BertNErnie
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So I thought with it being my day off from work I would share Bert and Ernie's story....
When my big brother and I were small my mum always promised me a Rabbit when we moved into a bigger house, obviously as I was only young I thought rabbits were for cuddling and kissing and didn't realise the responsibility that came with them as most other children don't either, as the years went by we moved into a House with a garden by this time I was 13. I remembered what my mum had promised me from when I was a little girl....so I asked her for a rabbit she said no as we already had cats and dogs which I understood but nonetheless I still wanted a rabbit.
As 10 years went by I still remembered that my mum promised me a rabbit and I was still prepared to get one, if I only knew that patience is a virtue!
My mum kept saying that we couldn't have a rabbit as we have too many foxes near our house and she was devastated as a little girl when her bunny was nabbed by a fox.
I had been having a tough few years from my parents ending their relationship and from being mentally abused by my ex I was diagnosed with severe depression.
A year on and I'm doing alot better still have some bad days but I'm trying to take one day at a time, so my mum asked me what I wanted for my 23rd birthay and I asked her for a kitten as I dearly miss my cat that had passed away a few years previous, she was swayed quite easily and said if I can find one ready for my birthday (2 weeks away) I could have one, so naturally I was looking but couldn't find one that screamed "I'm yours".
I came home from work one wednesday and my mum asked me if I knew anyone prepared to rehome 2 rabbits? As my neighbours didn't want theirs anymore as their little girl lost interest in them very quickly she kept thinking she was going to find them dead. (she had a rabbit previous and went to feed him and picked him up and he was dead, she was heartbroken and screaming at the top of her lungs!) So immediately I burst into my mum's room and said sweetly can I adopt them instead of a kitten? within 30 minutes my mum was swayed!
I couldn't wait! I started reading up as I thought rabbits don't just eat carrots! And WOW now I know why my mum held out as there is so much more involved and I'm grateful that she did as I probably would have lost interest being so young.
The woman from next door didn't want any money for them either! She came round on the saturday while I was at my boyfriends and said she would bring them round the next day, I was uncontrollably excited!
I woke up on the sunday got my stuff ready after breakfast and made my way home, I phoned my mum and she said they're here! The hour journey was soo long!
I rushed home and squealed "where are they?" mum took me out the garden and to the shed and I peeked in and saw 2 little fuzzy bunnies cuddled up together looking so scared!
I was 22 going on 2! bouncing around with excitement!
I didn't know what to name them so me and mum was back and forth with names for quite a while until mum said how about Bert and Ernie from Sesame Street so I laughed and asked the boys what they thought they didn't seem to care lol so Bert and Ernie it was!
I didn't sleep well at all knowing they were outside with all the wind and the predators it just wasn't a nice feeling at all, by the Tuesday they became house rabbits! And sleeping in my bedroom, I still wasn't sleeping well as they would decide to mount eachother come bedtime.
stay tuned, lots more to follow!
When my big brother and I were small my mum always promised me a Rabbit when we moved into a bigger house, obviously as I was only young I thought rabbits were for cuddling and kissing and didn't realise the responsibility that came with them as most other children don't either, as the years went by we moved into a House with a garden by this time I was 13. I remembered what my mum had promised me from when I was a little girl....so I asked her for a rabbit she said no as we already had cats and dogs which I understood but nonetheless I still wanted a rabbit.
As 10 years went by I still remembered that my mum promised me a rabbit and I was still prepared to get one, if I only knew that patience is a virtue!
My mum kept saying that we couldn't have a rabbit as we have too many foxes near our house and she was devastated as a little girl when her bunny was nabbed by a fox.
I had been having a tough few years from my parents ending their relationship and from being mentally abused by my ex I was diagnosed with severe depression.
A year on and I'm doing alot better still have some bad days but I'm trying to take one day at a time, so my mum asked me what I wanted for my 23rd birthay and I asked her for a kitten as I dearly miss my cat that had passed away a few years previous, she was swayed quite easily and said if I can find one ready for my birthday (2 weeks away) I could have one, so naturally I was looking but couldn't find one that screamed "I'm yours".
I came home from work one wednesday and my mum asked me if I knew anyone prepared to rehome 2 rabbits? As my neighbours didn't want theirs anymore as their little girl lost interest in them very quickly she kept thinking she was going to find them dead. (she had a rabbit previous and went to feed him and picked him up and he was dead, she was heartbroken and screaming at the top of her lungs!) So immediately I burst into my mum's room and said sweetly can I adopt them instead of a kitten? within 30 minutes my mum was swayed!
I couldn't wait! I started reading up as I thought rabbits don't just eat carrots! And WOW now I know why my mum held out as there is so much more involved and I'm grateful that she did as I probably would have lost interest being so young.
The woman from next door didn't want any money for them either! She came round on the saturday while I was at my boyfriends and said she would bring them round the next day, I was uncontrollably excited!
I woke up on the sunday got my stuff ready after breakfast and made my way home, I phoned my mum and she said they're here! The hour journey was soo long!
I rushed home and squealed "where are they?" mum took me out the garden and to the shed and I peeked in and saw 2 little fuzzy bunnies cuddled up together looking so scared!
I was 22 going on 2! bouncing around with excitement!
I didn't know what to name them so me and mum was back and forth with names for quite a while until mum said how about Bert and Ernie from Sesame Street so I laughed and asked the boys what they thought they didn't seem to care lol so Bert and Ernie it was!
I didn't sleep well at all knowing they were outside with all the wind and the predators it just wasn't a nice feeling at all, by the Tuesday they became house rabbits! And sleeping in my bedroom, I still wasn't sleeping well as they would decide to mount eachother come bedtime.
stay tuned, lots more to follow!