Today, I introduced my parrot to oranges. Now she makes a high pitched scream if I don't give her any, and I've just run out of oranges. 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, my parrot learned how to imitate my baby's crying. Now, every time the baby cries, the parrot joins in, and it sounds like a chorus of screaming. FML
Today, after months of teaching my parrot to speak, he finally demonstrated his abilities. I accidentally set off my smoke detector, and he's been wailing like a dying banshee ever since. FML
Today, I was driving my parrot home from the vet. As I was driving home, I decided to let her sit on my shoulder. Something scared her, and she started flapping in my face, causing me to crash my car into a tree. FML
Today, I met my boyfriend's parents for the first time. In his front room was a giant parrot. Hoping to impress them, I went over to the bird and began talking to it proving I wasn't scared. Out of nowhere, it's beak clenched onto my nose making it gush blood on the carpet. I was hospitalized. FML
Today, I went caroling with some family friends. We got pelted with oranges. FML
Today, I woke up at 3:00 am to the sound of a bird screeching. Turns out, my roommate bought a parrot without consulting me first. Even better, my roommate expects me to pay for half of the bird's expenses. FML
Today, it was my daughter's birthday. She had been wanting a cat for a long time, so I went to the animal shelter and got an orange one. As soon as she saw it, she ran upstairs screaming, "GINGER! GINGER!" She refuses to come downstairs until I get rid of "the soulless creature." FML
Today, around 12 a.m., my pet parrot said a sentence I've never heard him say before. Usually this would be exciting, but considering he said, 'I killed the bird', and that one of my two love birds mysteriously died a few days ago, it's safe to say I'm now terrified. FML
Today, I found out my ten year-old brother and his best friend have taught our new parrot to say, "Shut up, bitch." We have a bunch of our extended family coming over tomorrow to see what the parrot can say. FML
Today, I returned home from a month long trip overseas to find that my bird sitter has trained my parrot to whisper, "You're going to die" in a sinister voice. FML
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Top comments
iAmScrubs 19
Be gentle when you break the news to it, but the parrot needs to go to rehab. It might be screaming now, but the next step is orange juice injections.
firegirl1993 21
Polly want an orange
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Comments (183)
kei1108 13
Don't spoil it! Just deal with the screaming for a few days! Then, only when the parrot does something amazing, give it a little orange. But DO NOT SPOIL IT!
deadmommy06 6
Why would you give oranges to a parrot?
jetal1 1
You actually gave the parrot more, when it screamed the first time? I think you just got your first lesson on pets ;) Hope you figure it out somehow.
writergirl23 19
Someone likes her oranges :)
mrbasilio 7
Give it lemons
FweakofCydonia 40
I'm imagine the screeches changing in intensity until it sounds vaguely satanic. I have a scary brain.
jreed2 2
My African Grey does the same thing!
Dakota1458 11
Don't feed it oranges when it screams it's reinforcing the habit of screaming to get what it wants
Allie614032 34
Why does this have so many YDIs? It's not like OP can help the parrot's screaming without caving and going to the store just to satisfy the bird, which would then reinforce the bad habit. FYL, OP.
Marlon4136 4
I'm here to chew oranges and scream loudly... And I've just run out of oranges.