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This might not be pretty and might not be the place for it, but I'm about to lose my mind! Lately I've been in an "I hate everyone kind of mood". Yeah, apparently I suffer from CBS(constant b**ch syndrome).
I think its because of my in-laws, well, more directly my sister in law.
First I should start out and say that my FIL is completely insane. Like clinically insane, should be committed, insane. I can't stand him. He is a horrible human being, hes rude and loud and mean. He constantly calls us, but when he calls; he calls 30 times in a row until finally one of us answers or he leaves a really nasty message. He will alternate who he calls, he'll call my husband then me; then back and forth he goes for like an hour. I just want to rip my hair out!
That is the back story. He had a mental break down a few months ago and we were stuck holding the bag on that one. This is where we get to my SIL.
She is now 27, jobless and living with my MIL in Chicago. She doesn't try to find a job because she is always on the computer playing World of Warcraft, the computer weird game. My MIL said she is having a hard time finding a job because she is "unhappy with her personal life" I told my MIL that it was probably because she was FREAK WHO NEVER GETS OFF THE DAMN COMPUTER!
Okay, when my FIL had his breakdown, my SIL REFUSED to come down here and help him. She REFUSED to come and stay with him for a little while. She REFUSED to move down here and let him move to Chicago for a change of scenery and to be with my MIL more. And my MIL ALLOWED THAT TO HAPPEN! So what did that mean for us? I'm having to cook that crazy man meals, we're going over there several times a week, disrupting our own lives to make sure he is okay. All because my SIL doesn't want to move down here. My husband finally asked my mom what the hell she had going on up in Chicago to not let her move down here, my MIL said nothing. "She just doesn't like to live in the country." I said to her, "what does it matter where she lives? She never leaves the house anyway. Or even goes outside for that matter. She only knows it cold out because of the date!"
Now, its a few months later and she IS down here. My MIL is has finally had enough I think and has finally made her come down here. They drove down the day before Thanksgiving and my SIL is staying until Christmas. My in-laws left for Chicago this morning, until the 20th.
Anyway, we've been going over there since my MIL has been in town more than usual, so she can see my son. My SIL has been in the office every single time we go over there, she's playing that damn game! She doesn't even say hello, she doesn't say anything to us. And when we say something to her, like to ask her if she wants food or anything she snaps at us! She is so rude. I just can't handle it. Because I would like to jerk a knot in her ass.

What I really don't understand is why my MIL allows this to happen. This is part of the reason that I really don't like her. She is what I call "quietly crazy", meaning she doesn't appear crazy on the outside. She is well put together, has a great job, is attractive. But you peek into her home life and you're shocked at the dysfunction.
I just don't know why she doesn't exercise some control since she is the one who pays all the bills, my SIL's included. It makes no sense to me and her behavior and lack of interest or care about what really goes on when she's not there is what tells me she is insane too.
All I know is, my SIL should be glad that I'm not her mother, I have zero patience for those kinds of shenanigans.

Ughhh, I'm done now. I've taken up too much space now. I just can't help it! I'm so irritated.

Now for some Foo updates! Here are some pictures that I took of Foo this morning. She is not a show rabbit and doesn't know how to pose! hahaha. But I think they're pretty cute!
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The pink bow, is my headband. It happened to be on top of my dryer, so I stuck it on her. lol.
 
I think with your SIL playing that game it could be that she's addicted to it. Those kind of games can be super addicting and can soon just take over your life before you realize what is happening. Not speaking from experience :), but I tend to have the kind of personality that can easily become addicted to things, which is why I purposely avoid those kind of games. The other reason she does it could be a kind of escape from things in her life that she doesn't know how to deal with or handle, so the game kind of becomes a distraction so she doesn't have to dwell on or think about those other things. But of course, I don't know her, so these are just guesses. Maybe she needs counseling.

Lol, poor Foo :(. Having to tolerate getting all prettied up. She's an adorable bun :) Just love hearing about her.

Is Foo still losing weight? She does look like she has a little, in those pictures. By the way, you're right, the camera on your phone isn't too good. These new pictures of Foo are a lot clearer. I can see her cute face better now :)
 
The camera on my phone SUCKS! hahaha. I'm so glad I found our camera. We used it last in the beginning of October when we went out of town. Then I put it somewhere and never found it again. LOL. Then cleaning out somethings, there it was! I was thrilled.

As for her weight, she seems to be gaining again. I've always been able to feel her spine a little bit. The only time she was really fat was when she was in her cage all the time and being free fed pellets. When my son was first born. And I just didn't have the time to devote my full attention to her.
Now she is out almost 24 hours a day and gets constant exercise. I have upped her food intake a bit though, instead of 2 cups a day of greens, she gets like 4-5. She gets a big lunch and a big dinner. On top of her hay, which is 2 kitten sized litter boxes a day.
Over the last week or so, I have added a few pellets back into her diet, I've been sprinkling like 20 or so into her greens and hay, at dinner time. So she won't just chow down on them. She has to forage for them. And she gets some extra calories.
Her poops are all still normal and constant!
 
Wow, that's a ton of food! It's amazing how much they can eat when they aren't getting pellets. One of my rabbits when it was a baby, because it wasn't weaned properly before I got it, wouldn't eat anything but green leafy veggies. She was skinny and underweight when I got her. This tiny 4 oz. bunny ate an entire head of green leaf lettuce a day! I couldn't believe a tiny little rabbit like that, could fit that much lettuce in her. She did pee a ton though. Luckily after about a week she started to nibble on pellets, but I felt like I was constantly washing veggies for that first 10 days :)
 
The story with your SIL makes me think of one word.....enabled. That sounds like what your MIl is doing with her anyway. Making excuses, paying her bills. I mean she's 27 she's not helping her she's hindering her. Sometimes it's a parents job to give tough love.
I agree she's probably addicted to those games.....or....is she addicted to anything else? She sounds like the candidate to have a substance abuse problem.
Families are ALL dysfunctional I think. In one way or another. My husband and I were just talking about this the other day. My drama centers around my step dad right now. And we also have issues with my BIL and his wife. Families are so exhausting. Sometimes I fantasize about me, my hubby, my son and my rabbits ;) moving out to the middle of no where and cutting off contact with everyone. I tend to not like people either :)
 
agnesthelion wrote:
The story with your SIL makes me think of one word.....enabled. That sounds like what your MIl is doing with her anyway. Making excuses, paying her bills. I mean she's 27 she's not helping her she's hindering her. Sometimes it's a parents job to give tough love.
I swear to goodness, Lisa, you and I share a brain. THESE ARE THE EXACT THINGS I SAID TO MY HUSBAND LAST NIGHT!
Literally, the same things! Thats uncanny.

Sometimes it is really really nice to be away from everyone. I go over to my in-laws and I can't wait to come home. I come home to my little farm and I'm so glad to be back. Its even worse when I go to an actual city, like Pittsburgh, which will be happening in April. I'll be having a nervous break down then!
 
I swear to goodness, Lisa, you and I share a brain.

^^^^completely agree!!! I've thought that SEVERAL times.
 
Foo spent the whole day out yesterday, she is so funny!
She LOVES the fur now! I haven't been putting it in her cage because I wasn't sure if she would eat it. Well, she doesn't eat it anymore and doesn't groom it much. She just likes to lay on it!
So here is another picture of her laying on the fur. The actual fur this time, not just the backing.
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Its like she is laying on a cloud.

Okay and here is a picture of my son. Apparently, my natural cowgirl skills didn't pass on to him through genetics. Because he thinks that riding a zebra is supposed to be done like this...
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He is a silly child.
 
Awh cute pictures!

Foo is adorable and if she didn't have the brown on her and the black eyes, you'd think shed get lost on that white fur :)

Your son is also cute :) (even though I'm not a fan of children,though there are a few people on here that are actually more than deserving to have children). Does the zebra have a name?

As for your mil and your sil, my family had the same thing going on except it was with my father mother and sister. My mom was a stay at home and my sister also stayed at home and lived off my dads money after they got divorced.... Needless to say reality hit them in the face pretty badly and now they're two of the hardest working people I know. Everyone needs a good reality check sometimes :)

Edit: actually the brown in her fur helps her blend in!
 
No the zebra doesn't have a name, I've never thought of naming him! What should I name him? I know he's like all my living animals, always under my feet!

She does blend into it! Sometimes I have to look twice to see if she's there. She's so funny.

As for my in-laws, I think I just really needed to vent it all out! I feel better about it now, not so angry. Well, I would still like to put my SIL over my knee and knock her down a peg or two, but I don't think I can do that. I probably will give her a piece of my mind though. Then I'll feel GREAT!
 
Name him Stripes the zebra :)

As for your sil don't even bother with people like that life will eventually teach her a lesson. Glad you feel better after venting :)
 
Imbrium wrote:
LOL, that blanket looks like it could've been made from Foo's twin... kinda wrong in an amusing way. she looks very cosy :D
I know it does look like it could be her sibling. haha.
Its still really weird to pet the blanket then pet Foo. Foo is softer, but it still very strange and sometimes it freaks me out! hahaha.
She loves it now! So do my cats. They're really happy about it.


