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Seen wonderful karma at work today

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Redgreenfroggy · 24/07/2024 20:56

In London at the moment. Went to the Tower of London today, sat outside and as usual loads of pigeons.

2 lots of parents sat there laughing and filming their little darlings chase and kick out at the pigeons. One of the boys made contact with one. Just as I was about to open my month to have a go at the parents another pigeon flew over the dad’s head and did the most perfectly aimed shit that landed right on his bald head.

dad then stands up shouting dirty bastards and then realised quite a few people were laughing including myself and my lot. I was creased up. He and his family very quickly leave. The most funny thing was it was down to his own that the pigeons were flying all over in panic

Beautful Karma. Can anyone beat this with their own experience of Karma at work

OP posts:
PizzaFecker · 25/07/2024 20:44

Bobbotgegrinch · 25/07/2024 13:21

I have a family of crows that I've befriended in work. Every lunch time they get one of my crisps (Not each, they get one between them and Boss Crow decides who owns it).

I've been wondering just how much they recognise me, or whether they're this friendly with everyone who sits near them with food.

Anyway, two days ago I'm sat on my usual bench eating my lunch. They've already had their daily crisp so they've dispersed a bit, when a family with a small child comes near, and the kid starts running towards the crows, roaring.

Next thing I know I've got 5 crows all huddled around my feet and under my bench. I was well chuffed to realise that they see me as one of their own.

Crows are so intelligent they definitely recognise you

Nichebitch · 25/07/2024 21:13

SeulementUneFois · 25/07/2024 19:48

@Nichebitch

Some of us aren't British, and there are different cultural mores re this around Europe/ the rest of the world.

I’m not British either, actually from Southern Europe, and I can’t stand when people feel entitled to approach children that are not theirs. As I said I don’t justify the children’s bad behaviour but I don’t think culture justifies approaching my children either (and I get it a lot at home)

Nichebitch · 25/07/2024 21:17

S1lverCandle · 25/07/2024 19:51

Well, I'm British and I'd have no issue telling off kids who're acting like brats, @Nichebitch
If the parents want to get in first, they can be my guest. What's so shocking?

It’s just so Inappropriate, no one is entitled to approach other people’s children! All issues should be solved with the adults.

S1lverCandle · 25/07/2024 21:20

Nichebitch · 25/07/2024 21:13

I’m not British either, actually from Southern Europe, and I can’t stand when people feel entitled to approach children that are not theirs. As I said I don’t justify the children’s bad behaviour but I don’t think culture justifies approaching my children either (and I get it a lot at home)

If you get people approaching your children due to their poor behaviour, maybe you should be more proactive in curtailing it so others don't have to?

Nichebitch · 25/07/2024 21:21

ErrolTheDragon · 25/07/2024 20:01

The OP was about to talk to the parents.
But in some other cases, the parent wasn't nearby. Surely you wouldn't leave an animal or bird being hurt while you found them? What about if the kid is hurting another child?

That’s a bit of an extreme example and not the point. Of course I would stop a child from causing harm to another child or an animal - but in general parents should be around watching their children?

LemonMead · 25/07/2024 21:25

EvangelicalAboutButteredToast · 25/07/2024 12:41

Some people have children that will chase pigeons regardless of their instruction not to. Often those parents are thoroughly ground down by their own children’s poor behaviour and the absolute last thing they need is strangers shouting at them publicly.

The same parents are making decisions not to take their children places in the summer holidays as they can’t bare the judgement that comes from those random strangers.

Edited

If you can’t convince your kid not to kick the shit out of animals, don’t take them somewhere where there are animals. Of course people will judge you — control your children.

angryoldwoman · 25/07/2024 21:30

What sort of scummy parent lets their kid kick a bird Shock

AskingQuestionsAllTheTime · 25/07/2024 21:30

Nichebitch · 25/07/2024 21:21

That’s a bit of an extreme example and not the point. Of course I would stop a child from causing harm to another child or an animal - but in general parents should be around watching their children?

What about parents who are around watching their children
.....
kick at puppies or terrify birds, and do nothing to stop them, merely laughing about it? Is the onlooker entitled, when the parent launches into them verbally or physically for "interfering" with their "blameless" child's right to torment kittens or other children without actually damaging them physically, to take any action of any kind to prevent further cruelty from taking place? Or should the onlooker just bite their tongue and leave rather than upset the feelings of the obviously unfeeling?

LemonMead · 25/07/2024 21:44

I think it does some little shits the world of good to get a bit of a bollocking from adults other than their parents.

if you don’t want me telling your kid off when they do something harmful, dangerous or cruel, don’t let them do something harmful, dangerous or cruel — it’s not rocket science.

TeaOrCoffeeOrHotChocolate · 25/07/2024 22:02

greengreyblue · 25/07/2024 18:42

Still see parents feeding ducks with white sliced bread.🤦🏼‍♀️

Where I live people stopped feeding the swans bread after a publicity campaign saying it was bad for them. People then seemed to stop feeding them completely (I did occasionally take lettuce and peas but they never seemed to it- maybe they came back later?) and then there was another campaign saying please feed them bread but make sure you throw it in the water for them! So I always take them bread now!

TeaOrCoffeeOrHotChocolate · 25/07/2024 22:06

Nichebitch · 25/07/2024 19:40

I don’t condone treating animals badly, but I’m shocked to see how many posters think is acceptable to talk to other people’s children. If you have an issue, talk to the parent!!

If my kids were doing something they shouldn't then I wouldn't have an issue with someone else telling them off for it.

