i have to watch my snakes starve as punishment

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Originally Posted by RiA MaU

This is terrible. I have a 4-year-old daughter and I'm getting a degree to teach pre-school and I can honestly say that the lot of you are unfit to raise the next generation of children.

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First, you having a child and a degree to teach preschool doesn't even come close to you being able to judge anyone on being unfit to raise a child. Not to mention that's just a terrible thing to say to someone, especially when you're judging them based on less than a handful of forum posts.

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Originally Posted by RiA MaU

There was nothing that implied the OP was incapable of taking care of the pets.

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He lives with his parents and can't go get food for it, he IS incapable of taking care of pets. Nothing needs to be implied, he admitted to that.

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Originally Posted by RiA MaU

I personally interpreted this as a simple asking of advice and that his/her parents were actually forbidding them from feeding their animals, which is a crime.

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You can personally interpret all you want, but he didn't ask for advice, he asked how long he could enjoy his snakes until they die of starvation. And the parents aren't forbidding anything. All the kid said was they refuse to take him to the store. He said he could walk, there are buses, he could get a bicycle.

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Originally Posted by RiA MaU

As for contacting the store, what exactly did you mean "resolved"?

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I won't go into details, but it's not difficult to find out where he bought the reptile from. I'd assume that person that said it was resolved called them up and explained the situation.

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Originally Posted by O'Mathghamhna

There are a few things seriously wrong with this post, but I'll bite anyway:



Fourth, for the love of God, you've already posted your full name here (if that's even your name. I'm really hoping you're just a troll), please don't open yourself up to criminal activity by also publishing your city and state. I would maybe take PM inquiries if folks in your area can help you out, but if my kid went to a forum to try to accuse me of animal neglect because he broke one of my rules, and then published his full name and city and state, you would have a lot more than snakes to worry about.

Ahem. Just sayin'. Good luck, and please don't continue to subject any more innocent animals to this situation.

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Well said,
The idea of putting his parents into this situation is totally ludicrous .
He broke the rule , he needs to fix it himself.
Just rehome one of the snakes if that would settle it or you could possibly find them all gone when you are not around.
Like others here have mentioned if you live under someone else roof , you follow there rules.

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Originally Posted by RiA MaU

This is terrible. I have a 4-year-old daughter and I'm getting a degree to teach pre-school and I can honestly say that the lot of you are unfit to raise the next generation of children. There was nothing that implied the OP was incapable of taking care of the pets. I personally interpreted this as a simple asking of advice and that his/her parents were actually forbidding them from feeding their animals, which is a crime. Anyone ever heard of benefit of the doubt? No? Well then look it up. There's no proof as to whether this post is a troll or not and therefore, you cannot claim it is. Innocent until proven guilty, right? As for contacting the store, what exactly did you mean "resolved"?

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Perhaps you should have read the post better. It said they refused to take him back to the pet store. It did not say they were forbidding the feeding of the snakes. Perhaps, you also failed to read where he said he would be watching his snakes starve to death, instead of asking how to rehome them? In fact, he never even asked for any advice on how to GET food for them, but instead asked how long it would take for them to starve. Which part of "I have to watch my pets starve" implies in ANY way that the OP is capable of caring for the pets?

I suggest you really start reading things carefully, especially if you are going into education.

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Originally Posted by RiA MaU

This is terrible. I have a 4-year-old daughter and I'm getting a degree to teach pre-school and I can honestly say that the lot of you are unfit to raise the next generation of children. There was nothing that implied the OP was incapable of taking care of the pets. I personally interpreted this as a simple asking of advice and that his/her parents were actually forbidding them from feeding their animals, which is a crime. Anyone ever heard of benefit of the doubt? No? Well then look it up. There's no proof as to whether this post is a troll or not and therefore, you cannot claim it is. Innocent until proven guilty, right? As for contacting the store, what exactly did you mean "resolved"?

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1st off, I would like to publicly thank those that responded to this without being crude and childish.

That being said.......
Adult child living at home under his PARENTS roof and BREAKING the rules they set for the home I'm sure they pay for........ If you want to teach children then you may want to learn how to red and comprehend the text before you.

BTW, anyone an also lay, stand or sit and make a child so having a daughter doesn't make you special. Seeing the actions of that child in the next 14 years can either show you where you went wrong or make you special, until then you wont know.

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Originally Posted by butterballpython

Near as we can tell, the OP is a minor who has apparently given us his first and last name as well as his city and state. Anybody and everybody in addition to members can access this thread, and I'm guessing his parents aren't aware of this thread, either. In the interests of his security and due to the possibility that his parents might see it and all heck break loose, I'd like to suggest that a mod delete, modify, or close this thread. I'm new here and not sure of the rules, but I don't have a good feeling about keeping this open. This is just my opinion.

Thanks.

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Originally Posted by JodanOrNoDan

Mods...........
Yup, I second that. Wish I would have thought about that as well.

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Why? We are all adults in this thread. Own what you post and review the TOS please.

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Originally Posted by Kokorobosoi

I just spoke to the store that he bought the animals from and the situation will be resolved.

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I'd sure like some more details about your intervention.

I just wanted to say that this altercation was resolved. I am extremely sorry I did not mean for this to get out of hand. My animals are fine and fed. I just went to the store today and got food. The problem is resolved. :)

After reading some of the messages in crying. I love my animals and I'm sorry this got out of hand. My animals are completely fed and healthy. This was after an argument with my parents when I posted.

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Originally Posted by Kokorobosoi

Back in the day.......


mm oh all the ways I want to be end that sentence....


I can't even..... I hope you come home from school and find out your parents rehomed the animals because the lack of responsibility and common sense is astonishing.

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Back in the day my dads rabbit knocked over his water bowl and my grandfather (who is long since dead) got a gun and killed the rabbit in front of my dad for him not giving the rabbit water (even though that rabbit had water, he just knocked it over is all.)

Edit: Oh yeah I forgot the best part, my dad had to clean up the remains of the rabbit after it got obliterated with the shotgun

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Originally Posted by bks2100

First, you having a child and a degree to teach preschool doesn't even come close to you being able to judge anyone on being unfit to raise a child. Not to mention that's just a terrible thing to say to someone, especially when you're judging them based on less than a handful of forum posts.

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That's exactly what a lot of other people have said about other people in this thread but you pick this guy out?

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Originally Posted by wolfy-hound

Perhaps you should have read the post better. It said they refused to take him back to the pet store. It did not say they were forbidding the feeding of the snakes. Perhaps, you also failed to read where he said he would be watching his snakes starve to death, instead of asking how to rehome them? In fact, he never even asked for any advice on how to GET food for them, but instead asked how long it would take for them to starve. Which part of "I have to watch my pets starve" implies in ANY way that the OP is capable of caring for the pets?

I suggest you really start reading things carefully, especially if you are going into education.

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You took the post too literally, sometimes you need to read what isn't said on the internet to get a persons proper tone. I post on the Blizzard gaming forums and deal with younger kids and a lot of people (adults included) can phrase things pretty badly and mean an entirely different meaning.

For example:
How long can I watch them starve could easily mean... how long do I have to come up with a plan?

It could also be he was asking for help indirectly and just really worried about his snakes (after all being panicked about the welfare of your snakes might make you write incoherently.)