I'm so confused about my feelings towards Terri and Bindi lately. Don't get me wrong, I love them to bits. I watched the "ellen" show the other day and Terri and Bindi were guests. This has never happened before but for the first time I actually found Bindi quite annoying and sort of felt sorry for her at the same time. She looked like she was desperately trying to be like her dad, using his words and actions etc, but it just didn't look natural at all. It was as if she was doing an impression of her dad! There's something about Terri too but I can't put my finger on it, (especially since reading about the rift with Steve's dad) I hate feeling like this because I love the Irwins so much, please make me see that I'm wrong to feel like this. I hope I get over it with your help. Or maybe I'm right to feel like this? told you I was confused !! I don't like it!

G'day ...you are not alone. I don't know how much of the rumor if any are true about what is going on with Bob Irwin, so at this point it is rumor, although I am sure there are the truths in there...but waiting to see. I believe that Terri is getting bad advice on many aspects of running the Zoo and Bindi's career..(and she had one before Steve Died.)But sadly she is listening to that advice. It seems to me that the Zoo is becoming more of cookie cutter, corporate amusement park Enterprise...like DisneyLand..love Disneyland for what it is. The Zoo was a one of kind, totaly dedicated to Wildlife conservation and Preservation. I think, and this is just personal opinion that Terri needs to spend more time at the Zoo getting back to the basics of why the Zoo was started and the way that Steve ran it. I can't believe that part of Steve's dream included the Zoo becoming so commercialized and his family off all over the country promoting as Corporate reps. I agree poor Bindi is trying to hard, like she is being coaxed...I don't believe that Terri is behind that..but she can stop it. Notice lately that the people involved in where and what they attend are called promoters and handlers? Perhaps Terri is afraid that if she and Bindi don't follow the advice givers and get out there like they are, people will forget Steve and his dream. The truth is if they continue on the path they are taking then that very well could happen. You have read the papers..people in Australia as well as the world, starting to be turned off by all the hype..and I am sorry but that is what it is becoming. I don't like feeling this way either...but the truth is the truth. I think Terri was anxious after he died to get on with keeping the Zoo going and continuing his dream,that hasn't changed, but the approach has. She would do well,to stop..step back and take a good look, away from the advice givers and listen to what Steve wanted, then start again from there. If something is working very well, as Steve's way was...excuse this,But why screw with it? Sorry to take so much space...most know I don't get on the soapbox for short spans.

Thanks Shanon, your post gave me goosebumps, you said it so much better than I could have done. Like you, I wish Terri would take a step back and I agree 100% that she should go back to basics at the zoo. She's such an intelligent woman though, surely she knows what she's doing, that's what confuses me the most, Why can't she see?!! I would be devastated if Steve's work goes to waste because of Terri's mistakes.

G'day Can't get enough of the Irwins and Shanon, hope you are both well today....I am glad I am not the only one feeling like this, there are so many conflicting stories around at the moment, who knows what the truth is...It's a shame that things have ended up the way they have, I am sure it is the last thing that Steve would have wanted...Terri definitely needs to get back to Australia and concentrate on the Zoo and Steve's dreams, in her heart she knows this is the right decision, if she isn't careful public opinion of her and the running of the Zoo will be damaged beyond repair and I would imagine that is the last thing she wants to happen...

Hi.I agree she is a very intelligent and strong woman, and human like all the rest of us. I believe some close by swooped in when she was at her most vulnerable, right after Steve died to "help" guide her. How many truly believe that Steve would have had her and their children out hawking the Zoo as they are doing now? And it is what they are doing on the advice of people who's hearts are in their wallets. And my heart also goes out to Bindi and Robert. You can clearly see from interviews and videos, how she went from talking about her Dads dream in her own special way, to trying to imitate him It makes me wonder, will the same happen to Robert? People are going from ah...to "oh my", when watching them, it makes me very sad! All of this negative news isn't good for the Zoo, and more importantly the children. Contrary to what some may think, bad publicity isn't better then none. I hope she sees it in time.I too would hate to see Steve's dream slip away....

I love to watch Bindi perform, but sometimes she has that cringe factor, she is just trying too hard, she is an intelligent kid, but she has to be allowed to be a kid, she is 9 going on 30, I am sure she loves all the attention but please...let her be a kid....Hopefully because Robert is still young they will have learnt from there mistakes by the time he is old enough to be in front of a camera..

yeh it's kinda hard when your trying to piggyback disney and John Stainton,she tends follow the all too tempting money trail.

Well stated Jason. It is sad to think that so much has and continues to be sacraficed to put a few extra coins into the corporations bank account.

Seems to me that they are trying to make as much money as they can while Steve is still on everyones mind, if they aren't careful all his hard work and his death will be for nothing...Australia Zoo is a unique attraction, let's hope it doesn't turn into something Steve would have hated...