opinion,

Follow Ups: