I got SCAMMED!!!!!
Oct 14, 2019
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4XSplnFDSs

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much thought into that
happy Sunday to you guys and hopefully
you guys are having a wonderful weekend
today I just had a very low-key day with
my kiddos um we sat and watched Cat in
the Hat the the movie movie the older
movie and then we watched the new Grinch
that was a lot of fun so it's just been
a really low-key week or weekend we had
a pretty crazy week last week so it was
a much-needed
chillax weekend daddy's been working so
it's just kind of been me and the the
kiddos and that's been nice you know
just uh just to have a little bit of
relaxing time and spending time with
them it's it's been nice and Jeremy I
didn't have school Friday so it was nice
to have him home and spend some time
with us so made for a very nice weekend
so anyways but you know I was let's see
what day was it Wednesday
yes it was Wednesday Wednesday I had a
vet appointment for Sebastian because
we've been working on getting all of his
shots up and caught up and so I mean
he's not behind on anything but you know
they don't give all vaccinations at one
time obviously so you have to take them
in every few weeks to get a new set of
vaccinations until they're all the way
caught up to what they should have and I
found this vet that I absolutely have
loved and the veterinarian has been
amazing very
be knowledgeable about skunks even her
assistants have been very knowledgeable
about skunks and it's just been a nice
setup and I didn't feel like it was a
clinic I didn't feel like it was just
like ran down by a lot of animals you go
in there it's a very clean and it's
quiet
and it's just been a very nice I guess
all around it's been a very good
experience with having an animal going
to a vet because I have not really well
I've never really experienced it with a
skunk but I've never really experienced
vets at all anyways so this is typically
pretty new to me all around and so the
first couple of visits that I went with
Sebastian it was really good you know
the vet would come in she would check
Sebastian and you know do what they
needed to do with him and give him his
shots they put his chip in and stuff
like that and you know I've always paid
the bill write that in there like you
know besides so his very initial first
appointment I had to pay ahead of time
to guarantee a spot for him because with
the way that his permit is for here in
Oregon anyways at least this is the way
that it worked for us was that we had to
basically show wildlife that we had a
vet appointment set up so as soon as he
was brought into organ we would be
taking him to a vet to have all of his
stuff taken care of chipped and all that
so for us to do that basically we had to
put a what is it called a deposit down I
guess that would be what it's called put
a deposit down for this event because of
the way that their policies work so we
did that so the very first appointment
basically it felt like we didn't have to
pay anything because it had already been
paid ahead of time so the second time we
went in I paid and I thought God it just
seemed like it was a
little bit expensive for what I was
quoted because I'm quoted that each shot
is $20 but I walked out of their pain
like almost sixty two dollars I think or
something like that and I knew that he
got the two shots but I was like where
did the additional it was like fifteen
additional dollars from whatever it was
I was like where did that additional 15
come from so I looked at the CIM the no
I asked the the receptionist I said is
there a reason why it's so high like I
was you know budgeting that it was
supposed to be 40 and it's X amount of
dollars and she's like oh because he got
an L trimming and I was like oh okay so
I didn't say anything but it kind of
threw me off a little bit because I
remember her clipping his nails but I
didn't I didn't ask for them to be
clipped um but she clipped him so okay I
thought that was something that happens
in the vet again I have never dealt with
vets before so I don't know how they
work so I paid it I was just like okay
whatever and then the next time that we
had to go to the vet which was this last
time he was going to get another two
shots so I was budgeting $40 so we go in
and and now he also has his appointment
to get fixed as well but they had to put
a hold on his fixing because he needed
to get these last this at least one of
these shots he needed to have before
they were going to fix him so we had to
postpone the surgery till the end of
October which I'm fine with I don't have
a problem with that the vet comes in
every single time no difference
her assistant comes in every single time
no difference they do his checkup they
do his shots and then she always asked
me is there anything that is of a
concern to you do you need any you know
anything how are things going at home
