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
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I saved a baby bird from the site I work on. It was the runt and did not have any feathers and was neglected by the mother. I took care of it all day at work and planned on taking it to a wildlife reserve after work. Two minutes away from the reserve, we hit a pothole and I dropped it. It died. FML
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 saved a bird from being run over as it lay in the middle of the road. Thinking it had a broken wing or something, I started carrying it home, intending to take it to the vet later. It crapped in my hand and flew away. FML
Today, I witnessed the beautiful sight of a tiny baby bird struggling to take flight from its nest. "You can do it," I muttered, which I guess my asswipe of a cat heard as "Quick, go kill that bird and scar me for life, please." 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 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, after months of trying to persuade her to give it to a wildlife rescue, I reported my stepmother to the authorities for illegally keeping an endangered bird in the kitchen. When they took it, she screamed that I had no right to do that, as she considered it hers since she found it. FML
Today, I found a bird that had fallen from its nest, so I made a new nest for it in a shoebox and put it as close to the old one as possible. When I checked back on it later, all I found was a chewed-up corpse. FML
Today, my mom was criticizing how I can't handle taking care of any living thing because I'm too irresponsible. We had a huge argument so I went back to my apartment, only to find that my fish had died. I forgot I had a fish. FML
Today, I watched a cat pounce on a small bird and rip it to shreds, feather by feather. It wouldn't have been any worse than mildly disturbing, had I not just spent the last 4 weeks nursing the bird back to health from a broken wing. FML
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Volcan_fml 22
Your mom sounds like a bitch.
Bekll 31
Your mother is heartless. I would have cried too.
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Comments (183)
DeadxManxWalking 27
How would she feel if you died?
haitaku 1
As many negs you're getting, you have a great point. You should love and care for something no matter what it is or how long you've known it.
CookieKidrauhl 0
As the heartless person that she is, she probably would've not even cried. According to her, that would be "weak".
ShyAnn29 15
I'm sure it'd be different if her child died.
The_F3rris 11
So this is what dogs talk about.
sandracore 15
I think you did a good deed, karma loves you!
gczizza1997 15
Seriously where's the compassion these days?
SApprentice 34
That's cruel, your mom's a real monster. You were trying to do something good. Don't feel bad about crying, most people would.
agonydrum 7
That's not true, not many people would cry over a dead winged rat
pepperlover89 5
I found five baby birds in one week, I bought baby bird formula and hand fed them everyday. In the end only two survived, and I was able to set them free. But, every time one of those little babies died I was chocked up and cried. :( At least you tried to help it the best you could.
pepperlover89 5
choked*
unknown_user5566 27
What kind of mother laughs at her child for being considerate? If you didn't seem to be such a sweet soul, I'd suggest that you find a way to make your mother cry, and then call HER weak.
naughtylez82 4
Awe op I'm sorry the baby bird didn't make it. Your mom is a bitch for laughing at you. I once tried to save a baby kitten and the little guy didn't make it. I cried hard.
PYLrulz 17
**** your mother! At least her non-compassion didn't get passed down to you.
unknown_user5566 27
That, good sir/madam, would be called "incest". ;)
Shrike 24
Jeez. You really should see a doctor about that chronic twitch in your eye. I know of a bastard who'd be willing to help.
haitaku 1
That's the first time I've heard '**** your mother' be used to improve someone's mood.
Austyn57 1
id hate to see wut wud happen if u saw bambie
unknown_user5566 27
I'd hate to see what would happen if you saw a dictionary. ;)
PYLrulz 17
I don't know what point the person was trying to make, but if they saw a dictionary, I'd think they'd make a point to run for the exits.
TheOath 12
Reminds me of the time when I tried raising a nest of baby birds secretly in my garage. They lived, and I was only in 3rd grade. ;( They grew up so fast!!