This woman’s mum hatched a secret plan to buy a parrot and it’s birdy brilliant
When someone called @Himynameisnoor began live tweeting a strange phone conversation she was having with her mother, she probably didn’t realise where it would lead or how much Twitter would enjoy the ride.
She called and whispered “can you keep a secret”
Me: Um… sure?
Mum: I need you to come with me to go get a parrot.
Me: What??? Mum, not again.
Mum: please just come, if you don’t, I’ll go alone
Me: YOU CAN’T HAVE A SECRET PARROT IN THE HOUSE
— Noor (@Himynameisnoor) April 28, 2018
Mum: I CAN
Me: HOW. How will you hide this parrot?
Mum: In the kitchen
Me: LITERALLY THE LEAST DISCRETE PLACE IN THE HOUSE
Mum: It could work
Me: MUM
Mum: WELL NONE OF YOU WILL LET ME HAVE CHICKENS
Me: oh don’t bring the chickens up again
— Noor (@Himynameisnoor) April 28, 2018
Mum: …
Me: where would you even get a parrot?
Mum: I know a woman.
Me: Who?
Mum: just a woman. With parrots.
Me: [sigh] Where is she based
Mum: somewhere
Me: MUM.
Mum: Look, I need a parrot
— Noor (@Himynameisnoor) April 28, 2018
Me: You don’t NEED a parrot, no one NEEDS a parrot
Mum: You’ll understand with age.
Me: ?????????
Mum: so are you coming?
Me: I… [sigh] you… [sigh]
Mum: is that a yes???
— Noor (@Himynameisnoor) April 28, 2018
Me: When?
Mum: Now
Me: NOW?
Mum: Now.
Me: … NOW???
Mum: get in the car.
Me: mum no, please. We can’t do this. Plus I’m busy until 3pm
Mum: 3pm. Be in the car.
Me: Omg dad is allergic to…
Mum: HE’S NOT, HE TELLS LIES
Me: MUM. Why would he lie??
— Noor (@Himynameisnoor) April 28, 2018
Mum: …he has an agenda.
Me: [exasperated] what
Mum: an anti-parrot agenda
Me: please be reasonable, we have a cat
Mum: they will be best friends
Me: mum
Mum: 3pm.
Me: MUM
Mum: Be in the car.
Me: YOU’RE INSA- [she hangs up]
— Noor (@Himynameisnoor) April 28, 2018
I’m going to try and talk her out of this. It’s ludicrous, we have two people in the house who might be allergic AND A CAT.
Will keep this thread updated ♀️
— Noor (@Himynameisnoor) April 28, 2018
I TRIED TO TALK HER OUT OF IT AND NOW SHE’S SAYING ‘PARROT’ WITH AN ‘S’. She wants more than one???
Me: THIS IS RIDICULOUS
Mum: YOU CAN’T JUST GET ONE. It’ll need little friends.
— Noor (@Himynameisnoor) April 28, 2018
I can’t believe I’m having to bargain with her. Trying to talk her down down from 4 to 1. PREFERABLY NONE.
— Noor (@Himynameisnoor) April 28, 2018
She’s a stone cold liar. No one else in the house knows she’s going on this parrot mission. She just lied to my sister about where we’re going. My sister would actually scream if she knew about my mum’s antics.
Ngl, I’m starting to give in. Sitting here watching my mum lie like pic.twitter.com/qfH5k1XfAQ
— Noor (@Himynameisnoor) April 28, 2018
We’re on our way to see the parrot lady. My mother looks crazy. She’s driving really fast and giggling to herself pic.twitter.com/Bl2kiDPRbg
— Noor (@Himynameisnoor) April 28, 2018
My sister just called me asking where we are, my mum mouthed “TES-CO, say we’re at TES-CO”. I’m sweating. pic.twitter.com/C5DzxG9SBj
— Noor (@Himynameisnoor) April 28, 2018
WE’RE HERE. BIRD LADY HAS CHICKENS. Mum is getting carried away pic.twitter.com/0axYXw5OFS
— Noor (@Himynameisnoor) April 28, 2018
Um. So… We’re on our way home. pic.twitter.com/JZ8fp7JY5H
— Noor (@Himynameisnoor) April 28, 2018
My sister keeps calling. There’s going to be drama when we get home pic.twitter.com/HlKrJGPRHL
— Noor (@Himynameisnoor) April 28, 2018