and so I'll fill her in like oh he's
doing really good you
right now he's going through a major
sleeping phase which you know we know
now it's because it's his winter time so
winter time they tend to they don't
actually go into a hibernation so-called
but they go into like a very deep sleep
thing so they'll come out and like eat
once a day they'll come out and use the
but you know their bathroom box but
other than that they sleep and sleep and
sleep and that's when they do a lot of
their growing not that he needs to grow
anymore
he's 12 pounds but anyways um so I will
fill her in you know and things like
that and ask if there's anything that
you know I can do for certain things
whether it be for his eating because
he's very picky he is not a normal skunk
let me tell you he doesn't like bugs he
will not touch a bug he runs from bugs
he will not eat this little boy eats
chicken nuggets hot dogs french fries
and his kitty food that is his nutrition
and that's all okay those are all fine I
mean they're allowed to eat and when I
say chicken nuggets it's not like
McDonald's chicken nuggets and when I
say fries it's not like McDonald's fries
they're ones that I'm cooking from home
so it's you know they're not like full
of grease because I put him through the
air fryer make him as healthy as I can
um but his main go-to is his kitty food
which is again it's fine but you know
he's just our typical skunk because most
Gunks like fruit and veggies and he
likes broccoli but that's about as much
vegetables he used to eat peas but he
won't touch peas and he doesn't like
carrots he does not like bananas he does
like watermelon but watermelons Naughton
they're in Mountain season now he does
not like oranges which usually they
don't because it's a citrus he loves
water he doesn't like anything else he
won't drink anything else um and that's
about it like he's very very particular
about the things that he likes to eat
and stuff so I had brought that up to
her and told her those things
and we talked for just a few minutes you
know because she was gaining
conversation and then the last thing I
said was you know do you have any
suggestions when I'm going to clip his
nails do you have any suggestions of
things that I might be able to try to do
to distract him so that I can clip his
nails and keep it as safe as possible
for him and I because you know he has
nipped at me because of course he's
scared because I'm pulling his feet away
from him and I'm definitely afraid I'm
gonna hit the quick on his nail and we
can bleed and hurt him so I'm very
cautious about it and I try to do it
when I notice he's the most sleepiest
but that still doesn't always work
because he will tend to get a huge
bounce of energy as soon as he sees
those Clippers come out that if he hears
water because he hates baths even though
he gets them like every other day so so
anyways so she says well there's this
stuff called Fair Phil I think it's
called and so she went to the back and
she grabbed some in a syringe and she
brought it in and heard her assistant
proceeded to get a towel cover him she
sat with him she gave the fair Phil or
whatever it's called and then they were
clipping his nails now mind you I asked
if there's any suggestions as to what I
can do to sew to abstract abstract to
keep him busy while I'm clipping his
nails and so she went in with clipping
his nails so when I went to go and check
out I didn't I didn't pay any attention
to it I was in a major hurry and so when
I went to go check out they said it was
32 dollars well I thought gosh that's a
little bit cheaper than what I was
thinking because I was planning to pay
40 but then I got thinking about it once
I was driving home and I was like wait a
minute they said that he needed one more
shot and they would give him that one at
the day of his fixing so I was like wow
this isn't none of this is making sense
to me because I feel like I am paying
again for something I shouldn't be
paying for so I called the vet and
I talked to the receptionist and she
said she would talk to the vet and find
out what you know happened and then go
from there which on the receipt it did
say the one shot and then it said
toenail clippings 17 dollars and I'm
like why am I getting charged for a
Clinton Nell clipping when I didn't ask
for it and also I just went out and
bought brand new Clippers cuz I
misplaced the other ones I just paid for
nail clippers I don't want to pay for
nail clippers and pay for nail clipping
like that's not making sense so she
calls me back and she's like well I
talked to you know so-and-so and they
said that they went ahead and just wrote
nail clipping instead of a consultation
which they would normally charge you $32
for consultation I was like what and she
was like well yeah because it's actually
cheaper if they charge you for an elk
clipping versus a consultation I said
what was the consultation for like I'm
not understanding and see when we walk
