This woman’s mum hatched a secret plan to buy a parrot and it’s birdy brilliant
You don’t understand. We’ve been having this bird argument for a decade now. My mum has been fighting to get birds in the house for YEARS. There’s 11 of us, and half of the fam have always protested. I tried to talk sense to her but she’s gone full rogue.
— Noor (@Himynameisnoor) April 28, 2018
WE’RE PULLING UP TO THE HOUSE. pic.twitter.com/s6ne6FKJ48
— Noor (@Himynameisnoor) April 28, 2018
Sister: What… what have you done
Mum: I’ve done what needed to be done. I need them.
Sister: You didn’t NEED parrots!!
Mum: THEY’RE LOVE BIRDS
Sister: NOOR, why did you let her do this??
Me: pic.twitter.com/Ny1wGw6w0L
— Noor (@Himynameisnoor) April 28, 2018
Sister: you can’t just bring birds into the house
Me: I mean she kind of just did
Sister: pic.twitter.com/TfLp0bOg6O
— Noor (@Himynameisnoor) April 28, 2018
Me: LOOK, I had to talk her out of chickens. And she wanted four parrots but I bargained it down to two. This could’ve been a lot crazier.
[enter kids]
Kids: AWWWWWWWW
— Noor (@Himynameisnoor) April 28, 2018
Mum: just look at them, aren’t they precious?
Sister: Well yeah they’re adorable but we can’t keep them
Mum: pic.twitter.com/a8OS3YCgWz
— Noor (@Himynameisnoor) April 28, 2018
All of the kids (& me): pic.twitter.com/nQZKf6n6e8
— Noor (@Himynameisnoor) April 28, 2018
Sister: [sigh] okay, well, let’s see what Dad says when he gets home. He’s allergic.
Mum: he’s not
Sister: mum.
Mum: he made it up
Sister: mum no.
Mum: As your mother, I am never wrong.
Sister: pic.twitter.com/R4Mt39tWQp
— Noor (@Himynameisnoor) April 28, 2018
And now we wait for dad. pic.twitter.com/LFuE79W7mc
— Noor (@Himynameisnoor) April 28, 2018
HE’S HOME.
— Noor (@Himynameisnoor) April 28, 2018
Mum: Do you love me?
Dad: Yes dear, I love you but I don’t think tha-
Mum: I don’t need you to think, I just need to accept the situation.
Dad: pic.twitter.com/URaFRq1Spq
— Noor (@Himynameisnoor) April 28, 2018
Mum: I NEED them
Dad: You don’t NEED them
Mum: YOU DONT KNOW ME
Dad: WE’VE BEEN MARRIED FOR 42 YEARS, OF COURSE I KNOW YOU
Mum: THEN YOU KNOW HOW BADLY I NEED THEM
Dad: I HAVE ALLERGIES
Mum: I DON’T SEE YOU SNEEZING
Dad: THAT’S NOT HOW ALLERGIES WORK pic.twitter.com/cWmlsxJc8m
— Noor (@Himynameisnoor) April 28, 2018
Dad: What if we just kept one?
Me: They’re love birds and they mate for life, they’ll very literally die without each other.
Dad [to mum]: that reminds me, I’ve booked us a weekend away for our anniversary this year
The rest of us: awww
Mum: pic.twitter.com/c9HneCvpsn
— Noor (@Himynameisnoor) April 28, 2018
Sister: We really need to make a decision guys
Me: you’re such a mood killer
Sister: You better stfu, you’re just as bad as mum.
[long pause]
Dad: [sigh] what are we naming them?
Mum: pic.twitter.com/SbdLgqAazQ
— Noor (@Himynameisnoor) 28 April 2018
The rest of us: pic.twitter.com/dsFaOmlcAN
— Noor (@Himynameisnoor) 28 April 2018
Dad [to me]: I guess it could be worse. At least she didn’t bring chickens home ha
…Little does he know she was asking the bird lady how much each hen costs and if they lay quality eggs pic.twitter.com/WfVhKFjYHP
— Noor (@Himynameisnoor) 28 April 2018
We haven’t named them yet. Feel free to drop some suggestions! pic.twitter.com/vuK3M6Pxio
— Noor (@Himynameisnoor) 28 April 2018
And that, my friends, is a masterclass in getting your own way.
Oh, and a PS …
Thank you so, so much for all of the kind words everyone ❤️ we love our mum and her spontaneity. Sorry that I can’t reply to everyone! My app is still crashing and I can’t keep up with all of the notifications. Legit cannot believe my mother’s antics have gone viral 😂
— Noor (@Himynameisnoor) 29 April 2018
Also just to provide a smidgen of context: my mum grew up in Pakistan tending to chickens, peacocks, goats, rabbits, and a variety of parrots! (Cats and dogs too of course.) She spent most of her time in the chicken coop, and the aviary.
— Noor (@Himynameisnoor) 29 April 2018
But moving to the UK meant she didn’t have the means (or the time) to have any birds for a while. But now she does! We’re all happy to have our lovebirds, and we’re all on board! 🙂
— Noor (@Himynameisnoor) 29 April 2018
