Today, a robin flew into my window and died. My mom, being a biology teacher, thought it would be a great experience for my brother and me to dissect it on the kitchen table. She threatened to ground us if we didn't do it. FML
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Today, my brother and I found a little bird that couldn't fly. While trying to convince my mom that it couldn't fly so we could keep it, I lightly tossed it in the air and it landed a few feet in front of me. Then my cat grabbed it and ate it. FML
Today, I found out that my mother is extremely emotional when it comes to animal deaths when a bird flew into the window and died, and she insisted we have a funeral. FML
Today, I found a tiny, featherless baby bird. I knew it was impossible, but I tried to keep it alive through the day. Before I could get it to the wildlife center, it died, and when I got all choked up over it, my mom started laughing at me and saying how "weak" I was. FML
Today, I was caring for a bird that had flown into my window. I thought the poor thing wouldn't make it, when it shit in my hand, flew into my neck, then around my living room for ages before I could manage to get it out of the window. FML
Today, I bought a parakeet for my kids. When I got home and presented it to them, they wanted to let him fly around inside. We went around the house making sure all the windows and doors were shut. Unfortunately I forgot to turn off the ceiling fan. FML
Today, I found a dead bird on my windshield. Thinking I was clever, I turned on my windshield wipers to get the bird off. Unfortunately, the dead bird fell through my open window and onto my lap. FML
Today, I found the eggshells from the nest belonging to the little bird that lives outside my house. They were covered in blood and it was quite obvious that they had been eaten. While I was looking at them, the mother bird came over and attacked me. FML
Today, my mom asked me to clean beneath my brother's bed for money. I found a rotten apple, a picture of my best friend, and a dead bird. I got $10. FML
Today, my daughter was playing outside. I was watching her from the window, and I saw her pick up a dead bird. I ran outside to grab her. As I picked her up and started scolding her, she tried to scratch my face. In the attempt, her hand went straight into my mouth. FML
Today, I was in science class studying dead insects for biology. After packing away the jars, I noticed a red-back spider on the bench. Thinking it was missing from a jar, I picked it up. It wasn't missing. It was alive. FML
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DedicatedNova 13
My mom is a science teacher. I feel your pain OP.
iSativa 24
Good experience for when you have to do it in school but that's still horrifying. FYL.
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Comments (114)
darek96 8
Disect it
strike2867 13
So did you figure out the cause of death?
Enslaved 36
It most likely died by hitting the glass window. Clean windows are a bird killer!
Turbo_Turtle 14
I feel your pain. Whenever my school does dissection, I'm not allowed in the room due to the fact I hurl far to easily.
Omniprism 14
You should up her one and save the bird, stuff it and give it to her for valentines.
Ben009 13
That's like mental abuse
Alchemist_21 26
Is your mother related to Captain Kurotsuchi?
maplecandy 7
That's called abuse.
sporteeholmes01 15
Think about it, if any one of your parents were a biology teacher they would probably do something like that......... If I were in that situation I wouldn't hesitate to do it!! It's because I've always wanted to be a surgeon, and I love stuff like that!!
jadeystram 3
Hahaha so many "abused" kids living on farms or remote places! Have to kill their own meat to LIVE.
AestheticSynthia 7
but thats awesomee !
skittyskatbrat 19
Okay, as a science teacher...UGH. First, it's full of blood and parasites. Freeze it for a few days in a 50/50 mix of alcohol and water. Put a cut in the neck and try to drain out as much blood as possible first. Next, NEVER make kids dissect. My rule was always "You have to participate. If that means standing back and filling out the dissection diagram or reading instructions, that's fine." When they didn't HAVE to dissect, every single kid did every single time. Having kids cut up a fresh dead bird, on the kitchen table, and REQUIRING it? Um, NO. Just...NO. Bad move health-wise, bad move hygiene-wise, and a great way to traumatize a pair of kids and make them hate science :(
jmayer12 14
I would do it