in they Swift us they swiftly take us
back to her room and she goes well
because you go into the room with them
and you know the vet is there every
single time and you guys are spending
time on talking and things like that
that's technically a consultation and
those are $32 and I'm like hold up I was
like wait a minute
first of all no one ever told me that it
charges extra fake me back to a room to
be with my skunk while work is being
provided on him unless it's like a
surgery I get that but they've never
said here we're gonna take you back but
it's going to cost you X amount of
dollars to come into the room with us
while we're providing services for
Sebastian also I was never told either
that every time that technically the vet
comes into the room it's a $32 fee I
never have been asked do you want the
vet to come in today or is it just a
nurse visit or a assistant visitor I
don't know what they're called and I
said in three the vet is the one that
asked me if there's any concerns that I
have and so we got talking
she then decided to go ahead and clip
the nails like I didn't ask for that
service to be done and she's like well
that's just the way that they do things
here in the office and I'm just like
well I think it's kind of shady I said
because I don't feel like I'm being
explained to these things like that's
not to me it's not fair I think that I
feel like it is kind of in a way being
slick with your business like you should
be explaining to a new customer a new
client or whatever you want to call us
okay these are the fees upfront this is
what we're going to be charging you this
is what we're going to because they told
me that at the very beginning they told
me when you come in we will tell you
exactly how much you owe so that way
you're totally aware of the fees however
now when I go to leave you guys are
slapping me with an extra 15 to 17 to 32
extra dollars it doesn't come like that
a hair in my budget and you know I have
a certain budget I go by so when you
guys are telling me that it's X amount
of dollars and then you I go to get up
there and you guys are adding an extra
17 dollars for an L clipping that I
didn't even authorize then to turn
around I mean yes I let her do it but I
didn't know she was gonna charge me
however if I knew she was gonna charge
me I would have been like oh no it's
okay I will do it I don't have a problem
doing it I was just wondering if there
was anything to keep him distracted
while I was doing it and even out that I
wouldn't even ask that question if I
knew I was gonna be charged for asking a
question so I I specifically asked the
lady I said so are you telling me that
if I even talked to the vet at all
that's considered a consultation and
that's when I get charged the extra
money she said yes so I talked to ollie
and I was just like you know I really
feel some kind of way since I started
this vet like I the first time was fine
but then the the last few times that
I've gone I feel like I'm almost being
scammed and I don't like that feeling I
like that they keep throwing things
under my feet and then not telling me
until after it's done so then I'm stuck
paying for it and then to turn around
and when I want to dispute something as
the toenail clippers or the total
clippings and they tell me well it's
actually cheaper than what she was going
to charge you that to me I feel like was
even more scandalous so I don't know I
I'm really stuck in a I'm really stuck
because I need to figure this out I
don't know you know I don't know how
many more times Sebastian has to go to
them unless he's you know god forbid
something happens and he got sick or
something
you know so it's kind of like one of
those do I really want to move him to a
different vet and take the chances that
maybe they may not know as much about
skunks as this vet and her system does
know about them which I have been very
lucky to have but at the same time I
don't like how there's thrown ad in fees
where I didn't authorize fees to be
added and I feel like that's not being
explained very well to me so that I know
exactly what is going on when it's going
on
so that was my ordeal with my vet and I
just I don't know I mean have any of you
guys dealt with that is that a typical
thing that vets do I mean again I don't
mind paying for the services that are
done for my animal I don't have a
problem with that that that to me is not
the issue my issue is is when I'm told
something I go buy that and that's what
I put in my budget I right now I'm not
in a position where I can throw in an
extra 30 40 50 60 dollars into my budget
and be okay with that it just doesn't
work that way I have a certain budget
and that's what we're sticking by and so
it's just throwing me off more or less
than anything and then it feels like I'm
being taken for granted because I feel
like these services are being done for
me but then not being told that they're
charging me until the end after it's
