helgalush
Wise Old Thumper
Hi,
I was out with the OH and in-laws (parents-in-law, sister-in-law + her OH). We were talking about weekends away - I have a family and friends spread out all over the country and we go away a few weekends to visit people, in which case parents-in-law bunnysit for us (outdoor rabbits - visit twice daily to let them in/out of run, feed, water, give hay, general check etc).
But there is a weekend coming up where we all happen to be away at the same time, so I said we would have to ask someone else to bunnysit and show them what to do.
To which my sister-in-law's OH said "cant you just leave them overnight?" to which I replied of course not, they need to be put away, be fed, watered, checked etc. He said "but they'd be ok for one night, my sister's guinea pig is often left overnight". So I said "rabbits are a lot different to guinea pigs and also I couldnt lock them up for 36 hours in their hutch" (they are energetic Dutches and would be going spare). Amongst other reasons!
He looked at me like I was odd and over-fussing them. He then made comments about how much they restrict our lifestyle (not that much), what about holidays, and cant understand why we are getting houserabbits!
I know people on here will understand - but sometimes I feel so alone with how much I care for my rabbits!!!
What do you think? Please tell me I am not being oversensitive and its ok to be annoyed!!!
I was out with the OH and in-laws (parents-in-law, sister-in-law + her OH). We were talking about weekends away - I have a family and friends spread out all over the country and we go away a few weekends to visit people, in which case parents-in-law bunnysit for us (outdoor rabbits - visit twice daily to let them in/out of run, feed, water, give hay, general check etc).
But there is a weekend coming up where we all happen to be away at the same time, so I said we would have to ask someone else to bunnysit and show them what to do.
To which my sister-in-law's OH said "cant you just leave them overnight?" to which I replied of course not, they need to be put away, be fed, watered, checked etc. He said "but they'd be ok for one night, my sister's guinea pig is often left overnight". So I said "rabbits are a lot different to guinea pigs and also I couldnt lock them up for 36 hours in their hutch" (they are energetic Dutches and would be going spare). Amongst other reasons!
He looked at me like I was odd and over-fussing them. He then made comments about how much they restrict our lifestyle (not that much), what about holidays, and cant understand why we are getting houserabbits!
I know people on here will understand - but sometimes I feel so alone with how much I care for my rabbits!!!
What do you think? Please tell me I am not being oversensitive and its ok to be annoyed!!!