Birds are like Children

So the people on my bird board called their birds "fids" (flying kids). Well, I wholeheartedly agree. I got up extra early this morning to make sure the birds were fed and their cages cleaned before I went off to observe my student teachers. Fizzy has begun to step up without flying away and Sparky is starting to eat grown-up food. I am so proud of them. I know many people think I am nuts for getting birds, but I cannot express how much job they have brought to my life in the past 2 weeks. Yes, I do get frustrated, when Sparky won't stop crying or when Fizzy attacks her, but I find it so rewarding when I walk in the door and they chirp to me. Soon, I'll teach them to talk. But they are so amazing and I love them to bits.