already done so then I'm stuck paying
for it but yeah it has anybody
ever dealt with that what do you guys
suggest I do do you think that it's
something that would be worth checking
out another vet do you think that I
should just hang out a little bit longer
and finish his stuff with this vet and
then you know I mean technically I think
that's it I don't think he has to have
anything else unless he has to have more
VAX
but I don't I don't know how that works
I don't know like if they have to have
more rabies shots they treat him as if a
ferret so that's what they don't treat
him as a cat or a dog he is as if he's a
ferret so all of his vacs are ferret VAX
his fixing will be a ferret fix which I
didn't even know I didn't know that
there was different fixings for each
type of animal I didn't know there was a
fixing different for cats dogs bunnies
ferrets skunks you name it there's a
different fix for a procedure for each
one of them so anyways that's that about
the vet and then I wanted to read a
couple of your guys's comments I don't
know exactly what all there is okay so
let's see on comment where it's the kids
baking what from Robin lore says that's
good to see the kids making a cake it
looks like a new experience for them I
hope that they thoroughly enjoyed eating
it your eldest child seems so shy and
yes that is true he is very shy when it
comes to like the camera and stuff he's
just like hmm no no not having it so
yeah he's okay next one under kids
speaking what I from Cynthia Johanna
eBay bye I'm probably saying that wrong
and I'm so sorry I am so excited to see
a video with your kids in it they are so
cute particularly that little girl of
yours thank you so much Cynthia I truly
appreciated I know I absolutely love her
she is the gym of my eye although
sometimes she can be a turd in my my
butt
that came out wrong oh my god that
totally came out that wrong but yeah she
could be a little turd but um Francisca
replies with that was cute do you
homeschool all the kids it makes a math
and science lesson myself I miss scratch
Baker it might be fun to make a cake by
scratch buy a box of cake flour or the
powdered cocoa both have recipes on them
and make icing from scratch butter
powdered sugar and a splash of
half-and-half or milk just a thought and
how fun was that was PS your hair was
showing I hope that was not bad as for
me I'm okay with it either way mommy can
have a little bite so okay no I don't
homeschool my babies none of them I
preschool the two little ones preparing
Omar for kindergarten next year but no I
don't homeschool it was just something
fun it was just purely something just
fun and all he usually does homemade
cakes he's gonna actually be teaching me
how to make a homemade cake here soon so
I'm excited yes I did see that my hair
showed i I didn't edit it good enough
clearly but it is what it is no comment
okay a new wedding meringue let's see
Audrey Alana
Elena just wow when you were recently
asking for donations things must be
looking up so first and foremost the
wedding ring that I have been wearing on
my channel it was a review ring which
means it was donated to me from the
company to do a review on and I get to
keep that review product so it wasn't
something that I personally had to
purchase myself however things are
looking up for us and that's because we
have learned a lot a lot a lot a lot of
lessons within the last few months and
we have made some major major changes
and our spinnings have been very
in between unless it's something that's
a must and not something that is a want
so yeah things aren't looking at for us
and we're very happy that they're
looking up for us are we completely out
of the woods absolutely not do we have a
lot more work to still work on you're
darn right are we still behind on bills
you're darn right but we're doing it day
by day step by step and we're just
working as hard as we can to get out of
our debts so that we can continue to
keep living life the way it was one time
ago and leave all that in the past but
you know it it's one day at a time you
can't be broke one day and be a
millionaire the next well I guess you
could if you played the lotto but we
don't play the lotto so anyways
Lindsey rule says you look so beautiful
today not that you don't always look
beautiful but your eyes are really
popping and that was on the new wedding
ring whoo girl it probably was because I
was wearing eye makeup that day I'm
assuming I don't know I could be really
wrong okay um let's see under my new
wedding ring is Suzanne Taylor says this
company advertises on my Facebook page
all the time but I didn't know about the
quality their stuff is beautiful but if
you can let us know how they hold up
after wearing it for a bit I'd
appreciate it Suzanne I definitely will
and actually I have been talking to the
owner of the company and has been
exciting they have over two million
followers on their Facebook page and
