Dear DiaryI have decided to inspire my mommy to share her experience, her thoughts and my daily behaviour with other Arican Grey lovers out there. Oh, by the way, some of you might know me, my name is Barney and I am an African Grey. You will see I pop up from time to time when I show off to my loved ones.On Tuesday the 8th of April, I will be 2years and 4months old. I have settled in nicely into my comfort zone with my new family, oh and it is my dad's birthday as well! Cannot wait to see what my birthday gift will be this year. The gift I received last year I have not taken to- a small rubber ball. New things have to grow on me and sometimes it takes up to 6 weeks for me to really really like it.Since the age of about 14 months, the words started tumbling out that I have stored. Being a family website there are one or two words that I would rather not repeat! Whenever I use them, my mommy keep on saying "I love you to"....I wonder why? I know she loves me, I feel the same.I am so lucky that I have carte blanche in this household. Thank heavens I do not get locked up and covered! I have a cage, a tree and a "jungle jim". My routine every morning is as follows: When it suits me to wake my partents, I would start off with "oooooohhh euhhhhh, Barney want a apple, wakka-wakka, what did mummy do?, hello poepies, crinkle cut, how are you?, ok my boy?, hello Barney boy and off course the off limits vocab".I am not looking too great at the moment, in spite of the fact that my mommy showers me every week and once a month I smell terrific- get a treat with my mommy's conditioner. I am curently malting but somehow I am 'preening' excessively and someone told my mom that I am bored!I can promise her that is not the case because I am very demanding and my mom is around me 24/7. Anybody out there have any advice for my mom. I would like to reassure her that she should not fret! Well, got to go and I know you have things to do, people to see and places to go. Will keep you posted about myself. Have a great weekend!
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