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After some thinking, Ive decided to name my new Siamese Fighting fish Eclipse (I currently lack the funds for a proper aquarium with heater+filter and keeping them in bowls is frowned upon but im currently working on some sort of temporary home. Would like some assistance. I need help. quote:hey mates! Its me again. Update on Eclipse. Good news and bad news. Good news is "makeshift" tank is doing well and he seems fine for the moment. Bad news is that my aunt is trying to get rid of it. She thinks that (exact words btw) "oh, its just one of those fish meant to be in a tiny bowl, its only gonna last a few months anyway". "why the hell does it need a 5 gallon tank and a heater?" "Thats raising my water bill". Its annoying cuz she sees it as "oh im just a kid" and "ive been on this earth longer, so I'm smarter than you." Its already hard enough to keep Eclipse alive until his aquarium gets here(which should be later on today) and now I have my aunt attempting to literally kill him. I already tried explaining it to her normally. Please help me save him. How do I convince her that Eclipse needs what he needs? Its not fair. quote:Im so pissed right now. My girlfriend was so generous enough to give me her old 30 gallon aquarium along with everything I needed (thank god for her) for Eclipse. I left 2 hours early from school to move him into his new home.... only to come home to find that my aunt took it upon herself to dismantle the makeshift tank that I had for it. The sponge filter. Air Pump. Coffee Mug. Heater everything gone. Just his lifeless body sitting in the giant plastic storage bin full of freezing water laying in the middle of my loving bedroom floor. And when I confronted her about it, she simply said "I told you you didnt need all that poo poo" + "thats what fish do. They swim and die." Why cant people just release that these fish actually matter to people? I 'm so livid right now, literally on the verge of tears. Im afraid of buying another one because I dont want the same thing to happen twice. I couldnt even get to experience of having a healthy fish. Its not fair. I cant never win. Rest in peace Eclipse, who lasted as long as its namesake. You took apart my fish tank? We both sink to the bottom. quote:So to keep it simple, yesterday, I got a Siamese Fighting Fish (or known as a betta fish) named Eclipse (due to obvious reasons) I unfortunately didnt have a proper aquarium for it. So I made one out of a large storage container from Home Depot (Plastic), a coffee mug, sponge filter+ air pump and a lil bit of sand. Wasnt perfect, but it would do until then. So my aunt complains earlier this morning that "why you got this big rear end container for this small rear end fish" and "it dont need all that poo poo." (for those who dont know, betta fish need at least a 5 gallon tank) so i tried explaining to her that this isnt one of those "carnival goldfish" and needs certain criteria to thrive. And...that didnt work. You took apart my fish tank? We both sink to the bottom: UPDATE quote:Now, what you've all been waiting for. The Update. You broke my fish tank? We all sink to the bottom: THE LAST UPDATE quote:Hey mates! Its me, the psycho-fish guy again! Hopefully this is the last time I have to post things here because im honestly sick of all of this to be honest. (USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THIS POST)
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3D Megadoodoo posted:Just give every newborn a maternity test
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Mordiceius posted:After some thinking, Ive decided to name my new Siamese Fighting fish Eclipse (I currently lack the funds for a proper aquarium with heater+filter and keeping them in bowls is frowned upon but im currently working on some sort of temporary home. Would like some assistance.
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# ? Apr 21, 2024 23:27 |
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Mordiceius posted:After some thinking, Ive decided to name my new Siamese Fighting fish Eclipse (I currently lack the funds for a proper aquarium with heater+filter and keeping them in bowls is frowned upon but im currently working on some sort of temporary home. Would like some assistance.
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# ? Apr 21, 2024 23:34 |
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Mordiceius posted:After some thinking, Ive decided to name my new Siamese Fighting fish Eclipse (I currently lack the funds for a proper aquarium with heater+filter and keeping them in bowls is frowned upon but im currently working on some sort of temporary home. Would like some assistance. Its interesting, there's the fun side effect when someone in the family finally stands up to the known bully/poo poo person that suddenly everyone else will jump in an go "you know what, gently caress you too, OP is right" so it seems like the uncle decided to seize the moment the finally push back against the aunt leading to what was probably some epic blow-up that just gave him every reason in the world to kick her out..
