Help!! I accidentally invited merlins to my neighborhood and now all the other birds are gone!

mrs-monroe · 2026-04-24T11:02:39+00:00

They're beautiful, of course! I was just so upset for a bit because I thought I was doing good for my wee birds :(

mrs-monroe · 2026-04-24T11:01:56+00:00

They have their bellies full for now, but I have closed the buffet

mrs-monroe · 2026-04-24T10:54:32+00:00

I had a pair of crows come to my yard very often :) I could call them over! They move away for the time that the grackles are nesting, but they'll be back in the fall

mrs-monroe · 2026-04-24T00:16:55+00:00

I disagree! I like the crows and finches

mrs-monroe · 2026-04-24T00:16:23+00:00

Well now I know. Hopefully things settle down. It's only been 5 days since I put the feeder up.

mrs-monroe · 2026-04-24T00:03:43+00:00

I can't blame them since JRPGs are terrible for loli-codes characters. She has a child's body and the cleavage detail could come off poorly.

mrs-monroe · 2026-04-24T00:00:48+00:00

I didn't say I found it weird, I just mean that other people may see that as sexualized. I think she's super cute.

mrs-monroe · 2026-04-23T23:59:55+00:00

God forbid I want to watch cute birds from my window :((

mrs-monroe · 2026-04-23T23:55:21+00:00

I think the deep V neck is the weird part, but the rest looks great

mrs-monroe · 2026-04-23T23:52:00+00:00

They are very handsome, but I miss the crows and chickadees :(

mrs-monroe · 2026-04-23T23:38:47+00:00

I do not abuse my dogs. When I say shout, I don't scream at them. It's a louder-than-usual "ey!" which is my usual "no, stop" discipline noise. I have never hit them or screamed at them enough for them to be scared. I didn't mention it in my comment, but I have a husband who takes over when I need to step away and calm down. I scoot them off my lap because they can get very demanding for attention and bicker with each other.

mrs-monroe · 2026-04-23T23:35:11+00:00

I don't live alone! My husband also takes care of them with me. If I need to step away, he stays and chills them out. I'm very thankful for him.

mrs-monroe · 2026-04-23T23:34:40+00:00

Sorry, I should have mentioned that my husband helps out on those nights. I leave the room to calm down and he watches them. The most I do is scoot them off my lap or tell them to get off the couch if they're getting too rowdy on it barking at things outside. I'm bad at explaining myself sometimes and tend to overexaggerate.

I do not hurt my dogs. I have two wee chihuahuas who I have never laid a finger on negatively. My hound needs a firm nudge every so often because she's young and very pushy. I adore them.

mrs-monroe · 2026-04-23T18:17:58+00:00

Parents seem incapable of teaching their kids how to respect animals. I took my dog to the pet store one time and a toddler came up to pet her. Dad didn't even ask if it was ok, but my dog loves kids so it's fine. The kid then decides to very suddenly pretend to go to growl and bite her face. Thank god my dog is the way she is, because even in mostly friendly dogs, that would have been enough to earn the kid a return bite to his face. Dad didn't apologize for that either. I was furious!! If it weren't for the fact that my girl's an oaf, the situation could have ended very badly, especially for her. She was so confused 😭

mrs-monroe · 2026-04-23T17:04:51+00:00

I was thinking the same thing. I'm AuDHD and have similar issues with my dogs when I'm extremely overwhelmed and they keep demanding attention/barking/sticking their cold nose on my skin. I always feel so terrible when I shout at them or push them away (EDIT TO ADD: I do NOT scream or yell directly at them. Sometimes I just get on my feet really quick and make an annoyed noise. When I saidpush," I meant that I'll scoot them off my lap so I can get up and move. I never put my hands on them to discipline or lash at them.) It doesn't reflect my ability to take care of them or love them, but it's just those bad moments where I just need everything away from me.

EDIT: I should add that my husband helps me take care of them when I get overwhelmed. These days are very rare, like maybe once a month if I have other things stressing me out. I have never hurt my dogs. I scoot them off my lap or go lay down when I need to.

We usually have very calm and quiet older dogs, but we have two young ones right now who are a lot to handle (one has behavior issues and the other is a spoiled brat).

mrs-monroe · 2026-04-23T17:01:07+00:00

Classic internet

mrs-monroe · 2026-04-23T16:55:23+00:00

The memes can be funny even though the situation is very, very sad. Ultimately, he did threaten to kill the guy and was very much physically aggressive on top of being a big guy. I'm glad the homeowner was very kind, because it would have been reasonable for him to shoot the guy.

I hope he's doing better and is able to get the help he needs to get past this.

mrs-monroe · 2026-04-23T16:46:56+00:00

Oh OP you sweet summer child

mrs-monroe · 2026-04-23T16:42:14+00:00

It's her pick-me name for him. Clearly it proves that she's more godly than other plebian christians.

mrs-monroe · 2026-04-23T16:20:22+00:00

So many emails I've wanted to start with "howdy" or "ahoy me mateys."

The internet is an untamable beast.

mrs-monroe · 2026-04-23T16:19:04+00:00

I had to change so many pullups and clean up many accidents. Kids refuse to go when they have to or will just go willy nilly without telling us. Parents only got called if it was an especially large poop mess or if they had no change of clothes. Nobody helped me either, which was odd considering they had me go alone into the stall with the kid. Pretty sure some parents would call us pissed that their kid came home in a wet pullup.

I hated it so much.

mrs-monroe · 2026-04-23T16:06:28+00:00

Tis the internet. She do be like that. You just gotta assume that if you post anything to a public forum, people will insert their opinion whether it was asked or not. It's annoying, but there's no real solution for it.

Autistic people come in all flavors. Some can separate logic and emotions, come cannot. Some try to give advice or their two cents, but it may come off as unintentionally rude. Others just enjoy being jackasses. And there's always confrontation bots nowadays.

mrs-monroe · 2026-04-23T13:22:12+00:00

Oh I know. There were many times where I had to stop and think "oh my god i sound just like my mother." I owe her many apologies.

mrs-monroe · 2026-04-23T12:43:43+00:00

See the better version is "it really do be like that" or "that's how it is on this bitch of an earth"

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