When did someone try to force a, it's either me or them, choice? And how did it go?

It's me or the business? I'd lost my very comfortable sales job and I wanted to try being a

self-made man. After four years of covering all of our expenses, house, insurance, vehicles,

vehicle insurance, groceries, vet bills, gas, utilities and recreation, so that she could

pay off her school loans. She was unwilling to cover our bills while I tried. I had a big enough

severance to still cover our bills for nearly a year, and enough savings to use half of it to go in

15K with my brother on startup funds and still have 15K in the bank. She wouldn't even hear it, said I couldn't

do it and that I'd fail. It's been seven years. Last year, my brother and I made 350,000.

I left her and didn't look back. Nothing feels better than being told you'll fail and then proving

that you won't. Not my story, but a story of a bird we used to own, a large cockatoo that my

mom brought for my dad. Truth is, the bird ended up loving my mum more than anything,

and would scream at everyone else and pick out its own feathers over stress while not being

with my mum 24-7. I guess cockatoos can get really attached easily. Who'd a thunk it? Got so bad that

my parents ended up giving the cockatoo away

to some family acquaintance. The guy loved the bird and would walk around town with it on

his shoulder and stuff. Eventually he got a girlfriend, but after several months the bird was

being jealous and a bit of a sea word to the girlfriend. The girlfriend had finally had enough

and told the guy, it's me or the bird? The guy picked the damn bird. Actually, what probably

happened with your mum and the bird fell in love with your mum and was getting jealous or

protective over her when others would approach. This happens because if you pet a bird anywhere else

than its head, it mistakes the petting for love and affection, and it causes the bird to perceive

the other as a mate. Look it up if you don't believe me.

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