that reminds my of my memory of that day. I was 8 too and I just came home with my mum from buying a blue budgie (I called her lola, the second pet I had) and really wanted to let it out of the little box and put it in the cage with my other (first) budgie. I needed my mother to help me, because I couldn't reach the cage, but they ignored my completely and watched the news in the living room. I decided to let the bird out myself and it ended up flying around in the kitchen.