benjamind2010
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After all that commotion on Friday I have since calmed down and composed myself. The dust has settled.
I have a plan to get these animals started again, particularly the female, but both had a respectable feeding history, so restarting them should not present any major challenge. It turns out I'll need to try a few different ways. I will hold off restarting them until after Xmas, to give them some space so they have a couple of weeks without any interference, but will change water once or twice a week as the case may be - one of the womas loves to tip the water bowl over, have no idea why, but it's just a habit, so I only give him a little bit of water, enough to hydrate him but not enough to spoil the bedding if tipped over.
If anyone thought I'd ever give up on my womas, they were wrong. I said that all in jest as it were. We all have our bad days and frustration can get the better of us all at times. I have never given up on my pride and joy, despite any frustrations I had. It's time for those who felt I was being too unreasonable to let go of their judgments and forgive.
I learned a great deal from this, of course, the vast majority of the grief I have encountered with reptile keeping has been because of feeding problems. I'm sure there are still some people who are reluctant to change once they've made a judgment about me. That's fine by me, but, there's one thing I wanted to say to that - if they ever need me for assistance or help at some point in the future, say Armageddon happens (ie, major theft, flood, fire, and they lose all their animals/breeding stock) and I breed some nice womas that they really want, I may bring those harsh judgments into consideration - but of course, the kind-hearted bloke I am, I would never turn them down because I am not a judgmental person, never have been and never will be, I believe in second chances, my empathy will always be intact, that has never changed over the years in spite of how I may have been treated by others, and it never will.
Empathy, the true kind, I have found to be a rare thing - this has, for better or worse, for right or for wrong, been my experience throughout most of my life. The fact that I have Asperger's syndrome and major depression and anxiety does not, in any way, affect my empathy at all, even though that sadly happens in so many cases of those suffering with these disorders. Empathy is something that I will never lose, because I know only too well what it's like to deal with judgmental people.
To anyone who I feel has judged me, I forgive you.
Hope this finds you all well and enjoying your animals, whatever your passion may be. My passion is the Woma, has been for some time and will be so until my dying day.
Best wishes for the festive season, and you all have a safe and merry Christmas.
Ben
I have a plan to get these animals started again, particularly the female, but both had a respectable feeding history, so restarting them should not present any major challenge. It turns out I'll need to try a few different ways. I will hold off restarting them until after Xmas, to give them some space so they have a couple of weeks without any interference, but will change water once or twice a week as the case may be - one of the womas loves to tip the water bowl over, have no idea why, but it's just a habit, so I only give him a little bit of water, enough to hydrate him but not enough to spoil the bedding if tipped over.
If anyone thought I'd ever give up on my womas, they were wrong. I said that all in jest as it were. We all have our bad days and frustration can get the better of us all at times. I have never given up on my pride and joy, despite any frustrations I had. It's time for those who felt I was being too unreasonable to let go of their judgments and forgive.
I learned a great deal from this, of course, the vast majority of the grief I have encountered with reptile keeping has been because of feeding problems. I'm sure there are still some people who are reluctant to change once they've made a judgment about me. That's fine by me, but, there's one thing I wanted to say to that - if they ever need me for assistance or help at some point in the future, say Armageddon happens (ie, major theft, flood, fire, and they lose all their animals/breeding stock) and I breed some nice womas that they really want, I may bring those harsh judgments into consideration - but of course, the kind-hearted bloke I am, I would never turn them down because I am not a judgmental person, never have been and never will be, I believe in second chances, my empathy will always be intact, that has never changed over the years in spite of how I may have been treated by others, and it never will.
Empathy, the true kind, I have found to be a rare thing - this has, for better or worse, for right or for wrong, been my experience throughout most of my life. The fact that I have Asperger's syndrome and major depression and anxiety does not, in any way, affect my empathy at all, even though that sadly happens in so many cases of those suffering with these disorders. Empathy is something that I will never lose, because I know only too well what it's like to deal with judgmental people.
To anyone who I feel has judged me, I forgive you.
Hope this finds you all well and enjoying your animals, whatever your passion may be. My passion is the Woma, has been for some time and will be so until my dying day.
Best wishes for the festive season, and you all have a safe and merry Christmas.
Ben
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