Today, I tried to be kind to animals and get my dad to buy cage-free eggs. When I told him it was dollar more, he started yelling and making a scene in the middle of the store, saying that chickens are ugly and they deserve to suffer. FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I was denounced for being a terrible person, because my family raises chickens, some of which we eat. I was then told how cruel I am for "killing innocent birds" and that "good" people buy their meat from the supermarket. FML
Today, as I fed my dog his dinner of chicken offal, a drumstick, a wing, a mackerel, and a raw egg, my dad bitched and moaned that I waste money feeding him meat instead of just buying the cheapest kibble at the store. FML
Today, I argued with my roommate about which eggs to buy: organic, pasture-raised, free-range, or AI-verified climate-positive. We settled on whatever was cheapest. They were $9. FML
Today, I was at the fish store asking if they were hiring. My stepdad decided to humiliate me by screaming at them repeatedly that I'm a good person and that I deserve the job. FML
Today, my dad got into an argument with the cashier about how overpriced the scented tampons were. FML
Today, I was in a store with my dad. He completely lost his temper and began yelling at the store owners. For some reason, he then removed his shirt in protest. FML
Today, my dad forced me to leave my empty shopping cart in the middle of a store, rather than return it to the corral. My dad’s word is law, and all I can think about is how much of an asshole I am. FML
Today, my son asked for candy at a supermarket checkout. I said no. He laid on the floor and began screaming as if I'd killed his pet rabbit. Other parents nodded at me in silent sympathy, while strangers judged me with their glares. I bought the candy. He still screamed. FML
Today, my vegan step-mom found out I ate at McDonald's yesterday. She gave me hell and asked me how it feels to give money to "murderers". All while my dad sat quietly by because he's too whipped to speak his mind. It wasn't even her house a month ago. FML
Today, I went to the supermarket to get some Easter gifts for my kids. At the register, I was verbally abused to the point of tears by the cashier, for having way too many items for the 12 items or less lane. I had 13. FML
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Top comments
WCARlover 35
Well if you're so concerned about it buy them yourself...not to sound harsh but your dad obviously isn't on board
unicornfairy 0
Chickens are not ugly! They are cute.
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Comments (282)
EffYoLife 14
Lmao i'm sure your dad is ugly. He deserves to suffer.
hamzababar 0
poor chickens
kei1108 13
That is an awful thing for him to say. It sounds like he had some tragic childhood memories involving chickens... But good for you on your kindness! Animals need to be treated better.
GMagic27 1
Although I agree your dad was a jerk for the way he acted, I don't understand why you didn't just buy the eggs yourself? Also, I wonder how you put it to him; was it a logical, reasonable argument for cage-free eggs, or did you try to guilt trip him into it? Cause although I wouldn't act like an overgrown two year old if someone did this to me, there's nothing I hate more than someone acting holier-than-thou.
LukeSmith 1
Chickens are terrible, terrible creatures to each other. The cages stop them from literally murdering and raping one another. Free range chicken is murder.
MelissaMarie89 8
Yea just so you know they put several chickens in one small cage and they cut off the tips of their beaks so they don't kill each other, I don't see how that's better!!
MissHayleyJames 7
Melissa STOP believing the crap PETA is telling you. They don't care about animals and only care about money. They'll say anything and everything to promote their agenda. Now get out before they totally brainwash you. Chickens are caged individually if they're caged. They don't cut off their beaks with a searing hot knife. They don't cut their claws off either. If they're not caged, they're inside warehouses where they will attack each other, or actually outside with room to be chickens where they STILL attack each other. The only way to make sure they're not attacking each other is to cage them.
LukeSmith 1
You'd prefer they just went around murdering each other anyways?
Hiimhaileypotter 53
#257- You're joking, right? Chickens get along perfectly fine with each other...they're flock birds. It means they're MEANT to live in a flock!
kay_princess14 7
But they are tasty though
cave72 3
So it's not ok to keep the chickens in cages, but its perfectly fine to eat their unborn children?
cybermolly10 7
The eggs you buy in the grocery store are not fertilized, therefore they are not "unborn children". If you ever cracked open a fertilized egg, you would see red streaks through the yolk.
SlaveToRetail 10
Please don't breed.
dmac843 2
"Cage free" eggs are really no better. The chickens still live in horrendously crowded conditions in warehouses and are still treated very badly. No point in spending the extra money on a marketing scam.
dmac843 2
Cage free is just a marketing ploy. The chickens are still housed in crowded conditions and abused.
iwadasn 33
If it means that much to you, why didn't you offer to pay the extra dollar?