they're actually wanting to partnership
with me more often so that's even been
very exciting I've got another review
coming up of their company and I cannot
wait to show that one to you guys I'm
really excited for that and what else
yeah and I'm supposed to start posting
my videos and tagging their companies in
it
so that their followers can see my
reviews as well so yeah it's a great
company though I'd have to say they are
awesome
they are an amazing company very very
very nice to work with too
uh let's see family update Mary Smith
your pet skunk is adorable we used to
have them in our yard when we lived up
north down here in the south there are
none wow I didn't know that there would
be none in the south actually I thought
that well I thought skunks were just
everywhere okay Jessica
raylene on let's get it started said me
I definitely believe when it comes to
being healthy you have to find what
works for you I also believe that if
your mental health isn't in order then
there is no way to get your physical
physical health in order that's one of
the reasons I am proud of you for going
to therapy and working on your mental
health because that's number one I
thought on my thought on intuitive
eating is that if it's if you suffer
from any kind of food addiction it won't
work because you're going to to
intuitively want to eat the junk food I
also think that you need to know the
difference between hunger and craving
because I've made that mistake many
times I will eat something because the
food there the food is there not because
I'm hungry
also the only other issue I see is that
some people can eat three times the
amount of someone else before they are
no longer hungry if that person is 500
pounds then eating until they are no
longer hungry does not work for them I
think you just have to be very careful
but if you find a good way to make it
work for you then I say go for it and I
hope that I hope it's the one thing that
helps you Jessica thank you so much I
truly appreciate your comment and it
means the world to me that you took the
time to even write that out there and
it's so true and I 100% agree with you
like there is nothing that you wrote
that I don't agree with and that is kind
of a scary thing with intuitive eating
is that you have to be able to really
listen to those cues because if you
don't listen those cues you're not then
the intuitive eating isn't gonna work so
I guess it just kind of depends on where
you're at in your
um you're trying to think I guess it
would depend on where you're at in your
healing of your food addiction if that
makes any sense so yeah um let's see one
more let's go out of this video of
course Sebastian wants to come in um
let's see
and I did decide to keep my comments
still being held for reviews um just
because I don't want any negativity and
I still see there's a little bit so I'm
just like Oh Priscilla hundred says I am
so discouraged you are such a blessing I
have started walking 10,000 steps a day
which is so hard now my calves are
getting bigger Oh Priscilla well
congratulations on being able to walk
10,000 steps because I could probably
only walk about 20 and I'm like boo but
no I it can be hard not to get
frustrated you know it really can but
just always keep your eye on the prize
you know and that's what I keep telling
myself if you keep going ami you're
going to get your life back you're going
to be able to be more physically mobile
you're going to be able to do things
that you didn't think you could do or
that you could do a few months ago
versus what you can do now so always
just remember that I think that's really
truly important my camp my computer kind
of froze up on me so I guess it's
telling me I'm done but anyways I hope
you guys had a wonderful wonderful day
and a great weekend and if you can just
continue to keep your head up keep
positive and you know again know that
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know that you're not alone in anything
that you're doing there is somebody out
there struggling and just the same
things you're struggling in it may not
seem like it but there really is and I
have to constantly remind myself of that
that I'm not alone that I have so many
people around me that are going through
the same things and if they can do it I
can do it if I can do it I can continue
to encourage others to do it so anyways
have a blessed with rest of your night
it is now going on 6:15 so it is time
for me to close and I am going to get
this edited and get it put up I hope you
guys enjoyed I know it's a kind of a
weird vlog kind of today but I just
wanted to come in and chitchat with you
guys again remember that I'm gonna try
to go live on Tuesday no 100% guarantee
I will let you guys know if anything
I'll just put it up on my community post
if I'm not gonna go live so anyways take
care of you guys and I'll talk to you
guys again later bye bye
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