Aly-oop Starting Member 1 Posts
I've been trying to convince my mom for awhile that I should be able to get a sugar glider(s).
I know how to take care of them and etc,
and I've already got friends getting me a really huge cage.
My mom likes the thought of getting a glider(s),
but won't actually go for it.
She said they sound like alot more work than fun,
I read posts almost all last night.
From what I've read they seem like great pets,
of coarse hard to take care of, but worth it.
Cuz we always have more than enough fruit and veggies in the house,
and my friend Austino has meal worms.
Anyway. My friends say they think I would be able to keep up with em.
I'm actually a very responsable kid from what people have told me.
I just need some help on the possitive.
Aly-oop Starting Member 1 Posts I should. I think she looked up videos o youtube, and seen that stupid lady i an ugly sweater. I hate her. She makes it seem like their pests. When really most of them are out of homes. alyanne Face Hugger   FL, USA 487 Posts I am the wrong person to help you out here. I'm against anyone young getting gliders if they have to convince their parents. Its absolutely NOTHING against young people but more against the parents. Gliders are extremely expensive and when a parent isn't the one who wants them so badly, when the going gets tough, its the parents (most of the time, I understand its not always) that have to foot the bill. Before any young people get on here and start ranting and raving, I know there are exceptions to the rule but I was a kid once and I know how my parents were and I know how I am now as a parent. Its crappy being a kid when you have to convince your parents you're responsible enough and that whatever it is that you want, is a great idea. I remember those times like it was yesterday and I hated it but you're only a kid for a short time. I know it doesn't seem like it and it feels like it will be forever before you'll get to make your own decisions for yourself but it will happen quicker than you realize. I'm sure you don't want to wait (I don't blame you) but if your Mom needs convincing, thats not a good thing. Maybe try to get her on here and have her chat with some people. She needs to want to commit to this as much as you do and if shes not 100% on board, you might get stuck in a situation where she gets tired of the odor, noise at night with barking, the cost of food ect. You said you always have lots of fruits and veges in the house but theres more to it than having enough fruits and veges in the house. That was my thought (and I'm an adult) that we need fruits and veges in the house anyways for us so it'll be fine but when I'm low on something (like I am now), I need to run out to the store when I don't feel like it because the suggies need to eat tonight. You don't want your Mom to get burdened with them and sick of them and she will, if shes already worried they sound like to much work. I know thats the oposite of what you want to hear. My gliders don't even wake up until 11:30 or later at night and I never even get to see them during the day. I love my gliders but if I didn't want them SOOOO badly but my kids wanted them instead, this wouldn't work out so well. I wish you luck that she will decide that she'd love to have some but if that doesn't happen, don't push her into it, beg, or try to convince her. It wouldn't be fair to her or the gliders. I'm sorry if this isn't what you wanted as an answer. Aly-oop Starting Member 1 Posts I'm not like eight? I'm sixteen. My mom wants one. yes. We've been talking about getting two, for two years now. So chill. Ahsaehr Goofy Gorillatoes    USA 3478 Posts I got my first glider when I was 16. Long story short he got very sick and we spent well over a thousand dollars in vet bills. My dad wasn't willing to pay those but luckily my boyfriend was 27 and could. Now that I'm in college I seriously regret getting them. For one, you can't have them on campus. I dont live on campus so thats not an issue for me- may be for others. My biggest issues are their nocturnal-ness. I am lucky if I can get a full nights sleep on a night before a test or a big assignment is due and the last thing i need is a glider running around peeing on my huge assignments - which has happened, ruined two pages of my draft because I wrote in pen and boy those guys can pee! Or gliders barking to get out of their cage.aw In high school I made straight A's and barely studied, so I thought for sure college would be just like that, but its not for me at least. I spend 14 hours a week in class and about twice that studying and doing homework. And what if your glider does live 10 years- will you keep it until you're 26 and possibly starting a family of your own? Please know that these are all questions I'm asking myself right now. Questions that I should have asked myself before I ever got a glider, but I didn't know any better. I'm starting to grow an allergy to my gliders and they're just hard for me to handle. I have