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Old 11-03-2008, 03:56 AM
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lolz, for me its an issue of dealing with my parents

you have to do things like:

start by asking for lets say, a 20 gallon, and then either come home with something bigger, or just say it fits in the space better.

or, you do the ol' switcheroo.while the parents are out, you hide the 5 gallon and go get a 10 gallon, they wont notice :P

surprisingly the first method works. my reef which i am still currently building started out with "mom, i really like fish, and i have them at dads house. can i just get a goldfish bowl here?"

hehehehe

o, and one more thing. always try to show your parents that you ARE learning things by doing it.
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Old 11-03-2008, 04:06 AM
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LOL, this just cracks me up and I can so relate to several, heehee. Now instead of LR for a present I just need to convince hubby that frags are theeee best gift ever
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Old 11-03-2008, 04:22 AM
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LOL, this just cracks me up and I can so relate to several, heehee. Now instead of LR for a present I just need to convince hubby that frags are theeee best gift ever
If your convincing works with the hubby can you convince my fiance that it is not weird to have fish stores on the wedding registry?
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Old 11-03-2008, 04:54 AM
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Or man up and put your foot down. lol, i have had a few girlfriends think its weird how i like fish and frogs. It's my life and my escape from reality.
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Old 11-03-2008, 05:35 AM
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11. Let her pick out the frags and then find a distraction while you pay the bill. I made the mistake of letting mine see the bill tonight, funniest thing is half of the stuff I picked up was already paid for. hehehe
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Old 11-03-2008, 09:23 AM
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When you start giving away the furniture so that you have room for one more
tank.
When you start to see the mold growing on the windows.
But the most important rule in the hobby umm, let me think resist the impulse
for one more tank. (THEN WATCH OUT FOR HUMAN COMBUSTION)
Hey number 2: admit to ourselves yes, we have an addiction and will seek treatment
as soon as I set up this last tank.
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Old 01-28-2009, 10:08 PM
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This one goes hand-in-hand with #10. Never, ever, EVER keep the receipts from your purchases anywhere they can be found. I keep all my receipts in what I thought was a safe place. Uh, uh she found them. Uh-oh!
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Trade.
I don't mind if you go to Vegas with the boys...you just don't mind the new tank/$1000.00 I spent at the store.

Mind you, I've been blessed with a SO who is just as into the fish as I am..So I must be lucky
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Old 01-28-2009, 10:16 PM
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My wife handles the finances...ALL of them. #10 is merely a pipe dream for someone like me. Great list!
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Well for me she don't care what i spend, its your hobby and you love it I LOVE YOU HONEY.......

OTHER then i thought she was in the other room when I bought the BUBBLE KING I CLICKED to pay and heard.

"MICHAEL WHAT DID YOU do"!!!! then i told her about the AIR miles that she can get from it..
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