I have a parrot. I live with my mother. My mom has back pain. I am a sous chef at a Cajun restaurant. I have aspirations of being a head chef.  My job is very stressful. I don't have any kids. My parents are Cajun. And they taught me how to cook.
I have kids. I have chronic back pain. I take medication for my back pain. It doesn't work well. I need to find another medication to take. I do stretching exercises. I'm going to physical therapy to help.
I got another parrot yesterday, I love them so much I couldn't help but get another one. Both my parrots get on so well with each other. That's awesome!  It's always good when your pets get along with each other.  I'm not sure my kids could handle taking care of pets right now and with my bad back, I can't add anything else in my life to care for, although I'd love a pet some day! Oh I feel you there. My mom's back has been terrible. Has physical therapy been helping at all? Not really.  I'm going to need to see about a different medication really soon.  The stretching is really only helping to a certain extent but it doesn't help all the way.  It's really ruining my quality of life.  How does your mom cope? I'm so sorry to hear that. Pain relief is all my mom can do about it nowadays. Not really much room for improvement. At least I can cook her some good food and bring it to her to cheer her up, ha. I'm sure she really enjoys that!  And not having to cook for herself would be a big relief!  I know sometimes standing in a kitchen cooking really makes my back hurt worse!  I need my own personal chef! Hey, come over and I'll cook for you some time. I have some classic Cajun recipes my mom's been wanting me to make for a while and I'd love you to try them! That would be amazing!  I tried some authentic Cajun recipes when I visited New Orleans awhile ago and fell in love with the food!  I just never figured out how to cook it the same way!  It never turned out when I tried to make it!  Plus the kids didn't love it so I was basically just cooking it for myself! Perfect! Let me know what night works best for you and it's a done deal. I know getting childcare can be a hassle and any night is good for me, so just let me know and I'll figure the rest out. Sounds great!  I can't wait to try your cooking!  I'm surprised you're not head chef by now!  I thought for sure you'd go straight the top quickly! Aw, that's sweet of you. Competition is really tough and I need all the practice I can get so I appreciate you lending me your belly, lol! Anytime!  I'm sure my kids would too if you have any mac and cheese and chicken nugget recipes you want to try!  That's about all they eat these days!