Yes, I’m talking about Elizabeth 
That’s the name of a friend of mine.
I love it too. I remember when I was little that was my dream daughter name, and now it’s Ellie, and I didn’t put that together until right now. It’s fate
I knew about your friend but I never knew her name! Does she use Elizabeth, or Ellie, or another nickname?
She goes mostly by Elizabeth, but different people have different nicknames for her.
I don’t really pay attention to those types of studies. Because you can’t measure happiness. Having a full house of children may be one persons greatest joy, and to another it may be freedom from having to look out from someone besides themselves.
Either way, my happiness will be to start a family one day. One child of birth and as many I can adopt without going broke and insane! So about 3 or 4 children sounds perfect
I too want both snakes and birds as pets when i’m older. I love both. I want a few snakes and two macaws.
Sorry if I came off the wrong way, I wasn’t implying that you are adopting a supermarket approach or anything. I was just puzzled how adopting a girl kid from Sweden would be particularly significant to you. What do you mean by context? 
I agree it’s quite difficult to quantify ‘happiness’. It’s such a subjective and fleeting emotion to pigeonhole.
I guess I should have at least one kid as a ‘bucket list’ sort of thing, preferably after marriage. It’s one of those things you gotta do as a human, like being born, falling in love, dying, etc.
Any particular breeds in mind? I would love to have a ball python (I heard they make great pets). The thing is, I don’t know whether I’d have the guts to feed it rats or rodents (which are, after all, what snakes eat).
A bird like a cockatoo or a blue-and-gold macaw would be amazing. Especially if I can train 'em to speak (Galahs, Cockatoos and African Greys are great at this). Although they might need a larger enclosure to fly about in for their size (I can’t bear the thought of keeping such magnificent creatures in bird cages), and I may be living in an apartment if I move back to Singapore (I’m living in one in Sydney too, landed property aren’t exactly cheap here either). The dA artist whose Youtube channel I shared earlier keeps cockatiels and a severe macaw, which are much smaller in size, so I might also consider smaller breeds that don’t require a lot of attention or flying space. 
Having a bird as an ‘animal companion’ requires greater commitment than a dog or a cat. Some like the Spix Macaw, even live as long as 70 years (which is almost a human lifespan)! 
What do I wish I could do?
get better.
A context is the circumstances that form the setting of something.
What I mean is that the significance of this adoption can’t be understood (and thus can be easily misjudged) by someone who doesn’t know my personal reasons and the circumstances that make me want that… The whole context of my statement.
Yes, most macaws live to be quite old. That’s why I’d like to adopt one from someone who can’t take care of theirs or have passed on. Also, I want to be sure that the parrot was bred in the country I live in. I’ve known for sometime about the parrot trade, even before Rio came out.
I’d love to get ahold of a Severe Macaw(you probably can figure out why based on my sig and avatar!). I also love Scarlet and Blue & Gold Macaws.
I love ball pythons too. I also like rubber boas, which are a native snake. King snakes are sweet too.
I’d also like a pet hedgehot. They’re illegal in the state that I live in currently though. Skunks make great pets as well, if their smell glands are taken out!
Well, you’d know me as one of the least judgmental members around here… but if you’re uncomfortable about sharing your personal reasons, that’s totally fine. As I’ve said, I have nothing against legal, all-parties-consensual adoptions, since it will give children a better chance at life than if they had stayed with their birth parents.
That’s a great idea, come to think of it. Do you know how birds cope with the death or parting of their owners, and if they are able to adapt to new ones?
Really? Cos’ that dA member I mentioned earlier just welcomed one to her household (his name’s Charlie), and she lives in São Paulo! I think you should check her dA and Youtube accounts out, she is quite a friendly person to talk to and she lets all her birds (and one ferret) fly around in her house, which is my idea of a good home. Plus, she’s awesome talented and I really want to read her webcomic! I think you two would get along very well.
Wow… a hedgehog? That’s kinda weird, don’t they have quivers? And I can think of one member here who would love a skunk for a pet… 
I know you are I’m not saying this because of you, but because of the “supermarket” comment (I know Marionette wasn’t trying to be mean either, that’s why I talked about not knowing the context).
And I don’t really feel uncomfortable talking about my reasons, but it’s a very long (and rather touching) story and I don’t think I can do it justice trying to explain it on a forum.
(Fair enough).
That’d be me, wouldn’t it? xD
Yeah, I’d like to have a pet skunk once. Even if they’re insanely hard to take care of… Actually, I’ve heard some people don’t remove their scent glands and yet they don’t stink. I can account on that, I’ve seen a pet skunk once that still had his glands but didn’t stink at all!
However, if a skunk ends up being too hard to get a hold of, I’d perhaps like a macaw or something. Yeah, it’s probably Rio that influenced me. 
I do strongly believe in the fact of reading up on the species before getting it as a pet, so I will probably do that. I just like how some parrots can talk xD
Having a pet crocodile would be pretty awesome too, but they don’t stop growing and they’re not really pets. So I think I’ll just end up buying some fancy rats next time I get pets. 
Talking about pets, I always thought having a mini pig would be really cute I know they have like little cute ones, but they’re expensive. Still, I can dream XD
I’m no expert in the field of bird psychology, but raising a parrot is a very hard task. Many parrots are intelligent to form close bonds, so I’m sure it’s hard for them to adapt.
Here’s a website I think you’d like, all about bird adoptions:
birdadoption.org/problem.htm
And thanks for those links! I’m going to check them out right now!
ANd I know what member you’re talking about! Skunklover! I wonder where he/she have been?
Actually, I was thinking of Badger when I made that remark, but I guess skunklover is another prime candidate too!
Thanks for the bird adoption website, EJE. It was quite useful!
Speaking of skunks, Mitch posted this interesting NatGeo article on why skunks have white stripes.
Oh, that article is definitely interesting! …I never even knew that and skunks are my favourite animals. Oh well, the more you know!
Ahhh! I’ve missed out on so much discussion! Well, I’m here now and it looks like we’re on the topic of pets we’ve always wanted. I’ve always wanted a chinchilla. I’m a sucker for ‘cutesy’ animals and it’s a little out of the norm so I hope to own one someday! Plus they bathe themselves in sand which is pretty neat. 
^^ AHH! Our school had a pet chinchilla! His name was Ralph. They’re so cute and sooo soft, I think I’ll add that to my list too!
Seriously?! Lucky! All we ever got for pets at school was fish and mealworms. 
Yeah, I’m not exactly sure why we had a chinchilla, but it was adorable We have frogs at my highschool! But one jumped out and we found him a little too late 
Poor thing. Mealworms = ick! They freak me out somehow