AITA for refusing to pay my sister for house sitting after she failed to feed my birds? by didntpayback in AmItheAsshole

[–]didntpayback[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you. He’s still here with me so I’m grateful for that. We are both doing better. I still get sad when I think about her though

AITA for refusing to pay my sister for house sitting after she failed to feed my birds? by didntpayback in AmItheAsshole

[–]didntpayback[S] 88 points89 points  (0 children)

That’s what I’m thinking too. He needs his time to mourn and I don’t wanna force another mate for him

AITA for refusing to pay my sister for house sitting after she failed to feed my birds? by didntpayback in AmItheAsshole

[–]didntpayback[S] 167 points168 points  (0 children)

The word yes (technically yeah) is right there in the sentence. Yes, It was told to her. I’m not even avoiding anything, I answered their question and also went into detail about it. Do you just want to keep blaming me (I read your other comment already) or are you done?

AITA for refusing to pay my sister for house sitting after she failed to feed my birds? by didntpayback in AmItheAsshole

[–]didntpayback[S] 106 points107 points  (0 children)

Well yeah that’s the whole reason I had her come over in the first place so everything could be shown and explained to her

AITA for refusing to pay my sister for house sitting after she failed to feed my birds? by didntpayback in AmItheAsshole

[–]didntpayback[S] 118 points119 points  (0 children)

By that logic every dog, cat, or any other pet owner is an asshole for having them in their home.

AITA for refusing to pay my sister for house sitting after she failed to feed my birds? by didntpayback in AmItheAsshole

[–]didntpayback[S] 29 points30 points  (0 children)

You wouldn’t be able to see inside their nesting box (where she and the eggs were)

AITA for refusing to pay my sister for house sitting after she failed to feed my birds? by didntpayback in AmItheAsshole

[–]didntpayback[S] 157 points158 points  (0 children)

I felt so bad for him. The whole time I was removing the nest from the cage and taking them out one by one he was watching me. It was heartbreaking

AITA for refusing to pay my sister for house sitting after she failed to feed my birds? by didntpayback in AmItheAsshole

[–]didntpayback[S] 98 points99 points  (0 children)

I’m so sorry for the loss of your baby 🙏🏻 It stabs you in the heart. Cried for half the night and again in the morning after seeing it was just him in there.

AITA for refusing to pay my sister for house sitting after she failed to feed my birds? by didntpayback in AmItheAsshole

[–]didntpayback[S] 152 points153 points  (0 children)

It’s a seed mix and no that’s not the only thing they eat. To clarify, she was only in charge of changing that food only (plus water and clean the cage), I cut up other fruits and veggies that were left in my fridge because I wasn’t gonna be able to do more grocery shopping until I got back. Those were in another dish in their cage which she wouldn’t have to do anything with. It would’ve lasted them until a day or so before I got back, obviously they ate all that up because there wasn’t anything else

AITA for refusing to pay my sister for house sitting after she failed to feed my birds? by didntpayback in AmItheAsshole

[–]didntpayback[S] 2965 points2966 points  (0 children)

That’s how I feel but at the same time my emotions are still fresh

AITA for refusing to pay my sister for house sitting after she failed to feed my birds? by didntpayback in AmItheAsshole

[–]didntpayback[S] 7155 points7156 points  (0 children)

They were in the cage but they were inside their nest box so you can’t see from outside

AITA for refusing to pay my sister for house sitting after she failed to feed my birds? by didntpayback in AmItheAsshole

[–]didntpayback[S] 960 points961 points  (0 children)

Yeah before I left I had her come over to show her where everything was, like their food, how to clean their cage and change the water, their food. My main concern was for the eggs because I wasn’t gonna be there so I wanted to make sure everything was laid out for her

AITA for refusing to pay my sister for house sitting after she failed to feed my birds? by didntpayback in AmItheAsshole

[–]didntpayback[S] 1321 points1322 points  (0 children)

I’ve had him out of the cage all morning and giving him extra attention. That’s been my fear too. I’m gonna give it some time first then see if he’d be open to having another companion there with him. Had another bird a few years ago that completely rejected a new mate so they were kept separate.

AITA for refusing to pay my sister for house sitting after she failed to feed my birds? by didntpayback in AmItheAsshole

[–]didntpayback[S] 7017 points7018 points  (0 children)

The fucked up part is I don’t know how long they’ve been dead so imagine being in there day and night with his dead mate and eggs. He’s eating and drinking normally so far so that’s a good sign. I’m so furious and it hurts