I relate better to animals than humans
She pines for me as I leave[I have to run[sprint] away otherwise she follows me], and she keeps a look out for my arrival, she sees me 200meters away and starts honking, I respond and all the other waterfowl watch us] she has placed me above her gander, he follows her about[holding the handbag]
Which is weird, as all the other females geese follow their male gander, and are quiet and well behaved. She acts like a male gander, and is noisy and dominant, he is in the background....[she has a pronounced keel so is most definitely female??]
She will sit with me on the park bench for awhile, and lets me stroke her chest and back between her wings, only briefly. She nibbles my cheeks, ears and has tried mounting me.
I have had this friendship for 10 days now, I'm thinking of cutting it off mainly for her safety. I'm not special, I first noticed her following some big Samoan guys, and then I saw her attacking walkers[just for attention really]
She wants to bond with humans.
I never fed her, till 2 days ago. She places friendship above food when I am near.
She may have been an unwanted pet, and dropped off at the reserve.
She may have had a human relationship, and is trying to rekindle something with me, or any another human male.
I got attached to a white rabbit at the same park earlier this year. We would sit together for long periods, about 2 meters apart. The city council in its wisdom removed the rabbit but it died within 1 week. The idiots didnt realise she had been pregnant and when they took her, her kittens were 1 week old. She probably died of a broken heart.
I was heart broken for weeks over that friendly bunny. Many kids and moms would come down and feed her, and of course some nasty boys would chase her
I dont want to go thru the same with this goose, whom I am much more attached too.
Many of the animals know me, as I imitate and mimic many different animal sounds.
Humans have the power of audible imitation, which can intrigue/mesmerise wild animals into relationship[depending on ones mimic skills]
Me and goose talk quite a bit really. I think she may be autistic too.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcPuWdtkS1s[/youtube]
That was a wonderful video!Your goose does sound like a female if the keel hangs down,she has laid eggs before.She could have been a pet before,there is a small lake in the little town near here and people do drop off their unwanted waterfowl there. I get so attached and then really get depressed when something happens to an animal friend.I'm lucky to live in the woods and some of the wild animals are so used to me they don't run off.I
have deer,birds a rabbit,crows and others. I talk softly to them and move slowly and don't stare (predators stare) and they really respond.I feed the birds and now there's a large flock of doves that are hanging out.On good days I feel so lucky.
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I think I relate better to animals than people, too. I travelled abroad by myself this past summer, and my hostess had these two dogs and a cat who would always come running up to me when I walked thru the door....the dogs would come over, jump up and down, stand up and jump on top of me, etc, and the cat would come up to me while I was sitting down somewhere and would rub up against me over and over to get my attention.
I also like animals better than people bcuz animals don't seem to have any of the inherent a-hole - ishness that humans have....animals are loyal, unconditionally accepting, and unselfish.
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As parents, people watch our interactions with out kids. We feel constantly judged by this. Your mom repeatedly said things to you and you repeatedly ignored her. Many people think that this should result in you being reprimanded and if your mom does not reprimand you, then she is a bad mom. Also, your mom is likely aware that people are thinking bad things about you when you don't listen to your mom. Like you are disrespectful or a spoiled brat. So, she is left in an awkward situation. She knows that she should not reprimand you because what you are doing is related to your autism and she knows that you are not disrespectful or a spoiled brat. But she knows what people are thinking.
I have been in your mom's shoes before. Sometimes saying something "lighthearted" that explains the behavior is the only reasonable thing to do.
I don't think your mom meant to embarrass you. I think she was trying to find a way to make other people understand that there was a reason why you were behaving as you did and that reason wasn't because she was a bad mom or you were a spoiled brat.
My kids both love animals (and Pokemon
Maybe so but at the end of the day she put her feelings of embarassment expressed in a passive aggressive way because she was in front of others above the OP's needs and genuine distress at a situation they have difficultly in - which not only did she know about that and the situation that would happen,, but she actually created by forcing them to attend.
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I also like animals better than people bcuz animals don't seem to have any of the inherent a-hole - ishness that humans have....animals are loyal, unconditionally accepting, and unselfish.
QFT!! !
Animals have always been drawn to me as if by some magic force... they know I won't harm them. I've visited several people who have a pet that usually shies away from guests, but does just the opposite with me. Animals make such agreeable friends. They don't criticize, condemn or judge.
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