This will sound horrible but I had to put down my bird with my own hands. My brother tortured it when I went out with my mom for a few hours, One wing looks nothing like a wing anymore, One feet broken other was not moving and poor thing was shaking not eating/ drinking My mother said we cant go to the vet because she dont have the money for it, I couldn’t stand it. Both the view and the sounds it was making I felt like I had to end its pain I feel like a horrible person I feel like I should be the one gone instead of the poor bird and people still tell me my brother is not problematic he is fine I am being dramatic etc. I cant stand this but I just couldnt leave it to suffer more I feel so terrible
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Put down your brother instead?
How old are you and your brother?
Your brother is a horrible person
You did the right thing.
You need to face the real possibility your bother is a sociopath or had other mental health conditions.
You should report him to the police for animal cruelty.
I’m guessing you are very young, so speak to your mother about getting him help.
You’re not a bad person, you did what was best for the bird which was to end the birds suffering.
I hope you have a good life
What did your mum say about your brother torturing your bird?
Your brother is beyond lucky that I ain’t his brother. I’d beat him to death for that shit.
Report your brother for animal abuse. Your brother doesn’t deserve to die or anything. He just deserves to live a horrible life.
You did the right thing. Big hugs
I am so sorry you had to go through that.
That sounds like a truly heartbreaking situation, but I believe you did the right thing.
Your bird was suffering, and with your mother’s refusal to take the bird to the vet, it would’ve never gotten better. Even with the vet, depending on its injuries, the outcome might’ve been the same.
Your bird isn’t suffering anymore. Your bird isn’t in pain anymore. It was the merciful thing to do, instead of making it suffer through succumbing to its injuries.
I am truly, truly sorry for your loss. You aren’t a bad person for showing your bird mercy at the end of its life. You saved your bird a lot of pain and suffering. Your brother sounds truly, truly terrible, and I hope you can safely get away from him.
I’m inclined to agree that he’s lucky hes not my fam. He’d loose function of one hand for awhile.
You were very brave and kind putting your bird out of its misery. Im so sorry this happened to you. You sound like a good person.
Very sorry to hear what you’re going through. Your brother is displaying awful tendencies at a young age.
I’ve got a lot of questions but I will only ask a few. Honestly worried for you here, OP.
Is your father around?
Does your brother do things like this often?
If your father isn’t around, is your mother working multiple jobs?
I’ll be honest, your brother needs therapy, and you need to keep him at arms length until you’re old enough to move out.
Let me be clear here, do not trust him. Do not trust him to handle your food. Do not leave him alone with anything you find valuable. He is torturing animals, you need to be careful around him.
Your mother should be protecting you and it seems like she may not be entirely focused on that. She may want to sweep this under the rug in a way, and that’s the last thing she should be doing.
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This is horrifying. I’m sorry you had to go through this, especially since someone who is supposed to be close to you and trusted did something so egregious. I can’t even begin to imagine how you feel. You absolutely did the right thing, no matter how difficult it must have been.
How old is your brother? ADHD and hyperactivity should by no means be excuses for his actions. As others said, those are most likely signs of something seriously psychopathically wrong with him. He seemed to have no reaction or remorse for his actions, which is scary.
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Report him. This has nothing to do with ADHD ; this is pure evil. This behaviour will only escalate.
Ask your mum what happens when your brother harms a human? She won’t be able to protect him forever.
Also, make sure that you are safe.
I’m so so sorry you had to deal with that. Your mother is failing you and your brother. I hope you can get away from them soon.
So sorry
You are a good person in a bad situation. I am so sorry that you had to put your sweet bird out of suffering. Please get out of this horrid situation as fast as you can and do not look back. Your birth parent and shitty bro are not family anymore. They never were. Get the fuck away from your 14 year old psycho bro before he decides that your wings get broken next. Is there ANYWHERE you can be besides there? I wish you the best. Please protect yourself, these people sound dangerous and unhinged. Normal families are not like this.
fuck that was painful, but you had no other choices, very sorry to hear that.
I’m so sorry. You acted from love to end suffering. It’s painful. So painful. And you did right.
Your brother? Lock your door and tell someone, anyone, in authority . Torturing animals is a huge red flag and sign of major mental issues. Psychopathy, sociopathy, serial killer.
Oh no OP how awful, you must be feeling so bad right now. I would be terrified and angry if that happened to me. You did the right thing, you helped Bird. You did a very loving and kind thing, because it was best for Bird, even though it scared you and made you feel terrible. It’s ok to grieve and feel the pain and sadness. It’s also ok to be angry with your brother and your mum. Bird should never have suffered like that, but you made it as short as possible.
Just wanted to send your a big hug 🫂🫂🫂
This is horrible.
But you did the right thing.
I truly hope you’ll be able to rest knowing your bird isn’t suffering anymore and your brother can’t harm it any longer.
It’ll take time to be at peace with this, most definitely, but this was the most merciful thing you could have done in this situation.
I hope, like everyone else here, that you’ll get away as safely and quickly as possible ❤️
What you did was so incredibly painful, and it was merciful. As others have stated, ADHD does not include the torture of animals. I’m sorry your mother cannot see outside of her own fear/denial, especially as a law enforcement officer. I imagine there are a lot of complicated feelings, including how it might reflect on her professionally/personally. Which, is selfish.
I’m glad you’re letting his psych know. And I’m so sorry you had to do that. Be gentle on yourself ❤️
Oh my god. I am so sorry.
First – you’ve been through a major trauma, please take care of yourself. Can you move away from your mother and brother? I might consider a call to CPS, and I don’t say that lightly. You need to get out of there. Do you have any relatives you can call?
Second – I grew up in a family like this. It was my mother. I escaped and have had a wonderful life, complete with all the animals I wanted to have and care for when I was a child. You can do it, too. And you will, and you’re going to be fine. I know you can do it.
Sending love.
How old are you and your brother?
You are a good person who was put in an impossible position, you did what you had to do to put your birdy out of its misery. Doing something like this while knowing you would be back soon is deeply unsettling and I stress that he should probably be institutionalized for the safety of himself and those around him. If I were you, at the next opportunity I would have a face to face with his psychiatrist so they truly understand how bad the situation was. Your mother is in denial that her child is dangerous and by proxy is putting you in danger and that is not okay! You did nothing wrong and I’m sorry that your mom is sticking her head in the sand, I hope you’re able to safely leave this situation and that your mother realizes before it’s to late that your brother needs a serious intervention.
You did the compassionate thing, sometimes life is very messy and difficult. Your brother needs help but please know that what you did was kind. I’m sorry you had to do it but you were strong enough to make the decision. Take some time to realize that there was no other option and be kind to yourself as well.
Your brother is a psychopath. When you can get far away from him. Absolutely tell his psychiatrist. I would make a police report even if you don’t think the police will take it seriously at least there will be a paper trail. Anybody who can purposefully injure an animal will escalate. They will hurt more animals than eventually more on to humans. Your brother needs to be locked up and/or on serious medication.
Also I am sorry you are going through this. Please dont blame yourself. What you did was done out of love. Not wanting your bird to suffer bc you loved them. ❤️
I’m really sorry💕