These ads on the bottom of the pages are VERY distracting. They change with what you look up and what you google and stuff, the other day I was looking at baby blanket toys from Nordstoms, so its now ad tailored to that.
So every time I go to reply to something, I see these really adorable stuffed giraffes and lambs and I want them all for my son! But Nordstroms is so expensive and I have a lot of the things there are ads for. hahaha. I just want the giraffes.
http://shop.nordstrom.com/s/little-...m_cat=tellapart&cm_ven=display_rt&cm_ite=core
Yeah, look at that giraffe and tell me you don't want that! Its adorable. And there is a HUGE one that is WAY over priced!
 
Lol at your son riding the zebra. He looks cute in his PJs :)
And yes, boys are so silly!
 
I just got Watermelons Christmas card! Its so adorable!
I'm mailing mine tomorrow, I've been a total procrastinator. Well, I've just had a lot of other stuff going on! But they'll be out tomorrow.
 
I'm said to inform everyone that...two of my fish died. :(
It wasn't even the one I was having an issue with. It was our two golden red tail barbs, they were a little over 2 years old and they were like 6 inches long. Very large. We did an almost 100% water change in the tank, cleaned all the decorations and rearranged the tank to break up territories. They were fine the first day, then the pH got a little high, and the temp was a little warmer than usual. I adjusted the pH and the temp, but it was a little too late.
Its sad, but its okay, its not the end of the world.
My big blood parrot, is going great though! She was the one that I was worried about and I separated her from the group. Her and the aggressive king kong parrot are doing fine, they love the warmer temp.

Anyway, on to more rabbit related things! I'm mailing my Christmas cards today, they're in the mailbox. So hopefully they'll be to everyone in a few days. I hope that I put enough postage on the ones to Canada. I put 2 stamps, because when I googled it it said that postage to Canada was 75 cents, and two stamps is 90 cents. I googled it and it said that I could do that! hahahaa.
 
Oh no so sorry to hear about your fish :( I don't know alot about tanks but it does seem like it can be difficult to keep the levels just right.

I had never mailed anything to Canada before either! Lol. I went to the post office and they put this big stamp on the Canada ones. I think they charged me $.85 cents each? I dunno. I'm sure if you googled it and put stamps on it will be fine.

I'll be watching for your card!
 
I'm not entirely sure how I feel about the new format. I guess it will just take some time to get used to, as with all things.

I FINALLY finished reading 50 Shades of Grey. So here is my review of it. First let me say, that I was not a huge fan. Here is my reason; she is a terrible writer. Had she not have written like Stephanie Meyer and all the other new-age writers, it would have been better. Or had someone else written it, it would have been better. She needed to read a dictionary and choose more words. She was VERY repetitive. And jesus, what was with the inner goddess thing?! My god, I just wanted to punch her inner goddess in the face and tell her to go sit down somewhere.
I will say that I WAS sad at the end. I was secretly wishing that Taylor would tell her that Christian loved her and she would make him turn around and go back to him. Because he clearly did love her, he is just incapable of showing it and letting it happen; because then he would be out of control. But she didn't go back to him and she was devastated. I was sad for her and I can understand that hurt, so it hit me kind of hard. I probably will read the second one, because I want to see whats wrong with Christian and why he is the way he is. I just have a hard time wrapping my head around him, but I know from first hand experience that being hurt and feeling loss and extreme emotional pain will permanently ruin you. You never fully recover from some things.
 
Wow, on a lighter note. I wanted to share with everyone how beautiful my hen is! She just got her new feathers in from her molt and I swear, I could show this girl. She is a real looker! The rooster didn't molt as many feathers as I thought he was going to and because he is white and dust bathes all the time, he is constantly dirty. He is still beautiful to me, but he isn't as pretty as she is! Now, these are Blue Jersey Giant chickens, the largest in the world. She weighs about 10 lbs and he weighs about 15-17 lbs (I haven't picked them up in a while) He stands to above my knee, she of course, is smaller than he is.
So here are the links for the pictures. I'm not 100% sure how to get the pictures on the actual thread. I still need to learn my way around this format.
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Yeah, I don't like this. Its limiting me to how many characters I can put in each post. I had this HUGE post about 50 Shades and it said I needed it like 2000 characters less. That blows. I'm a little irritated now. I guess its probably better than y'all don't know how I feel about that book!

Well, at least the links work. Jeez. I'm flustered now.
 
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