I've lived with parrots on and off since I was a child. Each of them has been influential in my life, especially the last one, who was living on my shoulder an

I've lived with parrots on and off since I was a child. Each of them has been influential in my life, especially the last one, who was living on my shoulder and having sex with my Microsoft Keyboard :). During the heat period, she began communicating with a parrot from a nearby building block (with high pitched screams which penetrate concrete).... One day we accidentally left the window open and she flew right out to find her love. We never saw her again, but at least I know that she followed her heart ... But she took the love away from our home. Six months later me and my wife of 8 years were divorced. I'm not saying we did it because of the parrot, but somehow I feel like it had something to do with it. There was also a puppy involved, which I found a month after the bird flew away, but I won't go into that now. Pets are more than just cute animals living in our house. The whole dynamic of the relationship, the definition of "home" changes when we get a new pet or when a pet leaves or dies. Have you noticed that dogs resemble their owners ? Well, I think it goes both ways - the owners pick up some traits from their pets too. I don't think psychology or sociology even considers pets, yet a large part of the population lives with various companions which strongly affect their lives (hence society in general).