Hey so like I’m not really an avid Reddit user (infact I plan to delete my account soon) but before I do I wanna sort out at least ONE moral dilemma on here
So me and my mum were talking about the hampster my sister owns and looks after (she wasn’t in the house) and she said in the middle of the conversation very casually “I don’t think he’ll be alive in a year anyway” while smiling, so I asked her why she said it so casually, considering it’ll be really upsetting for my sister when the hampster does end up passing away. She responded by saying that I was nitpicking and criticising her, but I reinforced the idea that it was gonna be a big deal for my sister and that these sensitive subjects kinda shouldn’t be brushed to the side like thar. She left the conversation and told me where to go. What did I say that was wrong?
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Hey so like I’m not really an avid Reddit user (infact I plan to delete my account soon) but before I do I wanna sort out at least ONE moral dilemma on here
So me and my mum were talking about the hampster my sister owns and looks after (she wasn’t in the house) and she said in the middle of the conversation very casually “I don’t think he’ll be alive in a year anyway” while smiling, so I asked her why she said it so casually, considering it’ll be really upsetting for my sister when the hampster does end up passing away. She responded by saying that I was nitpicking and criticising her, but I reinforced the idea that it was gonna be a big deal for my sister and that these sensitive subjects kinda shouldn’t be brushed to the side like thar. She left the conversation and told me where to go. What did I say that was wrong?
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> I feel I may be the asshole as I might have nitpicked on how my mother stated the death of the hamster, and she may have just been smiling in the moment. Therefore she may actually have felt remorseful but just didnt show it?
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Just to add – my mother brushed it off by stating that it was ‘just a hamster’.
Death is kinda a heavy topic and she talked about it like she was orderin pizza or smthin. You trynna protect your sister’s feelins shows you actually care. Thats not a bad thing bruh.
NTA, that was really freakish, the way she said those words while smiling 😳 I hope she is fine.
Unfortunately hamsters (no p btw) do not have a long life span 2 years is good. Nt
NTA. Maybe I watch too many horror movies, but that scene OP described sounds like the mom is going to kill the hamster.