Anyone Ever Jealous?

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I recently moved away from home and was able to start getting pets of my own! But now I see a bunch of kids with huge collections of reptiles and invertebrates, all supported by their parents, and I'm just flabbergasted.

Sometimes I wish I'd had a supportive mom or dad who would've loved to get into the hobby with me. I just see kids with their dads building tanks together and am transported back to my childhood, when my babysitter killed my turtle because he was "ugly," and my mom was sort of just fine with that.

My family hates my snake and tarantula. "Ew! Creepy!" In fact, the only animals they DO like are dogs. All other animals aren't worthwhile to them. Even cats are "gross!" I never even realized, until I got into the hobby and started watching youtube videos, that average children and families enjoyed the hobby too!

I see a lot of people on this forum who've been in the hobby for decades, and I'm so glad you people exist. It's great that knowledgeable people exist out there, when so many people seem to hate snakes and reptiles. I'm starting to ramble a little, but this is just something I've had on my mind for awhile.