Are you always planning on being with your children? If you are then someone else won't need to tell them off anyway!

Unless you're one of those parents that think 'my child would never' in which case, if another adult approached you about their behaviour you'd say it wasn't possible anyway! Win win for unruly children.

LemonMead · 25/07/2024 22:08

TeaOrCoffeeOrHotChocolate · 25/07/2024 22:02

Where I live people stopped feeding the swans bread after a publicity campaign saying it was bad for them. People then seemed to stop feeding them completely (I did occasionally take lettuce and peas but they never seemed to it- maybe they came back later?) and then there was another campaign saying please feed them bread but make sure you throw it in the water for them! So I always take them bread now!

I remember feeling very pleased with myself
when, instead of the scrag ends of our loaves, I took a mixture of peas, raisins and oats for the ducks at our local NT place.

The little bastards watched with barely veiled contempt as my offerings sank, then swam off after some milk roll thrown by a nice old woman.

I’ve never forgiven the little blighters 😂

TeaOrCoffeeOrHotChocolate · 25/07/2024 22:11

@LemonMead

So funny!

At least we tried!!

JMSA · 25/07/2024 22:13

Love that! I'm not a pigeon fan but would never, ever hurt one. I feel so sorry for them. And would never have allowed my children to chase them when young. Not that they would, as they're animal lovers like their old mum Grin

EvangelicalAboutButteredToast · 25/07/2024 22:34

LemonMead · 25/07/2024 21:25

If you can’t convince your kid not to kick the shit out of animals, don’t take them somewhere where there are animals. Of course people will judge you — control your children.

‘If I can’t convince my child not to kick the shit out of animas’. Honestly what hyperbole Kick the shit out of animals. You read from that post that my children kick the shit out of animals? That’s completely bizarre.

DifficultBloodyWoman · 25/07/2024 22:53

LaurieFairyCake · 25/07/2024 13:27

I love pigeons

Last year one had a plastic bag caught on its leg on the station platform - it let me pick it up and unravel it off

Didn't even fly away for a couple of minutes when I put it on the ground gently afterwards

Sweet creatures 🥰

People are cunts

I hope that you get some wonderful karmic reward for that.

People are cunts. But you are lovely. 💐

Boltonb · 26/07/2024 01:14

EvangelicalAboutButteredToast · 25/07/2024 22:34

‘If I can’t convince my child not to kick the shit out of animas’. Honestly what hyperbole Kick the shit out of animals. You read from that post that my children kick the shit out of animals? That’s completely bizarre.

No, people are reading from your posts that your children are poorly behaved, you have no control, you’d rather stay in the house than take them out for that reason.

Oh, and you’re pointlessly and boringly argumentative and derailing a thread with your nonsense. HTH

JMSA · 26/07/2024 01:18

Also, I want to befriend the fat wood pigeons that come into my garden.
So far it ain't happening though, as they just fly away.
Blush

BlackeyedSusan · 26/07/2024 01:49

Sugarsugarahhoneyhoney · 25/07/2024 12:47

I hope I don't sound harsh especially as you suffer with mental health but what about your children? They don't deserve to suffer because you have mental health issues and I mean that in the nicest possible way.

Yeah well, maybe if there was adequate help for disabled kids, parent might not have/ be at risk of bad mental health.

Threewheeler1 · 26/07/2024 08:18

JMSA · 26/07/2024 01:18

Also, I want to befriend the fat wood pigeons that come into my garden.
So far it ain't happening though, as they just fly away.
Blush

I've got a few really plump ones in mine.
It's on a hill so it's terraced and it's one of the cutest things to watch them waddling down the steps in formation to rummage around on the next level. They don't mind me being out there with them & will just carry on walking around my legs, doing their thing. Always feels like a privilege when wild animals let you be near them 🙂

Anjin · 26/07/2024 08:22

IMustDoMoreExercise · 25/07/2024 11:24

Yes they are beautiful.

I used to get off a stop earlier to walk through the park on my way to work.

They are beautiful….but they’ve also been known to eat pigeons!😱

SpanThatWorld · 26/07/2024 08:37

janeintheframe · 25/07/2024 13:02

The average iq of the population is actually quite low, which means millions below that low benchmark,

quite frankly they are thick.

Tell me you don't understand IQ without saying that you don't understand IQ.

EvangelicalAboutButteredToast · 26/07/2024 09:02

Boltonb · 26/07/2024 01:14

No, people are reading from your posts that your children are poorly behaved, you have no control, you’d rather stay in the house than take them out for that reason.

Oh, and you’re pointlessly and boringly argumentative and derailing a thread with your nonsense. HTH

So you equate ‘poorly behaved’ as prone to ‘kicking the shit out of animals?’.

That extrapolation is so bizarre it’s ludicrous.

S1lverCandle · 26/07/2024 09:16

EvangelicalAboutButteredToast · 26/07/2024 09:02

So you equate ‘poorly behaved’ as prone to ‘kicking the shit out of animals?’.

That extrapolation is so bizarre it’s ludicrous.

You chose to post about having to stay indoors rather than face other people's judgement for your badly behaved children, and have argued with and laughed at every poster who suggested that maybe you might need to address this problem.
What are you getting out of this? It's very peculiar.

Sugarsugarahhoneyhoney · 26/07/2024 10:02

BlackeyedSusan · 26/07/2024 01:49

Yeah well, maybe if there was adequate help for disabled kids, parent might not have/ be at risk of bad mental health.

I agree with you but you didn't quite get my point.