Cockatoo Will Do Anything to Impress His "Grandma Girlfriend"

Every time he sees my mother, he puts on a show. Because that cockatoo, he's obsessed with her. Start calling, Barbara, Barbara, because he wants her to watch what he's doing. She always jokes and says she's going to change her name. It's funny because he, from the beginning, really chose me. So I had been to an event at a museum where they had tropical birds. I tracked down the lady who had brought them, and she invited me to come visit her store. The whole store was like a jungle. I was petting one of the birds, and Chris came over, grabbed my finger, and he wouldn't let go. He looked up at me with these really sweet puppy dog eyes, and I fell in love with him. Like, everybody falls in love with him. Chris is looking for the men who are cleaning the window because he wants them to watch him twirl. My boyfriend at the time was trying to talk me out of it and saying, no, no, no, don't do this. But I couldn't resist. He chose me. Then when I picked him up, he just fell asleep in my arms. So I thought, oh, he won't be any trouble. So smart and amazing and fun. But I had no idea, and nobody warned me. He is very demanding and needs a lot of attention. When he doesn't have that attention, he gets very frustrated and upset. What a good job. Yes. Oh, I'm recording. Don't worry. And I didn't know that. So I had to learn, you know, how to give him the best life possible. Chris is very friendly, and he loves to interact with people. But he also loves to tease you. Don't do that. Don't break that coffee pot. Wow, Chrissy won't get out of the car because I told him we were going to see Barbara. It'd be like a human toddler. He throws his toys, and we have to go pick them up. Chris always wants to fool around and do something crazy. Chris, you've got to come with me. I'm sorry. I don't want to have to do this. As soon as he gets into the kitchen, he will pick things up and start twirling them. You laugh. He does it, and you clap for him. Very good. Very good. So that encourages him to do it more. Do a twirl for Barbara. Hooray. Hooray. I've lived with him for over 20 years, and he's always doing something to enhance his performance. He's always teaching himself new skills or new little tricks. He's always adding something to dance routine. And he's always screaming. If he doesn't like something, he'll scream until he gets what he wants. All right. That's all right. We don't have to scream. Oh, he's beautiful. So he just wants to sit on you, sit on your chair. I think he sees me as his mother. Say hello to everybody on. Yeah. And he sees my mother as his girlfriend. He's been obsessed with her since he was a baby. But the first time he met her, it was so funny. So as soon as we came in the house, Chris's eyes lit up, and he jumped on her back. She didn't really know birds, and she got really scared. She kept screaming, get him up. And Chris was sitting on her back laughing, and he was having the best time. It was so hilarious. I couldn't stop laughing. And I swear, after that, he just clung to her. He just was in love with her. I guess she has some bird-attracting quality. He certainly likes to spend all his time with her. And you take the other side. Christy and Barbara are sharing ice cream. He always wants her to watch what he's doing. Even when we're not with her, he was still always talking about her, and he would say, call Barbara. You have anything to say to your fans? I want you to pet him with the scissors. Isn't that cute? He loves when she brushes his feathers. Sometimes she needs a break, because he doesn't really have boundaries. But I think that's definitely been very good therapy for her, because my mom broke her hip. And when she came home, he was interacting with her again. He keeps her moving, and he makes her laugh. So I think that's been good for her. Isn't that nice? For Barbara to be healthy, right? Hi, Fred! Aw, isn't that nice? I can tell you something that most people don't know about Chris. He married another cockatoo. He technically has a wife. Chrissy. But my mother, his number one girl. It's really sweet to see that. Hello, everybody's saying hello to you. Yes, you're my good friends. Barbara remembers the things you like, and you remember the things she likes, twirling, hair brushing, and bees. Oh, so good! You're twirling for Barbara!