11-18-2019, 07:52 PM
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12 hours ago, cervids said:
This is an option for contact, but not romance, honestly.
I'm in a similar boat with deer. My physical ailments aren't really much, but I suffer from a strange germophobia that seems to be very... selective in what triggers it (feces, mostly, if you really must know). It certainly interferes, but is not a dealbreaker on it's own, I'm sure given time and effort I can break past it.
Then the motor (movement) issues. They are fun. Fine motor dysfunction only, so this limits me very little in the modern world, thank god for the keyboard becaause no one can read my writing. Shaky hands make tool use hard too, but only really fine tool use like screwdrivers, soldering, etc. Shame because I've got excellent electronic understanding, re the latter, but I can barely hold two wires together reliably to make a bond.
Depression is by far the worst of it. I'd say it's situational, but it's not. Sure I could argue life sucks, but it doesn't. I could make it better. If I could just get out of bed before 3PM, and that seems to be hard lately. Yeah, it's a mountain. But like most mountains, if what you want is on the other side, get climbing. That's the only real advice I have.
Nah. If you get banned or even warned for a thread like this, I for one am out. This needs to be discussed, and I doubt anyone disagrees.
Goats and dogs are actually my line of thought too... lol. Doubt I'll ever get around to deer, because, well, it's a legal AND disability-harsh thing, caring for them. You have to run before you can walk (especially to catch a deer... ok, that was a horrific joke, sorry, but it wrote itself)
Maybe this is going to sound weird following up on this, but I have thought in the past of getting a "zoo roomie" to spread the burden a bit (no this is not an offer to meet up, lol, just a tangent of a thought). I met a few zoos with fellow deer interest in that vein of thought.
Sadly, 75% of them did at least one of the following over the years:
1. Died.
2. Became aparently insane in some form.
3. Turned out to be horrible animal abusers
The other 25% cocnsist of one guy I just talked with on this forum, our very own Ramseys.
So, Ramseys, please don't do any of the above... Our people need good role models quite badly, it seems. I really don't want to go down thinking deer lovers are just completely off their rocker, and I'm destined to be next.
in the end, yeah, zoo roomies now terrify me and have me arming myself with the nearest sharp objects rather than thinking "meet!" It's most unfortunate.
I can relate. This is rather depressing stuff to hear.