very little social life to begin with since I moved so far away from home but its sort of stressful for me to not be sure if I'm coming home one night and my pets need to be fed, ya know? I've been considering rehoming them but I love them so much, despite how much of a pain in the ass they are right now. Personally, I respect your mom for telling you no, thats her way of showing she wants you to be a teenager. Now, I'm engaged to a 30 year (Same guy as above) old and I was always told I was responsible when I was 16 too and I was. I was really responsible and I look back on all the nights I could have went out with friends that i never see any more because my glider (who was sick ,granted) needed me. I don't know, I wish that I could have been more "my age" and I know it wasn't jsut my sick glider that made me grow up quickly... And if you guys do get gliders, get two. That way you can stay the night with a friend or be too busy for your glider for a few days and it wont get depressed. I have at least 2 gliders in both cages and I dont get them out for days at a time and its no big deal. When you have just one glider its very important to give it about 4-6 hours of attention a day. Aly-oop Starting Member 1 Posts Me and Mom already agreed on two. So thats not a problem. I agree with some of the points made above with several people. I'm not a stay at home person, which could be a problem. Considering they need constant attention, but I know my mom and sister would be fine with, feeding and playing every now and then. I'm a very nightly person though. I normaly stay up to eleven-ish. Also my friend Steven who only lives right down the street, is always over at the house and doing favors. quote:
Originally posted by Aly-oop
I'm not like eight? I'm sixteen.
My mom wants one. yes.
We've been talking about getting two,
for two years now.
So chill.
Ok I know everyone else is wanting to say this so I will. Dont come on here asking for our help then telling us to chill when people give their advice. Apparently if you been talking about them for years and your mom isnt convinced then I guess she doesnt want one like you are saying she does Maybe if you arent like eight and your sixteen maybe like you should I dont know Act like it? And the woman from expert village is wanting to make sure she doesnt glamorize these babies like others do. Grow up and talk to us like the adult you want to be treated as.
Some photos from our members glider_mommy Face Hugger AL, USA 931 Posts happyhousewife1 Glider 170 Posts As a mom of 2 kids, I have a farm full of animals that my kids said they would take great care of. They don't! I do not get the kids in my house any animals anymore. Thanks god I love each of the animals to death. I feed, water and take care of every animal here. I do 2 hours of barn work a day. Suggies are a forever pet. They aren't like a boyfriend that you can just get rid of. They have feelings too and they get very attached to you. I'm sorry this isn't what you want to hear. cb38506 Glider TX, USA 177 Posts KittyKhat Joey NY, USA 32 Posts Even though I am only 1 year younger than Aly-oop, I would have to agree with what people are saying. They aren't just some pet you want for a day and can forget about it. Your mom would be a big part of it, and it just wouldn't be fair. Before I got my first glider, my family and I had a longgggg talk over dinner. Instead of it just being my pet, we made it a family effort. I was main care giver, but my dad would power rinse the cage, and my mom would help with food. :] I just think you should be 100% sure about your decision, and if your mom says no, it's probably a good thing. As much as you may not want to think so, your mom knows you best. And before I make this any longer, Don't expect people to help you anymore if you are going to be rude to them after you ask for advice. glider_mommy Face Hugger AL, USA 931 Posts quote:
Originally posted by KittyKhat
Even though I am only 1 year younger than Aly-oop, I would have to agree with what people are saying. They aren't just some pet you want for a day and can forget about it. Your mom would be a big part of it, and it just wouldn't be fair.
Before I got my first glider, my family and I had a longgggg talk over dinner.
Instead of it just being my pet, we made it a family effort.
I was main care giver, but my dad would power rinse the cage, and my mom would help with food. :]
I just think you should be 100% sure about your decision, and if your mom says no, it's probably a good thing. As much as you may not want to think so, your mom knows you best.
And before I make this any longer, Don't expect people to help you anymore if you are going to be rude to them after you ask for advice.
VERY well said sweetie! I think it's great for aly-oop to hear this from kids close to his own age and... well I was going to say maturity .. but you, rheasha, and Mary have years of maturity on aly-oop if you ask me!
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