Ok, so this is nuts. I get seriouse anxiety about leaving my birds by themselves for more than a day at work. The next few days I got a bunch of hours at work, so I am working 8:30-6:30 thurs and fri, and then friday night I am babysitting from 7:00 till 2:00 or 3:00 (whenever they get home from the bar). So I will be by themselves from 7:30 AM friday until 3AM that next morning and I feel guilty about leaving the birds! I REALLY need the extra money (I am basically so broke that if I didnt babysit for her, I wouldn't have enough gas to get to work next week). But I feel like a nut..feeling guilty about leaving the birds?

ahhhh Tara, na you're not a nut, you just love your babies!!! I feel the same way if I work late (which is gonna happen a lot next week cause we have a Trial). But, I know that when I get home I have nothing but time for the birds. Plus the weekend (long weekend so four days off!!)

There is nothing wrong with working late every so often and leaving the birds a bit longer than you normally would. You have a life that is outside of them and they will adjust and be just fine. They really will be okay

Sweetie they will be okay. Don't worry so much. They will miss you but it is good for their independence. It is good for them not to be so reliant on you however hard it may be. I was with my bird every day all day and it wasn't good for her. She was way too attached to me. It will be okay.

Tara, they'll be ok...they have each other to keep company. Don't stess yourself out. You have to do what you need to so you can provide for them.

Last week on Sunday I had to go to my daughter's office for her to do my taxes. I left here at 9 in the morning and did not get home until 10 p.m. The only thing I could do was cover my poor babies. I felt bad, and the next day they got extra scritches and extra food. It all worked out and I was forgiven.....Don't beat yourself up Tara, sometimes we have to do this in order to provide for our FIDS.

Awww ..I feel your pain. I left Brady alone from Noon one day til around 2p the next day..and I felt horrible. He was perfectly fine. I made sure he had all fresh food and fresh water. But I know how ya feel. I feel guilty putting him away early cause we're going out for the evening. I don't think I felt as bad leaving my daughter at my mom's when she was little. Horrible I know...lol! But least she had someone caring for her. Ya need the money..don't worry. It'll be fine!

i know just how you feel. i dont go and do things because i dont want to leave them for a long time. my husband ask about going somewhere on vac. and what whould we do with the birds? i told him we would take them with us!lol. only i know i dont want to be away from them over night if i dont have to be. it's bad enough that i have to go to work all day!!! but when i first got them i read something that said thay can tell time pretty good if you teach them. so i tell them when i will be back. 6:00 or if i go some where after work that i'll be home at 6:30 and so forth. i dont really know if it works for them but i feel a little better. my amozon will ask me if i'll be back. or even if i'll be right back. he seems to know that right back means i've gone out of the room or outside for a little bit. and be back means i'm leaving the house and it will be a while.
smart huh.

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can you take them with you? some times it does them good.

They'll be fine!






But you're a good mama for worrying.

Well I have been home with one of the worst migraines every today Bleck.

But thanks for all the support and advice You guys are right..I worry too much!

PS..that 'zon is adorable! Hopefully mine will have a beautiful set of feathers like that one day

Sorry to hear about your head ache kiddo...that explains why I saw you online...I tried to give you a teasing...and you disappeared...I though somone was "pirateing" your account...ROFL BUT I think your fids will be just fine. You do worry too much!

wow been ther you should have seen me on my 2nd honeymoon i was gone for 1 week, my mom cared for the boys, but she had to go somehere so the boys were alone for almost 2 days she left the TV on and the automatic light set for them. I almost had a coniption. I called the boys every two hours (somewhere in my brain i kept wishing i taught paulie to pick up the phone and answer.lol)and left voice messages on the answering machine hahaha Hubby was pretty mad at the bill, but oh well. my fids are important.