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# ? Apr 21, 2024 23:37 |
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don’t post stories about animal abuse you dumb gently caress
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# ? Apr 21, 2024 23:38 |
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Upgrade posted:don’t post stories about animal abuse you dumb gently caress
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# ? Apr 21, 2024 23:40 |
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This one is clearly abuse but it IS an interesting story otherwise. All of these posts live on some sort of abuse/interesting spectrum. I don't think we need to call each other dumb fucks over it.
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# ? Apr 21, 2024 23:40 |
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Upgrade posted:don’t post stories about animal abuse you dumb gently caress
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# ? Apr 21, 2024 23:40 |
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Should've told the aunt "You don't need all that poo poo. People live, people die, that's what they do." Otherwise no notes.
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# ? Apr 21, 2024 23:41 |
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Upgrade posted:don’t post stories about animal abuse you dumb gently caress
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# ? Apr 21, 2024 23:44 |
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As an aside, I'm not a fish person myself, but just wanna defend poor goldfish here for a moment anyway - goldfish die after a few months precisely because people keep them in bowls. If properly cared for they can live for literal decades.
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Hellblazer187 posted:This one is clearly abuse but it IS an interesting story otherwise. All of these posts live on some sort of abuse/interesting spectrum. I don't think we need to call each other dumb fucks over it.
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# ? Apr 21, 2024 23:50 |
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Actually you are a dumb gently caress if you think a post about an animal dying is entertainment that should be shared with people on SA. This thread has like four rules, and that post violates two of them.
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# ? Apr 21, 2024 23:51 |
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drat, better go back and remove the steak posts
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# ? Apr 21, 2024 23:53 |
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I was entertained
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# ? Apr 22, 2024 00:01 |
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Upgrade posted:Actually you are a dumb gently caress if you think a post about an animal dying is entertainment that should be shared with people on SA. It was the other parts. Hope that helps.
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# ? Apr 22, 2024 00:04 |
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I am glad that story got posted.
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# ? Apr 22, 2024 00:04 |
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The animal dying is not what's entertaining. It's the nuke level revenge on the person that killed the animal actually that's entertaining.
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Hellblazer187 posted:The animal dying is not what's entertaining. It's the nuke level revenge on the person that killed the animal actually that's entertaining. I am sure there are also great stories about abused children getting their revenge too - but they don’t need to be in this thread because nobody wants to read about child abuse in the first place to get to the pay off. And posting the picture of the dead animal makes it even worse. The bar is so very, very low. Don’t post stories about animal abuse, child abuse, or sexual violence. If the story was that incredible you could even easily censor out that first part… which is what sometimes happens in this thread!
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# ? Apr 22, 2024 00:09 |
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Christ what is wrong with this thread these days
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# ? Apr 22, 2024 00:17 |
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I'm slightly confused, I don't think OP posted a picture of the dead fish, that's the picture he posted of the fish freshly bought while he asked Reddit for advice edit: Yeah I found the original post and that is indeed the case. Tarezax fucked around with this message at 00:25 on Apr 22, 2024 |
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Seems a tad abusive to call someone a dumb gently caress
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# ? Apr 22, 2024 00:26 |
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FYI: Goldfish need at least 10 gallons of water per fish.
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Radioman: “Sir, the tedious repetition of thread business is increasing in frequency!” Colonel: “But that can only mean the thread has gone…” Radioman: “Yes sir. The thread has gone full Usenet.”
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# ? Apr 22, 2024 00:33 |
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Upgrade posted:don’t post stories about animal abuse you dumb gently caress Upgrade posted:Actually you are a dumb gently caress if you think a post about an animal dying is entertainment that should be shared with people on SA. quote:3) No stories of obvious abuse. Sexual, physical, mental, emotional, etc. I get that this one can be tricky sometimes, so feel free to reach out to me if you're unsure. Basically ask yourself "Where's the entertainment value here?" That's not to say that there aren't stories where abuse is referenced, but it's more inspirational because it's someone that was able to get out and thrive. You know, that sort of thing. pentyne posted:Its interesting, there's the fun side effect when someone in the family finally stands up to the known bully/poo poo person that suddenly everyone else will jump in an go "you know what, gently caress you too, OP is right" so it seems like the uncle decided to seize the moment the finally push back against the aunt leading to what was probably some epic blow-up that just gave him every reason in the world to kick her out..
