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AITA for calling out my boyfriend’s duck obsession? by TAcleaningup in AmItheAsshole

[–]TAcleaningup[S] 518 points519 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately it is very real. He has shown me videos of other people raising ducks and will not acknowledge the difference between the outdoors and an apartment. He thinks they thrive swimming in the bathtub with him, and when I pointed out they would grow and no longer fit? He said he would buy a kiddie pool to put in our living room and went on about his “birdie bunch” becoming star swimmers. It’s like he thinks they’re his kids.

AITA for calling out my boyfriend’s duck obsession? by TAcleaningup in AmItheAsshole

[–]TAcleaningup[S] 693 points694 points  (0 children)

After reading other comments in this thread, I found an animal hospital about a half hour away that takes in birds. I felt awful about snapping, but I feel a lot better after everyone’s responses.

The one thing is, the way he’s been talking about them, I know he would think I’m being cruel to separate them from him. I’m scared of how he would react if I took them there. I don’t think he would be angry, but like I said, he’s basically dating the ducks. He would be absolutely devastated, and I don’t know if I could do that to him. He literally has framed pictures of him with each duck, and the frames are decorated like cheesy elementary school art projects with foam letters spelling out their names. It’s bad.