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# ? Apr 22, 2024 00:54 |
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Did you even bother to finish reading the OP? I think you missed this rule right below the one you quoted: quote:5) Also related to the above, stories that are basically "I came home to find my boyfriend has poisoned my dog to save our relationship" aren't necessary. I'd like to keep the insane stories of animal cruelty out of this iteration of the thread. Please.
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# ? Apr 22, 2024 01:29 |
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what about ant farms
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Upgrade posted:Did you even bother to finish reading the OP? If you have a problem with my post, you’re more than welcome to get Corky involved (but no need to this time since I’ve already pinged them and asked them to pass judgment). Regardless, there is no need to lead a one man crusade derail to backseat mod this thread when we have an IK.
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# ? Apr 22, 2024 01:42 |
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I wonder if stories about going fishing count
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# ? Apr 22, 2024 01:44 |
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It is a good thing, actually, to read stories about animal abusers getting their poo poo rocked.
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# ? Apr 22, 2024 01:48 |
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*desperately searching subreddits for the phrase "go bag"*
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# ? Apr 22, 2024 02:04 |
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If that fish had had a gun this wouldn’t have happened.
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Arsenic Lupin posted:Dear Miss Manners: My 29-year-old, fully independent daughter recently told me that she does not wish to hear negative comments from me: “If you can’t say something nice, don’t say anything at all.” That reminds me, it's been a while since I shared an estranged parent thing. quote:So to be brief it’s been a lovely week.Easter came and went and did not see my son or his family. remembertorelax posted:Anytime a story touches on ridiculous expectations on how to do things, I feel like I have to spend a lot of extra time thinking through whether their complaints make sense. In my life, it's been so much more common to see people build a case about how their partner is controlling when the partner just has reasonable expectations for adulting, like "we should probably put trash in the trash can" or "if you make a mess in a shared space, you should clean it up". Yep, I've seen this as well. Ask Amy: Middle-aged woman disgusted by date's messy house quote:Dear Amy: I am a middle-age single woman and recently started seeing a man my age. I was married for 20 years, and he has never been married. My two children are in college.
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Upgrade posted:Did you even bother to finish reading the OP? I'm feeling abused reading your posts.
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trickybiscuits posted:My sympathy is automatically with the son, I haven't even met this person and already I feel the need to set a boundary about how much of their whining I'm going to listen to Help me Reddit, my son and his wife are parents of newborns/young children (I guess the story didn’t specify age) and they’re acting like it!!!
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# ? Apr 22, 2024 02:25 |
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pentyne posted:Its interesting, there's the fun side effect when someone in the family finally stands up to the known bully/poo poo person that suddenly everyone else will jump in an go "you know what, gently caress you too, OP is right" so it seems like the uncle decided to seize the moment the finally push back against the aunt leading to what was probably some epic blow-up that just gave him every reason in the world to kick her out.. Not that surprising, family bullies tend to get by in inertia and people wanting to keep the peace, but when the peace is already broken and poo poo's blowing up due to someone getting the final straw, a lot of people are likely to remember the poo poo they've had to deal with from that person and realise they don't have to put up with it for the sake of presuming everyone else liked them. On the other end, unfortunately you can end up with a lot of overlap where victims of abuse are so used to unreasonable and arbitrary expectations they have a seriously weakened idea of or ability to understand and adhere to more reasonable ones. See how kids who get screamed at for missing a single spoon or not dusting the top of every cupboard end up just not bothering to do chores at all, since they'll get screamed at anyway and at least will save their time and energy.
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The Maroon Hawk posted:Help me Reddit, my son and his wife are parents of newborns/young children (I guess the story didn’t specify age) and they’re acting like it!!! Here's what that person wants: quote:My mother-in-law is generous and dotes on our 3-year-old son. We live less than an hour away and visit every Sunday. She invites us to spend the night on holidays, but never in the spare room. Instead we sleep on an air mattress downstairs. They let other guests (and our son) stay in the spare room. My mother-in-law has accused me of snooping a few times. I never have. I think she doesn’t want me upstairs. My husband defended me from those accusations, and my father-in-law apologized to me on her behalf. She has a hot temper, but she eventually apologized too. But she still makes sure I never go upstairs. If I need something for my son that’s in his room, she’ll go out of her way to get it for me. I feel resentful at the thought of another New Year’s on an air mattress on the floor in the living room. My husband doesn’t think it’s a big deal, but he doesn’t have a good reason for why she does it either.
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trickybiscuits posted:Here's what that person wants:
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im guessing a mixed race couple
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